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Alumna Rachel Swearingen wins Rona Jaffe writers' award

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… "unusual talent and promise" at early stages of their careers. The six award recipients will be feted during a … National Book Award for fiction. Too few people realize "how good Western's writing program is, and how many great writers have come out of it because of its …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1599

WMU welcomes new associate vice president of global education

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. Her career is complemented by 10 years of international … says Max. "WMU has been committed to globalization for many decades. I look forward to working with the campus and … K-12 outreach; hosting lectures, panels and events; and showcasing arts, entertainment and culture from around the …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/07/global-education-max

Uncharted Waters: Campus community navigates unprecedented shift to distance learning

W Magazine

… Erin Flynn on Patricia Villalobos Echeverría, professor and area coordinator of printmedia, records a video for her … more challenging. But my professors have lots of ideas on how to make it work." Grace Dybing Dybing, who graduated in … offers a wealth of general and detailed resources about many distance learning tools. Simply put, without WMUx, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59590

Candidates to head education college visiting campus

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… Candidates to head education college visiting campus Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … 2 to 3:30 p.m. in 2020 Fetzer Center . They will discuss how they will build community among the college's diverse … positions and the days and dates of of their presentations are: Dr. Sandra Cooley Nichols , head of the University of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7477

Anthropology professor emeritus receives State History Award for Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

College of Arts and Sciences

… piece together a story about life at that time. Picture a career as an adventurer, detective and storyteller.  Dr. … More than 320,000 artifacts have been recovered to date, many of which are on display at the Fort St. Joseph Museum … giving them the opportunity to learn excavation skills, how to draw maps and identify artifacts, and how to develop …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70260

Multimillion-dollar research center addresses construction challenges

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… facing the construction industry. Their activities are being funded by grants from WMU's Georgeau Construction … construction practices. It's not only sensible to change how we do things, it's become mandatory." With that reality … nurse who worked locally at Bronson Methodist Hospital for many years as well as spent 14 years with the American Red …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47955

Engineering students design concussion sensor for football helmets

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… Engineering students design concussion sensor for football … KALAMAZOO, Mich.—At a time when football concussions are triggering lawsuits and making headlines, students at … use in monitoring blows on the football field. Here's how it works: Data from the sensor, whether inside a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17339

Senior engineering students showcase projects at design conference

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… Senior engineering students showcase projects at design conference Submitted by Deanne … charger for essential medical devices like pacemakers are among the capstone projects that will be showcased this … completed to solve problems facing business and industry. Many of the projects are sponsored by southwest Michigan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46348

Professor receives grant to support research on community college trustees and their decision making

College of Education and Human Development

… on community college trustees and their decision making Submitted by Nicole Leffler on KALAMAZOO. Mich.—Western … values as citizens and as fiduciaries of the college. They are not paid officials of the college but citizen volunteers. We are interested in how trustees’ values intersect with institutional roles in

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70778

Overcoming gang life is topic of diversity series talk

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… at 5 p.m. in the Bernhard Center Ballroom. Hernandez will share his personal story and discuss hardships faced by students and how to transcend obstacles as well as pursue passions. … experiences and perspectives of individuals and groups from many cultural backgrounds. It is rooted in the concept that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27152