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WMU students moved to retirement home as part of intergenerational study
News
… WMU students moved to retirement home as part of intergenerational study Submitted by Madeleine Fojtik on KALAMAZOO, … the home full time and are encouraged to spend at least 30 hours a month with their neighbors. So, between going to … “It might be partly the culture of a retirement home; it can be very isolating,” says Youngs, a 26-year-old from …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46636
Back issues of WMU student newspaper to be digitized and searchable
News
… issues of its student newspaper, the Western Herald, by late next year and make them searchable and available to the … Instead of currently browsing through microfilm, scanning it and sending it through email, having digitized … The University is working with BMI Imaging to scan 91 reels of microfilm to an online format, approximately …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29070
America Reads/America Counts for Students
Financial Aid
… University works with local schools to provide reading and math tutors to elementary school students. If you would like … to the semester/session. Fall or spring Your offer amount / Hourly pay rate / 18 weeks = hours per week. Summer l or … aid, including work-study, due to SAP, your offer may be canceled. Stay tuned to your WMU email account for updates …
https://wmich.edu/finaid/aid-types/work-study/students-america-reads
Temporary Staff Application
International Congress on Medieval Studies
… Temporary Staff Application The Medieval Institute at Western Michigan University seeks hourly staff to work during the International Congress on … all the hours listed above. Mandatory orientation and training for all hourly workers will take place on the …
https://wmich.edu/medievalcongress/casual-staff
Sustainability internship program seeks applicants
Sustainability
… Sustainability internship program seeks applicants Submitted by Anne Copeland on WMU's Office for … University's Office for Sustainability is accepting applications through 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 22 , for the … main Kalamazoo campus. Accepted interns will engage in 6-8 hours of program-related tasks per week, including …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/22907
Students win two categories, $10,000 in statewide competition
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… Students win two categories, $10,000 in statewide competition Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … with the overall team win, we definitely proved that WMU can compete with the best. I think we made Western proud." …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5569
High school students honored with WMU writing awards
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… The competition accepted journalistic, non-fiction and creative works. KALAMAZOO— Seventeen Midwestern high school … High School Writing competition. The awards were presented Saturday, June 1 at a reception honoring the top submissions … the writing competition to demonstrate that young writers can display extraordinary talent for the craft. Organizers …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7513
WMU trustees vote to freezes tuition, housing costs to support students in response to pandemic
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… Paula M. Davis on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— In the academic year that begins this fall, Western Michigan University students … levels. Given the unpredictable environment and financial strain caused by the coronavirus outbreak, University … their families as well as the state's taxpayers. We simply cannot continue to operate at anywhere near …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59125
Multitalented microbiology student is highly lauded for her scholarship
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… Davis on Carol Beaver KALAMAZOO, Mich.—With a background that includes working on fighter jet ejection seats as a U.S. Marine mechanic and nurturing the musical … Beaver explains. "It’s fascinating that something so small can have such a big impact on what's happening to our …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/34573
2020 Voluntary Early Retirement Program
Human Resources
… Plan (VERP) for WMU Faculty and Academic Administrators Plan Application Plan Document Applications will be … 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020 . Completed applications can be mailed to: WMU VERP Application Attn: Warren Hills … 49008-5217 Electronic PDF copies of completed applications can be emailed to: @email . Please include VERP Application …
https://wmich.edu/hr/earlyretirement