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Administrator elected to national engineering board

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… high-level Western Michigan University administrator is one of seven officers who were elected to the American Society … education in the WMU College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, was elected by the society's membership to chair … Foundation and Learn and Serve America. Kline earned a bachelor's and doctoral degree in chemical engineering from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39981

WMU project puts spotlight on lighthouse logs, late 1800s life on South Haven coastline

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… (not verified) on Student Lawrence Stout scans pages of a lighthouse logbook. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Life on the South … 1800s is being brought to life through the digitization of three lighthouse logbooks by technicians at Western … of lighthouse journals from 1872 to 1880. Library science professionals have gone to great lengths to digitize …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25859

Physician assistant program celebrates 50 years at WMU

Physician Assistant

… program at Western Michigan University celebrated 50 years of preparing physician assistant professionals. Founded in … in the field. In 1998, the WMU program was converted from a bachelor’s degree to a master’s degree, following a national … full-time, 24-month program that leads to a Master of Science in Medicine (M.S.M.). Each fall, the department …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70186

WMU tops $4.5 million in externally awarded grants in May

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… July 8 meeting. Grants for instruction accounted for most of the total, soaring to just over $4 million. Grants for … , interim dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Andrew Kline , professor of chemical and paper … minority students, who have the potential to complete a Bachelor of Science degree in STEM—science, technology, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/28037

Michigan Geological Survey advances with new leadership, facility and funding

College of Arts and Sciences

… the famous columnar basalt in Vik Sara Pearson, an alumna of the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, was appointed as director of MGS in July. As …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-mgs

Department of Special Education and Literacy Studies honored with community award by Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kalamazoo

College of Education and Human Development

… Department of Special Education and Literacy Studies honored with community award by Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kalamazoo Submitted by Chris Hybels on WMU … individualized tutoring to children in Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kalamazoo. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Western Michigan …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/02/special-education-literacy-children-reading-tutoring-bgc-kalamazoo-award

New General Counsel named at Western

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… University (OU), is set to begin his tenure as a member of the campus community and President’s Cabinet on Aug. 1 . … legal landscape in which we operate.” Hahn earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Michigan and his juris doctor …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68429

David Chaplin obituary

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… Anonymous (not verified) on Chaplin Dr. David Chaplin , a professor emeritus of sociology at Western Michigan … Association; American Association for the Advancement of Science; and Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. … the Maine native moved back to his home state. He earned a bachelor's degree in American history from Amherst College …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42352

Undergraduate research, career-related experiences helped psychology grad find purpose

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… Submitted by Erin Flynn on Haila Jiddou, who earned a bachelor's degree in psychology, is applying to doctoral programs with a goal of becoming a neuropsychologist. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Haila … to Dr. Lisa Baker's lab, which focuses on behavioral neuroscience. "It changed the trajectory of everything. I …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73684

Working with youth has its own rewards, challenges

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… Karen Blaisure KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Support and education for professionals who work with young people in programs outside … Dr. Karen Blaisure , WMU professor of family and consumer science. "Good intentions are good, but we need more when … youth and community development were added to the current bachelor's degree and Ph.D. programs available at WMU. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53714