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Students, employees encouraged to participate in COVID-19 screening events
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… spaced out inside the Student Recreation Center, and a one-way flow has been established for people walking through the … KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Large-scale COVID-19 screening is underway as students return to Western Michigan University's … infected, responding as soon as possible to get them support and to start identifying their contacts," VanDerBos …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60914
An ‘open heart’ opens the mind: Students find value in giving and receiving through service learning
W Magazine
… School in Kalamazoo, students are on the lookout for ways to show they are good citizens. You might ask what’s … clubs. All of these extracurricular projects were designed and taught by service-learning students from Western. … students participate in myriad activities to both better the communities in which they live as well as build …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69884
University to honor three for teaching excellence at annual convocation
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… Alumni Association Teaching Excellence Award, was conducted between 1966 and 2001 and honored 131 faculty members. … scholarship into the classroom and teaching students in a way that they will understand and be able to apply what they … degree in photography from the Rhode Island School of Design and a master's degree in media arts from the Ohio State …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9721
Prescribed burns planned at Asylum Lake Preserve
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… Anonymous (not verified) on Asylum Lake Preserve KALAMAZOO--Significant snowfall this year means that prescribed burns … weather permits , prescribed burns could take place anytime between today and the end of the month by Wildtype Ltd., a … of the preserve's two lakes. The brush has been piling up since spring 2011, when WMU hired Wildtype to start …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4937
Alpha Lambda Delta chapter wins national award
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… chapter programming, communications and service. A follow-up accolade to the society's annual Order of the Torch … they are ineligible to compete for the torch award. Up to five Alpha Lambda Delta chapters may receive the torch …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1151
Employer registration underway for business career day
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… Employer registration underway for business career day Submitted by Cindy Wagner on … attending our career events. We are looking forward to supporting their recruiting efforts." Industry-specific events leading up to career day are also scheduled and include integrated …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9095
Why I Give: Linda Lesniak
W Magazine
… STEM areas who are women is woefully low, and this was some way I thought I could help.” At first, Lesniak had planned … location, reputation for preparing teachers and financial support. “I was a very smart girl—not a plus in the 60s—and … education. Her mentors “took a mill rat” and suggested she get an advanced degree in math. “I had to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70893
Western's Board of Trustees sets 2024-25 student room and board rates
Student Affairs
… effect for the fall 2024 semester, will provide continued support for educational living environments that are safe and … president for student affairs. “Living on campus is a great way to meet new friends, become well acclimated to campus … housing projects is part of a long-range strategy that is designed to provide flexible living areas across campus and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75884
Uncovering untold stories, traditions through the East Campus Oral History Project
University Libraries
… interest and talent intersected to move it forward. With support from the Friends of Historic East Campus (FOHEC), the … of Western as a whole throughout the years going all the way back to the beginning of Western," Kotrch says. "And … that have changed." One of the more humorous traditions between generations: parking challenges. "As soon as parking …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71894
Western engineering alum helps power next frontier of military defense in Space Force
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… the ranks of the United States Space Force —an elite group of military personnel known as guardians working to … to the team. "Ever since I was a little kid, I've always been super interested in space and space technology," … forces. After completing officer training, Mostek was assigned to the turbine engine division at the Air Force …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66119