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Professor elected president of national organization
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… president of national organization Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Lancendorfer KALAMAZOO— Dr. Karen M. Lancendorfer … to president in 2015 and past president for 2016. She was elected following the organization's annual conference … Teaching Award and the 2012 Haworth College of Business Service Award. She is faculty advisor for the WMU AdClub, an …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11307
The birth of a new career: Externship leads to labor and delivery job for nursing grad
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… Hine is starting his career as a labor and delivery nurse after earning his bachelor's degree in nursing from Western. … have seen myself going anywhere else. Realistically, this was the perfect fit for me; it's exactly what I needed." … Michigan, to Kalamazoo. The College of Health and Human Services facilities, he says, sealed the deal. "We toured a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71474
Trustees approve retirements of two faculty, six staff members
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… status. Their names, positions, years of continuous service and effective dates of retirement are: Loren Heun , … occupational therapy, effective June 30, 2014 Dr. Reneé Schwartz , associate professor of biological sciences, … finance and commercial law, effective July 1, 2014. Tenure was granted to Dr. Brandy A. Skjold , faculty specialist …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17670
WMU to confer more than 1,800 degrees during fall commencement
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… fall ceremonies will last about two hours and be geared toward students who are graduating from a particular set of … and Human Development, and College of Health and Human Services. The 12:30 p.m. ceremony is for graduates of the … Ticket Office beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, Dec. 18. After all ticketed guests have been seated in Miller, any …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29076
April grad named top industrial engineering student in nation
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… Institute of Industrial Engineers' James W. Barany Student Award for Excellence. The top award is made to just one undergraduate in the nation who has provided distinguished service to industrial engineering through excellence in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/16186
Help select WMU's top four staffers for 2014
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… information in support of a semi-annual Make a Difference Award recipient is due May 31. KALAMAZOO—Twenty-five staff … Michigan University's 2014 Make a Difference Annual Award, which carries a $1,200 before-tax prize and will be … athletics. Deanna Bowling, facilities management-landscape services. Mary Lou Brooks, Geography. Bruce Carpenter, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15615
Technical writing group grants fellow status to Professor Thralls
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… Writing to be elevated to the position of fellow. Thralls was named an association fellow at an award ceremony during the association's annual conference in … teaching record, and the extraordinary range of your service, from the local to the national levels, over a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47574
Multimedia arts technology student's success amplified by 'instrumental' Western instructors
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… his degree to work a full semester before graduation after landing a job at Yessian Music. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Music … chemistry degree at Northern Michigan University. While he was interested in the subject, it didn't really spark excitement like music did. "I was playing guitar, trying to sing a little bit, I was …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66644
WMU cancels evening classes for Wednesday, Feb. 24
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… a Bronco Women's basketball game, a Miller Auditorium Broadway season announcement and a Dalton Live and Interactive … at 6 p.m. tonight and the Music (in Dalton Center) and Waldo Libraries will close at 7 p.m. Bus service to campus will shut down at 10 p.m. tonight instead …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30602
Newman Civic Fellow from WMU receives additional honor
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… who has devoted countless hours to community engagement and service was named a 2017 Newman Civic Fellow and in May, she was named a Leadership and the American Presidency …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39772