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Communitywide sustainability resource offerings keep evolving

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… a "green fee" to support campus sustainability. The move was instrumental in creating the Office for Sustainability … and leader. "The Office for Sustainability is geared toward students who pay the sustainability fee because they … faculty, staff and students can buy an EcoJug or a utensils set for $5 and a tote for $4. The office also has a limited …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53507

Product design grads cap college experience with China trip, pending patents

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… the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, which was constructed for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The students … from Western at the end of April and were whisked away weeks later for a two-week tour of China alongside … it helps solidify that I was successful in learning what I set out to learn at Western," she says. "And it gives me …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/product-design-grads-cap-college-experience-china-trip

Twenty-four incoming students win $50,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… fall. Medallion Scholarships are the highest merit-based award WMU can bestow on an incoming freshman. Valued at … member of the football team and under his school's no-set-captains policy, served several times in that leadership … Tennessee; and prepared and served food at a local soup kitchen. In addition, she participated in the Service Over …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16679

20 new WMU students win $50,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… fall. Medallion Scholarships are the highest merit-based award WMU can bestow on an incoming freshman. Valued at … years will receive a $4,000 Residence Hall Award to offset their 2013-14 housing costs. This year's Medallion … In addition, Brzezinski volunteered at St. Leo's Soup Kitchen and the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Macomb …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1223

WMU student invention wins $10,000 Lemelson-MIT 'Cure it!' prize

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… and individual graduate students. The Lemelson-MIT Program awarded $65,000 in prizes for inventions in the healthcare, … to mentor and inspire creative thinking among youth." Award categories Prizes are awarded in the following … medical school. "During our time at these low-resource settings, we were able to see that in order for medical …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/24028

University College to become Merze Tate College, honoring legacy of trailblazing alumna

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… to sit in the mold society created for her and instead set out to conquer her dreams and explore the world. Western … for exploratory majors—after the inspirational alumna who was a scholar, world traveler, journalist, author and … disarmament specialist who advised world leaders. "Dr. Tate was a bold and courageous trailblazer who explored the world …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65686

Glasser, Quada win Distinguished Service awards

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… Glasser, Quada win Distinguished Service awards Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, … are winners of WMU's 2014-15 Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Harold Glasser , executive director for campus … bicycling infrastructure. "Dr. Glasser clearly helps WMU set an example that other institutions and organizations can …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18458

Bronco lineman recognized among elite student-athletes in the nation

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… for the Wuerffel Trophy, college football's premier award for community service. Caliendo runs onto the field at Waldo Stadium. Caliendo, No. 61, leads the Broncos onto the … both in the classroom and on the field. "That mindset, I think, is how I was able to do both school and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66104

Western students gain leadership experience at ROTC camp

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… work together to get all of their squad members over a wall on the obstacle course. Army National Guard Corporal … reaction course. Campers climb across chains over water as they complete a scenario on the leadership reaction … communication and adapting to adversity, which will set them up for success in their careers and life. For more …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65148

Unbridled success: Broncos take horse-racing world by storm

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… in 2019 after visiting a car auction where a company was selling shares in cars. He thought about how he could … a lifelong equestrian and fellow business Bronco, and it was off to the races. After two years in stealth mode, quite … capable, but I didn't know what the path was. And (Western) set me on the path. And now it's 20 years later, and I get …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71843