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Western honors staff for impact on students and campus community in 2023-24

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… consideration deserved. For selection criteria and detailed program information, view the program guidelines . For more WMU news, arts and events, …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/make-difference-award-annual-winners-2023-24

Pandemic didn’t swallow restaurant industry’s appetite for innovation

W Magazine

… is now. We’ve seen some really creative approaches,” says John Schmitt, former restaurateur, alumnus and senior … out events, which have mostly moved to virtual spaces. John Schmitt “(Last summer) I was walking around downtown …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63904

Team of business students wins national case competition

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… taking home the top prize of $8,000, which will support scholarships and programming.   The winning team Daniel Tyranski of West … previous years where we had up to six teams from our program compete against each other to decide who would go to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/13998

Boundary-breaking percussion ensemble Clocks in Motion comes to campus

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… and breaks down the boundaries of the traditional concert program. The ensemble's concert at WMU will include an … the ensemble members performing on the hammer dulcimer. The program will conclude with a rendition of John Cage's classic "Third Construction." Bullock Music …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45841

WMU, Cooley Law School consider formal alliance

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… of cooperation that has led to a number of joint degree programs and shared facility initiatives in Grand Rapids and … 25,000, seven regional locations and more than 240 degree programs. Cooley is the nation's largest law school, with … a law school and school of medicine," notes WMU President John M. Dunn. "The benefits that accrue from that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6237

WMed Class of 2021 chosen from largest-ever applicant pool

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… and they'll be able to learn from each other." Bridge to MD Program The students who make up the Class of 2021 are being … in biomedical sciences as part of the school's Bridge to MD Program. Now in its second year, the program is designed for applicants who have strong …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/42229

Kenyan pastoralists, an Ethiopian emperor, 9/11 are lecture topics

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… KALAMAZOO--Three nationally and internationally recognized scholars will give campus presentations beginning this month … grants and awards from such organizations as the Fulbright program and National Science Foundation. Her scholarly work … Future: Fifty Years of the U.S. Title VI and Fulbright-Hays Programs." The Center for African Development Policy …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/192

WMU to host medievalists from around the globe

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… among the top 10 North American institutes, centers and programs that focus on medieval studies. Established for … in the nation with an interdisciplinary graduate program in medieval studies, with the Medieval Institute … Ages await you." During the congress's academic sessions, scholars will present their latest research findings, culled …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/374

Advertising students take second place in national competition

Haworth College of Business

… education and experience that WMU and the advertising program offers," says Buckle, a presenter and director of … of marketing and director of the advertising and promotion program. "The amount of talent on this team is incredible. … Brennan Wieber , of Plainwell WMU advertising and promotion program As one of the premier programs in the country, the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/46743

WMU's Wolfinbarger named Michigan Professor of Year

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… part of the annual U.S. Professor of the Year Program. The awards Ppogram, created in 1981, is the only … award for Dr. Wolfinbarger," says WMU President John M. Dunn of the news. "He is an incredibly inspirational … trombone and has led the University's brass and percussion programs, has been a WMU faculty member since 1986. Students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11355