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Connections, 10/2017, College Of Health And Human Services

College of Health and Human Services Newsletter

• Outstanding alumni recognized at CHHS
• OT, social work faculty earn $1.8 million grant
• 14th Annual Rider Colloquium
• Department of Physician Assistant accredited through 2027
• 2017 CHHS Student Expo
• State approves two CTAC contracts for continued training
• PA students gather donations at MAPA conference

October 2017 News Items, Office Of Vice President For Research

Research and Discovery News

• Three professors to be honored with Distinguished Teaching Awards
• Chemistry associate professor to receive Emerging Scholar Award
• Professors get $2.6 million to train English as second language learners
• WMU researchers get $12.5 million grant for school leadership renewal
• Candidates for the position of vice president for research at WMU

October 2017, Global News, Haenicke Institute

Global News

• Festival provides chance to explore Chinese and East Asian culture
• Chinese water expert to address climate change as WMU visiting scholar
• Professors get $2.6 million to train English as second language learners
• Russian Cultural Expo and Conference to take place at WMU
• Speaker to address ties between immigration, NAFTA

Alumni Unscripted: The Wmu Opportunity, Brett Mcgovern

Haworth College of Business News

Alumni Unscripted blog post by Brett McGovern.

Alumni Unscripted: Homecoming 2017, Western Michigan University

Haworth College of Business News

Alumni Unscripted blog post about Homecoming 2017.

Western News, September 21, 2017, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Farmworkers aided by $2 million grant, Montgomery installation draws enthusiastic crowd, Teaching, service award recipients to be feted at convocation, Numerous speaker series already underway this fall, WMU to honor alumni, Detroit influencers, Researchers explore human-robot communication, On Campus with Pradip Bhatt

Dr. Edward Montgomery, 9th Presidential Inauguration, Western Michigan University

WMU Presidential Inaugurations

The Inauguration of Dr. Edward Montgomery 9th President of Western Michigan University. September 15, 2017 11:00 am at Miller Auditorium Kalamazoo, Michigan. A program of the event.

Western News, September 7, 2017, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: Presidential inauguration set for Sept. 15, Make a Difference staffers to be feted at convocation, Meeting set to gain input on updating valley housing, Seita program named finalist for award, Magazine yet again lauds WMU with top-100 ranking, Interim provost is among high-level appointments, Montgomery hits the ground running as WMU’s ninth president, On Campus with Catherine VanDerMaas

September, 2017 Global News, Haenicke Institute

Global News

• Students, Public invited to 2017 Study Abroad Fair
• Speaker Series celebrates diversity, encourages cross-cultural interaction
• WMU Dedicates Space Honoring the Memory of Dallas Rauker
• WMU honored for diversity, inclusion efforts for fifth year in a row
• Numerous WMU Events Slated for Hispanic Heritage Month
• Political Economy of Inequality Examined During Sichel Series
• Gilman Scholarship winner seeks adventures abroad
• Kalamazoo's Three College Leaders Make Statement On DACA
• Take Advantage of Global Engagement Opportunities in September

Cio Updates - 09/2017, Office Of Information Technology

Tech Talk

• New Technology Help Desk Chat service
• Computer Lab H Drive is being decommissioned
• Broncos4Broncos
• Scholarship phishing
• Video phones
• Elearning copyright materials
• Director of Communication and Collaboration

Connections, 09/2017, College Of Health And Human Services

College of Health and Human Services Newsletter

• 2017 Outstanding Alumni Academy Inductees
• PA students reckon with Hurricane Irma
• Faculty and staff changes at CHHS
• Researchers team up for concussion app development
• Registration open for 14th annual Barbara Rider Colloquium

September 2017 News Items, Office Of Vice President For Research

Research and Discovery News

• Undergraduates Discover Discovery
• WMU researcher awarded $2.1 million to study evidence-based registers
• Leading scientists and treatment practitioners slated for Michigan Autism Conference

Alumni Unscripted: Post-Architectural Leadership, Ryan Blanck

Haworth College of Business News

Alumni Unscripted blog post by Ryan Blanck.

