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WMU's acclaimed Seita Scholars program names new director

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… tapped to head the acclaimed Seita Scholars support program for former foster youth. Ronicka D. Hamilton , senior campus coach for the program, will take over as its director, effective …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/37081

AARP exec to address diversity and aging during two-day visit

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… University-Community Lecture and the keynote presentation for the Diversity and Inclusion Conference at Western … University. Edna Kane-Williams, AARP senior vice president for multicultural leadership, will give the Burian lecture … to the public, her presentation is titled "Building Bridges for Older Adults in Multicultural Communities." The next …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38144

Hope in the darkness: WMU music therapy alum finds calling in hospice

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… a medical facility. But the work she does is life-changing for the patients and families she helps. Ridgway, who earned … always loved that." WMU also offered a unique opportunity for Ridgway to get both her equivalency in music … little bit of everything to figure out which route was best for me, and I think that was a huge bonus that I don't think …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55317

Arden Elsasser Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship Self Nomination

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… Please see eligibility rules and criteria below before completing this form. Open to graduate students in Political Science.  For self-nomination:  Name: WIN: Email address: Will you be …

https://wmich.edu/politics/psci-elsasser-ugappself

Vocal supergroup MOSS to perform with WMU jazz ensembles

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… Vocal supergroup MOSS to perform with WMU jazz ensembles Submitted by Deanne Puca on … Orchestra , Gold Company and Advanced Jazz Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5 , in Western Michigan … Center Recital Hall. Tickets are $20 general admission, $10 for seniors and $5 for students, and are available from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42797

Twenty incoming students win $60,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… the names of their scholarships' donors or the individuals for whom the scholarships were established. One recipient … of the award. The students were selected after competing for the awards in the 33rd annual Medallion Scholarship … summers and has managed the store with other workers, logging about 40 hours a week. Lindsay M. Gubow Lindsay M. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32715

Ethics event will pair efforts to control criminal behavior, climate change

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… Ethics event will pair efforts to control criminal behavior, climate change Submitted … by Anonymous (not verified) on Kramer KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Efforts to control criminal behavior and reduce climate change … that is part of the Western Michigan University Center for the Study of Ethics in Society's fall 2017 season. Dr. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43707

WMU researcher awarded $2.1 million to study evidence-based registers

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… to implement or expand. These websites disseminate information on evidence-based programs and practices to … has actually studied how well the websites are working for this purpose, at least not until now. Magura's study will focus on registers providing information on evidence-based programs for behavioral health …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42896

Arbor Day tree planting to honor John and Linda Dunn

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… local communities will gather on the north side of the pond for a brief program. This year, two white pines will be … separate Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) nations. The main speaker for 2017's Arbor Day program will be Annalisa Wilder , a WMU … project she is working on with the aid of an Office for Sustainability grant she received that supports the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39245

University's geospatial sciences designation to be touted at open house

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… as one of 25 American institutions newly named a Center for Academic Excellence in the Geospatial Sciences. Students in WMU's introductory Geographic Information Science course compete for prizes in the 90-Minute GIS Challenge. The W.E. Upjohn …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43392