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Service-learning honors go to students, faculty, community groups
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… winners Dr. Michael Millar, associate professor of Spanish Dr. Timothy Palmer, professor of management Dr. Edmund … Kelly Alvarez, principal at El Sol Elementary school, for his work with the school's Spanish-speaking and … help identify and organize residents, who then determine what projects should be completed on their block. Together, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/446
Social work professor wins lifetime award from state association
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… chapter of the National Association of Social Workers is awarding a Western Michigan University professor a … annual conference April 9-10 in Kalamazoo's Radisson Plaza Hotel and Suites. The award is the most … to take students from where they are at to two steps beyond what they say," the colleague wrote, adding that Reeser's …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/22868
Bolstered by court internship, political science grad prepares for law school
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… always interested Michael Sekich , but he wasn't sure how his love of reading, research and writing might translate … to find the right fit for me, and I've always liked English, social studies, government, that kind of thing. … feeling like it was just a job. It confirmed that this is what I want to do." Sekich canvassed for State Sen. Sean …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62478
SPLICE electronic music festival set
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… music. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is hosting the Summer Institute for Performance, Listening, … Keith Kirchoff , piano: featuring works by Christopher Biggs, Adam Vidiksis, Samuel Wells, James Mobberley and Ryan … Community building and collaboration are at the heart of what SPLICE offers participants. Attendees will become part …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33065
Alumni share their entrepreneurial spirit with Broncos Lead interns
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… entrepreneur's journey can be a difficult one.” This message from Western alumni Joshua Gray and Donovan McVey … themselves, they understand and can offer support. “Whatever your vision, we’re ready to make that dream a … environment where we grew our skills and experience of what a career would look like,” she said. “But we also felt …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72486
OT professor wins recognition from national organization
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… recognizes AOTA members who, with their knowledge and expertise, have made a significant contribution to continuing the … and advocate. Innovative teacher "Dr. Lindstrom has a consistent pattern of creating innovative teaching and learning … Home Fit Guide. The program helps older adults understand what they need to do to be able to safely stay in their …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20777
WMUK announces new programming, classical FM service launch
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… today that beginning Monday, Jan. 20 , the station is expanding its schedule on 102.1 FM to include a new … to classical music and the arts on 89.9 FM. The two distinct formats featuring several additional national news, … tell compelling stories. The changes “are an extension of what WMUK has always done: serve as a vital public service …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57354
Music students slide to the top in national trombone competition
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… Solo Competition. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—It's not often a trombonist needs security clearance to perform. But Alyson Johnson … University freshmen are two of three tenor trombone finalists selected to compete in the American Trombone Workshop's … The studio's reputation for elevating elite musicians is what drew both Johnson and O'Connell to Kalamazoo. "I had …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58182
University sums up third year of 2012-15 strategic plan, begins update for 2015-20
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… Plan Year Three Year-end Report on Progress and Outcomes," is available at wmich.edu/strategic . It includes an … For WMU to move to the next level, we need to focus less on what we're doing now and more on what our University and its individual units need to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26987
College of Arts and Sciences selects new associate dean
College of Arts and Sciences
… College of Arts and Sciences. A professor of English, he previously served as interim associate dean for the … that Dr. Nicolas Witschi has accepted the position of assistant dean," says Dr. Carla Koretsky , dean of the College … Arts and Sciences is uniquely poised to adapt and grow in what are challenging times throughout all of academia,” he …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66669