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WMU quarterback Zach Terrell wins National Football Foundation's Campbell Trophy

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… last December. A two-time Academic All-MAC selection, he was twice named a MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete and is a six-time member of the Dean's List. The Fort Wayne, Indiana, native was the 2015 recipient of the John … head to MAC Championship | Dec. 2, 2016 Community send-off set as WMU football team heads for Detroit | Nov. 30, 2016 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36814

WMU researcher finds little connection between violence, video games

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… director of the Kercher Center for Social Research, set out to answer a question that has clouded the picture of … make people violent, or do violent people just gravitate toward violent video games? His research shows it's the … other controls." Better predictors DeCamp found that what was going on in the home was a better predictor of violent …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36296

International students at WMU to share their cultures

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… its annual observance of International Education Week, set for Saturday through Friday, Nov. 12-18 . The 2016 … during which attendees can experience Caribbean life by way of the Dominican Republic, learn about how various … a "somewhat" typical Thanksgiving dinner. This event was originally scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 17. For more …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36352

Education researcher to be honored as WMU emerging scholar

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… as an emerging scholar during a Sept. 30 campuswide awards ceremony. Dr. Jessaca Spybrook , who recently received … will be presented with the 2016-17 Emerging Scholar Award during WMU's Fall Convocation recognition ceremony … project will mine a treasure trove of large-scale data sets, analyze them and come up with ways to inform the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35309

Love on the ice: A Lawson romance comes full circle

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… Ohio—Western Michigan University's Lawson Ice Arena will always hold a special place in Doug Wheelright's heart. He … in the NHL, and the other is to drive the Zamboni, so I was batting .500," jokes Wheelright, who graduated in 2014. … forward to him carrying on the Western tradition. "Western set me up for success in a lot of ways," says Emily, who …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63180

WMU researcher wins $800,000 NSF grant to assess education efforts

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… that will mine a treasure trove of large-scale data sets, analyze them and come up with ways to inform the design of large evaluations of teacher development initiatives. "In education, we're always asking and trying to answer questions about what …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/29895

Community values focus of Heritage Hall grand opening

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… heralded as "the Acropolis of Kalamazoo." Heritage Hall was the campus' first building and was constructed after the Kalamazoo community successfully … opportunities Additional self-guided tour opportunities are set for 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, and 1 to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27910

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, … address along with the presentation of other campuswide awards honoring this year's Emerging Scholar, Distinguished … disciplines. "Allison is passionate, dedicated and an asset to WMU," wrote one former student. "She has taken an art …

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

Celebrations, activities mark beginning of fall semester

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… traffic, students who can't arrive by noon will need to wait and move in any time Saturday, Sept. 5, through Monday … move in. Most residence hall students are expected to be settled in their rooms by the end of Saturday. One Stop … and more than 450 booths, where students can peruse the wares of area merchants and get information about WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26602

Western alumna named Distinguished Educator of the Year

College of Arts and Sciences

… master’s thesis book in class and at the time I thought ‘no way,’” says Wehrwein, who went on to earn bachelor’s and … master’s degrees in biomedical sciences from Western. “He was one of my biggest inspirations in life and he continues … education, this consortium of educators developed a set of recommended curriculum guidelines for undergraduate …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69144