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Alumna with passion for poetry named Kansas Poet Laureate

College of Arts and Sciences

… Alumna with passion for poetry named Kansas Poet Laureate Submitted … all sorts of communities and making genuine connections with people through poetry." As the newly-appointed Poet … vision for the laureateship includes fostering connections with Kansans through the power of language, Kansas' …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70298

Equipped with a WMU engineering degree, Jim Castellano takes on the automotive world

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Equipped with a WMU engineering degree, Jim Castellano takes on the … a tour of Floyd Hall. Castellano and Clark are pictured with WMU faculty and members of the Sunseeker Solar Car team … on young Bronco engineers. Castellano, who spent 35 years with Ford Motor Company, and his wife established a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73471

Western honors, celebrates veterans with service dog program donation, scholarship

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… Western honors, celebrates veterans with service dog program donation, scholarship Submitted by Deanne Puca on President Montgomery joins Dan K. with service dog Lucy, a doberman in a pink vest; Christine … of Blue Star Service Dogs; and dog trainer Tricia Barnes with her service dog Roo, a black Labrador retriever, on the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73306

Anthropology professor emerita honored with lifetime achievement award

College of Arts and Sciences

… Anthropology professor emerita honored with lifetime achievement award Submitted by Anonymous (not … at Western Michigan University, has been honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International … “Usually these awards honor historians and linguists with countless publications and encyclopedic knowledge of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60832

Family and consumer sciences students welcomed back with renovated labs

College of Education and Human Development

… Family and consumer sciences students welcomed back with renovated labs Submitted by Chris Hybels on Kitchen … and design's new computer lab. The walls will be decorated with student work throughout the semester. Before the … design programs, they will now have their own computer lab with the latest design software. The computer lab will be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73254

Nutrition and dietetics internship program presented with School Spirit Award

College of Education and Human Development

… Nutrition and dietetics internship program presented with School Spirit Award Submitted by Chris Hybels on Left … that bring the highest percentage of students. Combined with in-person and virtual, 100% of the students in WMU's … can implement our small change. One of those changes they suggested was cutting down on things, like meat consumption, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73203

Dunbar Hall to open with innovative learning, technology at center of complete redesign

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… Dunbar Hall to open with innovative learning, technology at center of complete … from two different levels. Classrooms are equipped with state-of-the art technology. A seating area on the … will be under the wooden pergola pictured here, complete with various species of native plants that will help reduce …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74592

Voter education gets a boost with new online campus tool

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… Voter education gets a boost with new online campus tool Submitted by Deanne Puca on … Mich.—Let your voice be heard and your vote counted with the help of a new online resource offered through … voting questions, sign up for election reminders, get help with voter registration or voting by mail, and even find …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69564

Waldo Library opens with fresh look, new technology

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… Waldo Library opens with fresh look, new technology Submitted by Deanne Puca on … Michigan University's Waldo Library will re-open this fall with a new, fresh look featuring energy-efficient lighting, … and reconfigured technology; and opened the Bookmark Café with WMU Dining Services," says Julie Garrison , dean of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54887

Working with youth has its own rewards, challenges

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… Working with youth has its own rewards, challenges Submitted by … Mich.—Support and education for professionals who work with young people in programs outside of the classroom are … "Good intentions are good, but we need more when working with youth." A master's degree and graduate certificate in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53714