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Employees urged to 'Go West' by finding their own paths of study
News
… tuition discounts and remission are among the most significant parts of the WMU benefits package. Full-time benefits-eligible employees can use a 100 percent tuition-and-required fees discount … to both graduate and undergraduate courses. Employees with full-time benefits eligibility also are eligible for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8571
Music theatre performance graduate ready for next act
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… while also preparing me to be a well-rounded adult that can advocate for and carry myself as a professional in the … says. It’s given him the ability to enter the job market with confidence in his ability to adapt to whatever … pursue higher education. “It feels so good to know that I can be a role model for my niece and start the tradition for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59064
Accreditation assessment team invites public comment
News
… the rigorous examination process. That process begins with assessment, which started anew this year as the … on Thursday, Dec. 21, between 1 and 3 p.m . Email comments can be sent to crime@wmich.edu . Telephone comments are … and other places where compliance with the standards can be observed. Once the assessors complete their review of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73789
Sunseeker team engineers its way to impressive finish at Formula Sun Grand Prix
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… solar race car team celebrated its 30th anniversary with an impressive performance at the Formula Sun Grand Prix … braking and acceleration. The other race is the American Solar Challenge , in which teams drive the solar-powered … race. "There is a notion that nothing should go wrong, as you have just spent the last year preparing the car. Though, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54383
From Kent (WA) to Kalamazoo (MI), Jennifer Nguyen’s Medallion Journey Takes Flight
College of Aviation
… Journey Takes Flight Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Put yourself in Jennifer Nguyen’s flight shoes. Her … if she had done what a lot of us do — trash an e-mail without opening it up. More about that later. Now a junior … in the northwest sector of the state. “My grandfather, Canh Tran, was a fighter pilot in the South Vietnam Air …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/04/nguyen
What is...WMU professor on Jeopardy?
College of Arts and Sciences
… categories are a mile wide and an inch deep,” she says. “You could do a bunch of studying, but a lot of it comes down to the randomness of what categories you happen to get on your particular day.” She even … practiced wagering, as doing quick math is tricky enough without the added pressure of the cameras, a ticking clock, …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-jeopardy
Agreement awards college credit for career and technical education
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… WMU students may be eligible, when their CTE courses align with courses in one of the college's majors, to receive up … that may align with students' high school CTE coursework can be found on the advising office website . Ultimately, it … approved by the state department of education. This can be demonstrated through a student’s transcript or by …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51145
Politics played a role in pandemic shelter-in-place orders, WMU researchers find
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… and Kevin Corder , professor of political science, along with graduate student Daria Blinova poured through data to … enacted SIPOs a week earlier than states with both a Republican governor and legislature. Eight states never issued a … managed this crisis,'" Mingus says. "At that point, I think you can place some of the blame on the way the politics work …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61626
Game day parking, tailgate and stadium details available
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… A list of parking lots and tailgate locations and policies can be found at wmich.edu/tailgate . Parking and stadium … information about shuttle service to the stadium along with shuttle route maps and information about handicap … Drive, near the corner of Oakland Drive and Howard Street. Upward of 700 new parking spaces in the Zhang Legacy …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26590
New Bronco Study Zone opens in September
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… The new area will allow students to log study hours with a card-swipe system to fulfill requirements set by … location. Students wanting to improve their study habits can enter the zone and will receive academic support and … who wish to help at the Study Zone as a staff member can volunteer or can take an academic coaching course, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/08/18065