Cio Updates - 08/2017, Office Of Information Technology

Tech Talk

• Can I share music and movies?
• Securing the Human IT security education for WMU faculty and staff
• IT Security education for WMU students and student employees
• Gartner for Technical Professionals (GTP)
• Technology Help Desk improvements

Connections, 08/2017, College Of Health And Human Services

College of Health and Human Services Newsletter

• Progress in the Department of Physical Therapy
• Bronson School of Nursing receives HRSA grant to improve workforce diversity
• Nursing Assembly Day and Skills Day take over CHHS
• Speech and OT clinics accepting clients for fall
• AHEC fall 2017 newsletter
• Common read event at WMU School of Medicine

August, 2017 Global News, Haenicke Institute

Global News

• Area families needed to host international visitors
• Back-to-school events planned for new and returning students

Alumni Unscripted: Running An Effective Meeting, Greta Lorr

Haworth College of Business News

Alumni Unscripted blog post by Greta Lorr

Seita Scholar Networking/Welcome Event, John M. Dunn

WMU President John Dunn

No abstract provided.

Launch Of The Western Michigan Institute, Guizhou University Of Finance And Economics, John M. Dunn

WMU President John Dunn

No abstract provided.

Malaysia's Sunway 30th Anniversary Event, John M. Dunn

WMU President John Dunn

No abstract provided.

Cio Updates - 07/2017, Office Of Information Technology

Tech Talk

• Warning - Phishing Scam
• Information Technology Acquisition Policy and IT product review process
• Digital badges
• Wireless printing
• Ransomware
• Scholarship hoax
• Single Number Reach
• Lasers?
• Student food bank

July And August 2017 News Items, Office Of Vice President For Research

Research and Discovery News

• Obare named interim vice president for research
• Algorithms for life
• Engineered for brain science
• Demystifying the universe
• A virtual world for flight
• Vandiver honored for research relating to ethnic minorities
• Discover Discovery Workshops
• Discovery Webinar Series
• WMU Mallinson Institute receives $622,992 NSF grant
• WMU ranks 68th in business education research, leads way in state
• Researchers explore human-robot communication with Pepper, a humanoid robot
• NSF EAGER Grants Award of $111,834
• WMU lauded again with Washington Monthly top-100 ranking

Connections, 07/2017, College Of Health And Human Services

College of Health and Human Services Newsletter

• First Health Careers Connection cohort celebrated
• Retirement and role changes in the college
• Camp Shout Out scholarship for undergraduate and graduate students
• Trustees OK agreement to buy property for senior day care program

College Of Arts And Sciences: Summer 2017, College Of Arts And Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences news

• The College of Arts and Sciences has reinstated an updated major and minor in African American and African Studies for fall 2017.
• Dr. Joseph Stoltman, professor of geography, has won two prestigious national awards, recognizing him as being among the best and brightest in geography education.
• Carrie Collins-Fadell (M.P.A., ’04) was recently tapped to serve on the United States Brain Injury Alliance Board.
• A team of WMU journalism students led by Professor Sue Ellen Christian penned a recent issue of West Michigan's Encore Magazine.

July 2017, Global News, Haenicke Institute

Global News

• Transformational Dunn Decade comes to a close
• Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in August
• Portuguese scholar to lead WMU's international initiatives
• Dunn Visits China and Malaysia to Celebrate Partnerships

Health Careers Connection Luncheon, John M. Dunn

WMU President John Dunn

No abstract provided.

Western Michigan University Commencement Exercises-12:30pm, John M. Dunn

WMU President John Dunn

No abstract provided.

Western Michigan University Commencement Exercises-9am, John M. Dunn

WMU President John Dunn

No abstract provided.

Western News, June 22, 2017, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: WMU president to be inaugurated Sept. 15, Law school frees man unjustly jailed for 42 years, Archaeological activities at Fort St. Joseph enthrall young; old, Linda Dunn honored by women’s groups, College of Health and Human Services to celebrate new program’s first cohort

Alumni Unscripted: Personal Branding, Christine Walsh

Haworth College of Business News

Alumni Unscripted blog post by Christine Walsh.