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Recognizing excellence: College of Education and Human Development hosts 27th annual Alumni Awards
College of Education and Human Development
… Education and Human Development hosts 27th annual Alumni Awards Submitted by Chris Hybels on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western … Drs. Tasia Fields and Andrew Rynberg with Golden Apple Awards, Lindsey Hemmerlein with a Keystone Early Career … of football is transformative. As head coach of the Massachusetts Pirates, he led the newly formed team to a 11-5 …
https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/10/college-education-human-development-awards-alumni-annual-2025
Film major takes passion, career to Cannes Film Festival with WMU Study Abroad
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… He is reminded of his grandmother, the woman who would watch movies with him when he was a young boy, so he wasn’t home alone after school. He … hours in the auto industry to support Knowles, who is now set to become the first person in his family to earn a …
https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/02/study-abroad-sean-knowles
Montgomery IDs and funds ideas to transform student life at WMU
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… Mich.—A campuswide call for ideas that transform the way Western Michigan University serves students has led to an announcement by WMU President Edward Montgomery of funding for two initiatives, designed to … he will fund through a Transformational Initiatives Fund he set up last fall— Success @ WMU and Esports @ WMU . Matching …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44612
WMU students moved to retirement home as part of intergenerational study
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… students have made their home in a special communal setting off campus. It’s similar to a college dorm—single … or visitor in assisted-living and nursing homes. “But this was very unique,” she says. “I wasn’t volunteering and leaving. This was my home. I was …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46636
Trailblazing Western alumna Dr. Merze Tate honored with celebration, statewide tributes
Merze Tate College
… for Dr. Merze Tate Day. Pictured left to right: Tomika Ward, assistant dean of academic advising in Merze Tate … the barrier-breaking Western Michigan University alumna who was a teacher, journalist, author, world traveler and … and received assistance in finding employment. This action set a powerful precedent that still stands today that the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70638
WMU football Broncos are headed to the Cotton Bowl
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… Park , home of the Texas Rangers. Located at 1000 Ballpark Way in Arlington, Globe Life Park is a short 10-minute walk from AT&T Stadium. The tailgate, which will be held in … 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/2016/12/36762
Researcher who models off-world storms earns NASA fellowship
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… atmospheric processes hundreds of millions of miles away on Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune—the solar … Fellowship. Brueshaber is one of only 28 applicants to be awarded a $30,000 award for 2016-17 from the fellowship's … a polar vortex," he says. Brueshaber is doing a preliminary set of computational experiments that examines the influence …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36117
Bronco kicks off holiday season as legendary Radio City Rockette
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… Courtesy: MSG Entertainment The newest class of Rockettes was introduced to the world atop the Radio City Music Hall … University dance alumna will be in the line. Fentem was among 18 dancers chosen for the newest class of … and she chose a college program that would help broaden her set of skills. Western's Department of Dance is one of the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69927
Western sends second student to exclusive backstage experience at New York Fashion Week
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… one-of-a-kind educational experience behind the scenes. "It was really crazy to be there!" says Grace Stibich , a … to graduate in spring 2023, Stibich can't imagine a better way to kick off her final year at Western. "It was very inspiring. I'm already thinking about how I want to set up my future line for the MODA (Merchandising …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69422
Some 3,000 medievalists from dozens of nations to gather at WMU
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… music and other aspects of "Medieval Originality," which was the theme of the inaugural gathering. A contemporary … German mystic Hildegard of Bingen. The 45-minute concert, set for 7 p.m. Saturday in 1045 Fetzer Center, will be … and sex, incarceration, medicine, monasticism, and warfare. Sessions also will commemorate anniversaries of the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23536