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Team of 14 from WMU in Texas preparing for solar race
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… get ready to compete against collegiate teams from around the world as the University's Susnseeker solar race car … collegiate race that begins July 21 in Austin and ends 1,751 miles later on July 28 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The WMU … engineering. He is the Sunseeker project manager. Karen M. Haubert of Farmington Hills, a senior majoring in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17434
Amish to Bronco: Education student sets sights on graduate school to meet unique needs of her English learners
College of Education and Human Development
… young people in her community only attend school through the eighth grade. Yet Borkholder pursued her goal and is now … says. "And I didn't think it was too bad, so I thought, 'What about getting my G.E.D?' And from that point to 11 … Schools, the majority of her multilingual learners are Amish speaking—often mistaken for Pennsylvania …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75072
WMU celebrates opening of Business Technology and Research Park North, Ascension Borgess Cancer Center
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… and Peter Bergmann, president of Ascension Borgess, mark the opening of the Ascension Borgess Cancer Center at … at Western's newly complete BTR Park North. A visitor's area inside the Ascension Borgess Cancer Center at Western's … Cancer Center during a ribbon-cutting event on Sept. 15, 2021. Lynn Chen-Zhang, chair of the WMU Board of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65768
WMU Master of Business Administration program launches new HyFlex options and credit for experience
Haworth College of Business
… by Stacey Lowis on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Demand for MBAs is on the rise, and Western Michigan University's Haworth College … maximum flexibility as working professionals to determine what format works best for them and can maintain progress on … for credit for significant work-related projects that they are engaged in during the program. In-demand skill sets : …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/01/62830
Let's ride: WMU equestrian takes reins of new horse to lead football Broncos onto home turf
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… by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—He's been patrolling the Western Michigan University campus for years, and on … pair has been training together for several weeks to prepare for the sights and sounds of game day. "Not just any … personality that's really laid back and able to deal with whatever rolls his way as well as the confidence to be …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65524
Preserving History and Canopy: Collaborative Progress at The Oaklands Residence
Planning, Design and Construction
… Preserving History and Canopy: Collaborative Progress at The Oaklands Residence Submitted by Laura Kirkendall on … protective site adjustments, Landscape Services will also carefully remove a single black walnut tree positioned too … stewardship, this initiative stands as a proud example of what can be accomplished when campus experts pull together. …
https://wmich.edu/facilitiespdc/news/2026/06/preserving-history-oaklands-residence
First-of-its-kind research shows lake-effect snow trends in Southwest Michigan
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… Michigan Submitted by Erin Flynn on Data collected over the past century indicates a high probability lower Michigan … winter, we tend to have more lake-effect snowfall compared to a warm winter," he says. "In addition to air … OF SNOW Lake Michigan's temperature is currently at a 25-year high. As evidenced by Meng's research, that statistic …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66178
WMU hosting inaugural conference, forming statewide coalition to bring more teachers of color to classrooms
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… his fourth-grade teacher of color, Mrs. Wilson-Bridges. “The strong relationships that she built with all of her … her students to value their own education by pushing us is what inspired me to be a teacher,” said Wright. Unfortunately, however, because there are very few K-12 educators of color, many students of color …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58144
No card? No problem. Valley Dining Center allows entry with a wave of your hand
Dining Services
… No problem. Valley Dining Center allows entry with a wave of your hand Submitted by Alexis LaBerge on The MorphoWave reader translates a participant's hand scan … ID placement will be history!" To enroll, participants are asked to wave their right hand across the MorphoWave …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70663
WMU named one of top 100 schools for veterans by Military Times
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… WMU named one of top 100 schools for veterans by Military Times Submitted … Mich.—Western Michigan University has been named one of the nation's top colleges for veterans by Military Times … Colleges lists . Also in the top 100 of this year's list are the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/44012