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WMU, K College grant to bolster Asian language and culture classes

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… the Southwest Michigan Education Initiative on the East Indian Ocean. This program will enhance global, … The Southwest Michigan Education Initiative on the East Indian Ocean draws on the expertise and experience of … South Asia, and proposes that the historical connections between our area of Michigan and the East Indian Ocean …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39247

Solar race team will take 25 years of experience on the road

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… as well as four teams from Canada and teams from Iran, India and Puerto Rico. About two dozen teams are expected to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17272

Art grad ready to help others find healing through her craft

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… As an art therapist, Flanders hopes to help people better express themselves and heal through art. Flanders … happy like he did." "Willow," featuring charcoal and India ink on canvas, by Sharmane Flanders. That inspiration … art therapy. "I really love the idea of helping people feel better during their hard times," she says. Pairing her art …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73705

Global firm to open North American headquarters at BTR Park

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… customized, on-site training so the engineering team has a better idea of the process to apply. Working together, we … locations in the United States, South America and India. That global perspective, he says, is one major … an environment in which there's a real sense of synergy between our more than 40 park business partners and the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23569

Merze Tate: A trailblazing Western alumna who made an international impact

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… a job teaching history at Crispus Attucks High School in Indianapolis—a school created by the Ku Klux Klan to keep … teaching at the high school and also took night courses at Indiana University to expand her language skills. "When they … by this woman. Merze Tate was a Fulbright Scholar in India, and when I started telling some of the girls about …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/62998

Experience a world of cultures during one week

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… and countries, including China, the Dominican Republic, India, Japan and Malaysia. The University's 2014 observance … the benefits of understanding the world around us so we can better communicate and collaborate with others from … Legally Desi 2014—6 to 9 p.m., Fetzer Center. Desi is an Indian cultural event to raise awareness of Indian culture …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/19974

Product design graduate ready for career to take flight with aerospace company

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… out the window on long flights to see her grandparents in India, fantasizing what it might be like to dive into that … always volunteering." While she enjoyed research, she struggled to find her passion in the theoretical sciences. "I …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63953

Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in June

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… night to learn and practice the traditional folk dance from India. Entrance is $3; open to the public. Monday, June 19  …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40055

Learning and Leading: Global Leaders use their skills to help refugees

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… they've gone through and how they are just trying to have a better life." Richardson is involved in the WMU Global … experience in Jordan, when a friend returning from Lesvos suggested he volunteer there. Sydney Fernandez, second from … connections to expand Global Leaders to McLeod Ganj, India, where—after a humanitarian needs assessment—students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57378

Empowered by freedom after years in refugee camps, Medallion Scholar ready to change the world

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… his family and everything he'd known for the chance at a better life. "When I left my home country in 2015, I escaped … don't want to be here; you have to leave.'" Journey to a Better Life His harrowing journey took him through India, Malaysia, through the jungle and across the rough …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64194