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Honors College redesigned, expanded and upgraded for students
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… contributed $500,000 when the honors program building was originally constructed two decades ago. The building is … begins this academic year by celebrating 50 years of service to students and the University community. Enrolling … high academic achievement, contribute hours of community service annually, take part in several cultural events and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1854
Academic achievement: Dean Lillian Smith’s collaborative research published in scholarly journal
College of Health and Human Services
… Dr. Lillian Smith , Dean of the College of Health and Human Services, and her co-authors recently had an article …
https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/08/dean-smith-published
Academic Convocation sets direction for 2014-15 academic year
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… State of the University address as well as a series of awards honoring faculty and staff achievements and service. Held during the opening weeks of fall semester … Richmond Center for Visual Arts. During the convocation, awards will be presented to 11 members of the WMU faculty and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19494
Updated WMU post-grad data shows 92 percent find immediate success
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… of commencement, new data compiled by campus employment services officials show. The basic data, presented to the … in Michigan. The median salary range for all respondents was in the $40,000 to $45,000 range. Figures for the 2015-16 … while in school. Forty-four percent of alumni were employed after graduation by a pre-graduation employer. Those …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37696
Bronco basketball player gets down to business, scores food marketing career
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… student Hannah Douglas scored a job at Hormel Foods after graduation. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—You can't score if you … in food and consumer package goods marketing and a job waiting out west. Basketball wasn't initially in the cards … it all came together." She starts her new job as a food service sales representative at the company's office in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/06/68321
School of Medicine announces accreditation at groundbreaking
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… of Medicine—M.D.—degree. Announcement of the accreditation was made Oct. 12 by Dr. Hal B. Jenson , founding dean of the … for local residents. Businesses in the wholesale, retail, service and manufacturing sectors benefit from the direct … Campus of the School of Medicine. The campus is named after William Erastus Upjohn, William Parfet's …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2192
Ethics lectures topics range from loving strangers to AI policy
Study of Ethics in Society
… recognizes that someone is acting in an “aims-irrational” way, then they should not bear moral responsibility for … affairs in the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University , will address how the … the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society was created after WMU faculty across the curriculum met to discuss their …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74557
WMU program offers free tutoring, mentorship to KPS middle and high school students
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… director. "We're just trying to help the students any way we can." While the U.S. Department of Education is just … University's Mentoring for Success Program —a peer support service that provides academic assistance to undergraduate … what she's learning at Western back to her home country after graduation. "That flexibility and always keeping in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63181
Community, campus programs to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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… Free and open events include a convocation, day of service, laying of the wreath ceremony, educational programs … Celebration. More information Presentation, Dr. Lewis Walker Social Justice Youth Award winners, 7 p.m. , … initially charged with attempted murder for a school fight after being provoked with nooses hanging from a tree on …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57191
Program launched to diversify health care workforce through university-community partnerships
College of Health and Human Services
… program, working on curriculum development. While they earn service-learning credit for their participation, the … aspects of the project prepare the students for life after graduation. “Programs like these are so rewarding for our students, for our communities and for our …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62357