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Top teacher award goes to another WMU grad

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… at Stoney Creek High School in Rochester Hills, was surprised May 8 when Interim State Superintendent Sheila Alles … with those around her, whether it's students in her English class, or college students she's mentoring to become our … life to helping our students get ahead. Throughout her more than two decades of teaching, she has touched countless …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53382

WMU launches online cybersecurity undergraduate degree

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… graduates and organizations in multiple ways. Enrollment is now open for the four-year degree program designed to … the increasing workforce demand for digital security specialists in areas ranging from government defense to supply … invaluable skills that extend beyond the screen. Rather than developing curricula solely from a computer science …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59452

Cooley Innocence Project director to give Constitution Day lecture at WMU

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… for the Western Michigan University Cooley Law School will visit WMU to talk about the project and deliver the U.S. … Can Do to Improve the American Criminal Justice System," is free and open to the public. The Cooley Innocence Project … Innocence Project works to make the criminal justice system better. Marla L. Mitchell-Cichon Mitchell-Cichon earned her …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27149

New HyFlex model provides ultimate flexibility for MBA students to advance careers

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… with Dr. Jennifer Bott. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Ken Greschak is excited to take his business knowledge to the next level with an MBA from … brings me so much joy to be in the classroom and reminds me why I do what I do," she says. "This experience has …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63891

Newell Rubbermaid to build at BTR Park

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… to have a Kalamazoo employee base of up to 100. The firm is the corporate umbrella for such well-known brands as … Calphalon®, Paper Mate® and Irwin®. The company's move is being assisted with a $2 million award from the Michigan … and create plans for future products for the more than 40 brands that are part of the company's global …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/6076

Jazz students continue winning streak in DownBeat competition

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… magazine's 41st annual Student Music Awards. In what is regarded as the most comprehensive competition for … WMU students earned two awards, placing among the top 10 finishers in the international music competition. No other … the globe, with the competition going international more than 10 years ago. "WMU's jazz studies program has been …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47375

Fall honors college talks focus on global citizenship

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… range of global citizenship topics are being examined this fall in a series of talks that began Sept. 10 and are … through Dec. 3 at Western Michigan University. All 11 multidisciplinary talks are free and open to the public, and being … and literacy studies. Nov. 5 —"Learning With the World: Why International and Domestic Students Make Good …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18631

New campus emergency communication system in place

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… to alert students and employees when a critical situation is unfolding on campus. The new product, which is scheduled … the person answering the phone will no longer need to trigger that message by speaking into the receiver. Vossen says … on their office, home or cell phones now stands at more than more than 14,000. The Reverse 911 system will remain in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7554

Business professor earns second prestigious Fulbright award

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… has earned a highly competitive Fulbright Specialist Award from the U.S. Department of State and the J. … Board. Since the inception of the Fulbright Specialist Program in 2001, faculty from the Haworth College of … the Haworth College of Business. He has also received more than 10 research and teaching awards from multiple …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58788

"Pandemic Meals" - Emma Somers

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… Muffin" "Sushi" "Western Scramble for Two" "Adjusting to isolation after the COVID-19 outbreak included confusion, … want to show off our culinary skills even more. At first this project was fun for us because cooking became a good … we were able to make for ourselves. I felt privileged and thankful. Even though I still felt unsure about our world’s …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59472