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WMU faculty awarded NSF grant to explore fast-growing hydrogeology field

News

… interest in the environment, specifically the availability of clean water, has boosted demand for hydrogeologists who study the implications of contaminants in groundwater. As a result, the National … to advance student learning in this field. A pair of faculty members in May will receive a nearly  $150,000 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/01/62867

From 20 internship applications to one perfect fit with Textron Aviation

College of Fine Arts

… go to the Engineering Expo by my Industrial Engineering professors.  In October I reviewed my portfolio with different … others, etc. The Newell portfolio review was set up by my professor and director of the Product Design program, Mike Elwell. One of the …

https://wmich.edu/finearts/blog/2020/02/pd-internship-aisha

University Symphony Orchestra

Irving S. Gilmore School of Music

… celebration concert as the most memorable performance of the year. The orchestra performed the final movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 "Choral" to much acclaim at … productions, and the orchestra has performed at high schools, colleges, and various performance venues throughout …

https://wmich.edu/music/university-symphony-orchestra

Business prof wins national award for classroom innovation

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… Business prof wins national award for classroom innovation Submitted by … on Veeck KALAMAZOO—A Western Michigan University business professor has been recognized for her innovation in the … sophisticated knowledge in social media technology is a valuable asset for students." Veeck says she implemented the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2725

Organic food truck owner next up in speaker series

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… (not verified) on Blough KALAMAZOO—The owner and operator of a popular food truck business specializing in seasonal, … Bridgett Blough, a certified natural chef and founder of The Organic Gypsy, a food truck business providing … Blough Blough was raised on a farm, learning the benefits of eating foods from local and reputable sources at an early …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/5273

Alpha Lambda Delta earns outstanding chapter award

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… excellence KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University's chapter of the Alpha Lambda Delta national honor society has won … two torch awards in 2007 and 2011, and was among the 11 schools receiving flame awards last year. This year, the … Mich., retired director of academic advising. The 11 other schools that received this year's Maintaining the Flame …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8780

WMU students encouraged to seek spring campus sustainability grant funding

Sustainability

… the potential to advance the University’s campus culture of sustainability, is open for another round this semester. … is awarded twice per academic year by a committee of students appointed by the Western Student Association under the direction of undergraduate Piper Meldrum-Roy , the association's vice …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66927

Grants to WMU top $2.1 million in February and March

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… April 19 meeting. Awards in March amounted to 72 percent of the total, coming in at more than $1.5 million. Grants in … came in at slightly more than $600,000, or 28 percent of the total. The two-month activity pushed the year-to-date … Mental Health Services to Dr. Carol Sundberg, director of the Center for Disability Services, to provide daily …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/368

Students Rock the Vote with registration campaign

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… Wednesday, Sept. 19 , at the Campus Flagpoles and in front of the Bernhard Center. Voter registration and information … at the Campus Flagpoles, including a mobile Secretary of State office (bus) from noon to 4 p.m. 2 to 6 p.m. —Student …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1581

Author to keynote annual Chavez Scholarship fundraiser

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… Michigan will celebrate the life and work of civil rights leader Cesar E. Chavez this month through an … scholarship fundraising dinner. The Celebrating the Legacy of Cesar E. Chavez scholarship fundraising dinner will begin … speech will be author Elva Trevino Hart, a computer professional for 20 years. Hart earned a bachelor's degree in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/277