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College of Arts and Sciences
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Students take action in Lansing as part of Lobby Day
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Arts and Sciences honors fourteen awardees at spring awards ceremony
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Students bring the past to life during WMU History Day Competition
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Middle-school geography whizzes from across the state gathered on campus for Michigan National Geographic Bee
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Brewing garden offers grain-to-glass learning opportunities
- Bette Ludwig, advisor in psychology, wins semi-annual Make a Difference Award
- The College offers seven accelerated graduate degree programs
- Students take hold of lifeline for success through English 1050 Intensive program
- College serves students who are at risk of not completing their degree through Peer Academic Success Coaching
- Surprise scholarship benefits nearly 100 students
Faculty
- Led by Dr. Fritz Allhoff, four WMU students trek to Alaska to assist with tax returns in remote villages
- Dr. Whitney DeCamp explores the behavioral impacts of playing video games
- Dr. Jennifer Machiorlatti is co-producer of film chosen for this year's Grand Rapids Film Festival
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Dr. Feffer awarded Kennedy Center Gold Medallion for Excellence
Students
- Physics major Andy Sylvain Hobelsberger is one of four WMU students to be named University Innovation Fellow by Stanford University's Hasso Plattner Institute of Design
- Public history major Suzanne Grimmer discusses her research project on the portrayal of Nazi history
- Shahid Iqbal, Ph.D. candidate in physics, discusses his experiences as an international graduate student at WMU
- Elissa Kedziorek, journalism major and editor-in-chief for the Western Herald, wins prestigious national journalism fellowship
Alumni
- Emily Hawrysz (B.B.A. '09, Economics) lands job at the Federal Bureau of Investigation
- John Curran (B.A. '12, Political Science) is executive director of First Day Shoe Fund
- Ryan Findlay (B.A. '04, Political Science) is CEO of the American Soybean Association
- Jason Vanfosson (Ph.D. ’11, English) was chosen by Roadtrip Nation to document his doctoral journey as he traveled the country
- Andrew Bentley (Ph.D. ’13, Geosciences) presented his research on anthropogenic climate change at Colorado Science Day
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