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Free college-level courses offered to income-eligible residents

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… courses offered to income-eligible residents Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The Humanities for Everybody program has … of education to transform their lives. The program provides non-credit history, literature, philosophy and writing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2271

University to honor three for teaching excellence at annual convocation

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… University to honor three for teaching excellence at annual convocation Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9721

Effort to help WMU students in need sees exponential growth, support

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… pandemic first began emerging in Michigan, Dr. Michael Famiano knew he had to do something to help students in need at … handing out cookies from the back of my car," laughs Famiano, thinking back to the group's humble beginnings. Once or … donations and buy food for students to collect from Famiano's mobile pantry. Amid the growing health and economic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60524

Business professor secures Fulbright award

Haworth College of Business

… since 2005, and it is a part of every course I teach. Not only is service learning relatively rare in business … to share what I have learned about service learning with another institution.” Since the inception of the Fulbright … experiences, I am able to talk with students about struggles such as child trafficking, gender inequalities or food …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60350

Professor, institute director Perryman-Clark leads national convention

College of Arts and Sciences

… promise to do for students who have the choice to attend/not to attend college? And what are the perils of not making our case?” Conference presenters were also … While Western is currently a test-optional institution and no longer offers its remedial writing class, many …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67526

Three WMU students receive prestigious scholarships

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… WMU students receive prestigious scholarships Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Once again, three Western … industry with a strong foundation of helping people, it was no surprise to me that the NGA sponsored this generous …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55328

New partnership puts Kalamazoo Public Schools students on path to Spanish minor at Western Michigan University

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… puts Kalamazoo Public Schools students on path to Spanish minor at Western Michigan University Submitted by Erin Flynn … Hagan, third from right, a nursing student with a Spanish minor, shows Kalamazoo Public Schools students around Brown … promoting pathways for student success." Starting in fall 2025, KPS students will be able to take WMU's …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/10/kalamazoo-public-schools-western-michigan-dual-enrollment-spanish-partnership

Football Broncos tackle tree clearing for Habitat for Humanity

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… team is used to long, grueling summer training. But it's not often the student-athletes get a chance to show off … houses for families in need. "It's a grind for sure, but nothing beats giving back," says Zaire Barnes , a defensive … and computer information systems major from Mundelein, Illinois. "So, we're out here working in the heat, but we love …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54389

Volunteer experience feeds student's passion to help others

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… student's passion to help others Submitted by Erin Flynn on Nora Guensche loads food into a car to deliver for Meals on … people take for granted. Western Michigan University alumna Nora Guensche  got a firsthand look at the need in the … taking time to care about and understand one another's struggles and problems helps us connect."  Moments like that are …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53331

Mindful change: One professor's vision to transform stroke recovery

W Magazine

… She also started using her training in mindfulness knowledge, “because I had the background and knew that there … offered that addressed emotional recovery.” The mindfulness not only helped Gray but also the nurses who were caring for … feeling calm, having less fear—whether it is about having another stroke or health issues—and feeling a sense of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70900