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Think Big leads to Rethink Smart

W Magazine

… stay on track for timely graduation. Blurring the lines between school and work by engaging students in … WMU is helping students find a deeper meaning and a better way of thinking. It’s what we call Rethink Smart. Rethink … Smart understands that being smart is an “A” on an assignment. But at Western, it's more than that. It’s using …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/61956

Loretta Long: From big dreams to Big Bird, she used her talents to educate millions

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… most famous block, Dr. Loretta Long has come a long way. Loretta Long (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images) "Since I was a … girl going after a career in show business. "I wasn't supposed to pursue music," she told a crowd at Rider … cast member was also working on the preliminary set design for a new educational program for kids. With Long's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63204

Travel the world without leaving Michigan at 29th annual International Festival

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… by international students in campus kitchens under the supervision of WMU Dining Services employees. For the first … from 96 countries and has many international student groups. The groups hosting this year's event are: Afghan … to aid students in need. The WMU Food Pantry is just one way that students, faculty and staff can join the effort. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45418

Trailblazing Western alumna Dr. Merze Tate honored with celebration, statewide tributes

Merze Tate College

… on Both Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan legislature signed tributes for Dr. Merze Tate Day. Pictured left to … injustices, challenged cultural expectations and found ways to overcome barriers as she forged her own path toward … school had to walk 3 miles each way from her home. Upon completing her high school studies, Dr. Tate was the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70638

Technical skills and personal growth propel student's experience

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… to the students,” explains Roberts. “Through policy change, uplifting student voices, and providing feedback, WSA has … and I decided to take the project in a less conventional way. While most other groups did research-based projects, … I can be a part of those programs,” says Roberts. “Each design and program are going to come with its own challenges, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75386

Take advantage of global engagement opportunities this month

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… ready to contribute to world knowledge and discovery. To support these efforts, WMU offers global engagement … by WMU's Haenicke Institute for Global Education. Sign up for weekly update January 2017 opportunities Monday, … International Students. CELCIS conversation circles are designed to help international students make connections with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37213

Acclaimed journalist, WMU alum marks Homecoming as distinguished speaker

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… toward such career success. Recognizing potential Growing up, Granderson describes himself as "intellectually … by the Atlanta Journal Constitution to cover home design during a period when home-improvement reality TV was taking off in a big way. "And I didn’t even have a house," Granderson says. "It …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19764

Updated WMU apps for Android and iPhone released

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Updated WMU apps for Android and iPhone released Submitted … "but what's more impressive than the product is the way it was created. Typically, universities pay a vendor to … an app. We had six talented computer science majors design and create ours." The University commissioned the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/161

WMU officials begin planning next campus residential construction

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… finalized, and two new residential buildings are now under way along with a community center that will be for the use … units are expected to be available for fall 2013 occupancy. Phase I of the complex opened at full capacity in … and Dining Services expansions in the planning stage are designed to support university recruitment and retention …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/885

Trustees approve change in bookstore operations

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on Follett Higher Education Group Inc. will manage bookstore operations. KALAMAZOO—Acting … with the Follett Higher Education Group Inc., paving the way for that national firm to manage the campus bookstore … operations and provide lower costs on certain goods and better services for students. The move follows a lengthy …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/5321