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Endowed med school scholarship honoring Dunn will benefit WMU alums

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… community with a $2.2 million endowed scholarship fund in his name that will support medical students. With his retirement looming, Dunn's vision and student focus will … said. "Students have always been, and will continue to be, what is most important to President Dunn." The scholarship …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40050

Marketing grad finds avenue to follow passion for diabetes advocacy

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… Mich.— Taylor Ernst was six years old when doctors discovered she had type 1 diabetes. "I was diagnosed so young that I can barely remember what it was like to not take an insulin injection." Sixteen … that will give her the opportunity to save other kids the discomfort of constant needle jabs. Ernst accepted a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75820

Student Recreation Center reopens with safety precautions in place

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… Submitted by Erin Flynn on The Student Recreation Center is offering outdoor and virtual fitness classes to keep the … fitness mashup event and "glow yoga." Members can find out what programs the SRC is offering and browse class schedules … arrive someplace new, that isolation can begin to feel bigger.” “To feel connected and that sense of belonging here …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61100

Trustees vote to name WMU engineering facility for Elson S. Floyd

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… the successful Business Technology and Research Park he envisioned. The naming will be effective after the University … He went on to serve as president of the University of Missouri and then Washington State University. He died … land known as the Lee Baker Farm would become the home to what became a $99 million engineering complex and the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25452

Broncos Lead internship unlocks sport management student's potential

College of Education and Human Development

… sport management student's potential Submitted by Chris Hybels on Kzoo LEADERs staff, from left to right, Gracie … not only in the current internship that we had, but in whatever our next endeavors will be." Relevant experience … During the internship, Shettler was also able to apply what she has learned from her minor in statistics and help …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2024/08/shettler-broncos-lead-internship-sport-managment-experience

Spanish professor dies Sept. 20 after being found unresponsive

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… Spanish professor dies Sept. 20 after being found unresponsive … in a pool at Kalamazoo's YMCA. Dr. Carolyn J. Harris , professor and undergraduate advisor in the Department … before the Spanish department was formed in 2003, headed what was then the Spanish section of today's Department of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18987

'Twist of fate' gives painting grad space to come into her own as an artist

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… 'Twist of fate' gives painting grad space to come into her own … of the world and your view of art. At the end of the day, whatever you make is from your viewpoint, so you should be … given me the technical and conceptual skills to become what I want to be as an artist," says Opolka, ready to make …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62508

WMU wins $500,000 grant to create wide range of autism services

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… WMU wins $500,000 grant to create wide range of autism services Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Peterson KALAMAZOO—Those suffering from autism and their families are getting some much needed help … national figures who will lend their expertise. "We think what we're doing is very compatible with the overall state …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13787

Poets with WMU ties explore Michigan through verse, discussion

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… Poets with WMU ties explore Michigan through verse, discussion Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The … to Western Michigan University will read from their work this month and participate in a panel discussion on how living … Teaching Award. His books include two poetry collections—"What the Earth Taught Us" and "Sonnets: Signs and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12800

WMU Theatre produces world premiere for family audiences

Theatre

… Kalamazoo playwright and Education for the Arts teaching artist Tucker Rafferty . The story follows Jeremy Thatcher, who is struggling to survive bullies, crushes and sixth-grade art … on 'Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher' has been no exception. What strikes me most about this particular project is the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38300