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Top teacher award goes to another WMU grad

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… Top teacher award goes to another WMU grad Submitted by Deanne Puca on … education. I'm proud to congratulate her on her outstanding service to our state, and I am committed to making sure Cara … and improving school culture. Lougheed's selection comes after a months-long, multi-level competitive process. She …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53382

Fine arts staff using skills for pandemic-fighting mask production

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… work. "We were going to start on Tuesday, March 24, after setting up the atrium lobby as a sewing area with … me just to give to people who need one," says MacKenzie. "I was asked to make some for a few postal workers, too." This … which is something he’d always wanted to learn. "Acts of service are my love language, so to me, this effort is about …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58953

Endowed scholarship honors psychology professor’s legacy

College of Arts and Sciences

… exclusively to studying those areas in which Dr. Michael was an expert and to have the support of faculty from around … he is retired.” Michael Michael retired from WMU in 2003 after a total of 48 years of teaching, 36 years of which … American Psychological Association and WMU, and lifetime service awards from ABAI and the Society for the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38221

WMU center receives highest level of accreditation

Disability Services and Adult Wellness Programs

… Mich.—Western Michigan University's Center for Disability Services and Adult Wellness Programs received the highest … Facilities (CARF) for its community integration, service coordination, supported living and adult day service … is an independent, nonprofit accrediting body that was founded in 1966 as the Commission on Accreditation of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74684

Western to confer more than 2,300 degrees during spring 2023 commencement ceremonies April 29

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… degree during the first ceremony. Upton retired in January after serving 36 years in the U.S. House of Representatives … and Applied Sciences and College of Health and Human Services 3 p.m. —College of Aviation and Haworth College of … of degrees and presentation of graduates, President Edward Montgomery and Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig , provost and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71244

War hero shares inspirational message of survival

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War hero shares inspirational message of survival Submitted by Deanne Puca on Zamperini KALAMAZOO—War hero, Olympic runner and prisoner-of-war survivor Louis … story of his struggle to reintegrate into society after World War II. Zamperini is featured in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2235

WMU's Sunseeker ends national race in eighth place

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… and the national collegiate event's annual sportsmanship award. The 1,652-mile cross country race ended July 21 in St. Paul, Minn., after solar racecars built by engineering students traveled … The University of Michigan captured first place. Iowa State University and Principia College finished in second …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/1070

Fast-tracking dreams into reality: Urban Teacher Residency Program a ‘blessing’ for one of cohort’s first graduates

W Magazine

… found her passion in teaching and achieved her dream job after completing Western's Urban Teacher Residency Program. Alumna Koretta King-Jackson looks forward to seeing the smiling faces in her kindergarten class … employees like paraprofessionals, bus drivers, food service staff and custodians to earn their teacher …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69855

Enlightened aviation adventure creates path to success for alumnus

College of Aviation

… [caption align="right"] [/caption] YPSILANTI, Mich.—If you want an out-of-the-box thinker, then Eric Epplett is your … College of Aviation's recruitment and outreach team right after his first degree was hanging on the wall. "I learned … delivery of virtually anything—as well as on-demand charter service—across the United States and around the world. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58542

Two receive WMU’s highest honor for teaching

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… as the recipients of this year's Distinguished Teaching Awards during WMU's Academic Convocation at 2 p.m. Friday, … Faculty Scholar and the recipients of the Distinguished Service and Make a Difference awards. Allison Downey Downey … words, and used them as examples in her classroom lessons. "After a few classes with Allison's lively dialogue-centered …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27321