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Why I Give: The Arnson Family
W Magazine
… belief in higher education, the five Arnson brothers surprised their mother and proud Bronco alumna, Fritzie, with news of a named scholarship this past June. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Giving back has always run in … path. “Many students, me included, might not know exactly what they want to do when they start out,” he says, “but WMU …
https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2024/11/why-i-give-arnson-family
WMU goes all in to promote student success
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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—This fall’s 4,700 incoming freshman and transfer students have … Western, we’ll make WMU a campus of choice,” says Monica Liggins-Abrams , director of Success at WMU. “He also wants us … have been doing for years," Liggins-Abrams explains. "What makes Success at WMU unique is its scale. We’re being …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48644
Three professors to be honored with Distinguished Teaching Awards
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… Three professors to be honored with Distinguished Teaching Awards Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, … and excited about his topics. It's hard to express what a warm, inviting presence he is in the classroom, and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/48800
Ethical labor, sustainable supply chain among topics tackled in second Bronco Challenge
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… in second Bronco Challenge Submitted by Erin Flynn on Full Disclosure team members Cloe Fetterolf, Victoria Loikits and … opened my aperture recently and inspired me to think bigger. This challenge was my first opportunity to do that in … presents Green Cat's virtual garden concept. "What makes the (Bronco Challenge) special is that students …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/05/75531
Physicist melds scientific, humanitarian drive at UN's 'nuclear watchdog'
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… Physicist melds scientific, humanitarian drive at UN's 'nuclear … years ago, his training in physics is vital to this work. "What we're shipping, it's not potatoes," he says. "These are … I was doing too much science and not enough in the bigger picture benefiting society. In the Peace Corps, I was …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37548
Students present research at international conference
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… they collaborated on with Dr. Utkarsh Shrivastava , assistant professor of business information systems. “Both … students have every career-building experience possible is what drives Dr. Mike Tarn, chair of the Department of … of a disease outbreak can be achieved. The findings suggest potential for developing a multifaceted system for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57402
Paper plane prowess propels Western aviation student to international competition
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… Bull Cooper, second from left in the back row, stands with his American teammates inside Red Bull's famed Hangar 7 in … Austria. Courtesy: Red Bull KALAMAZOO, Mich.—While honing his skills on some of the most technologically advanced … could," he says. "Not many people get to say they got to do what I did. It's a story I'll be able to tell for the rest …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68114
Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in April
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… art shows. Opportunities to get globally engaged are published weekly at wmich.edu/global/events by WMU's Haenicke … for A Weekly Update APril 2019 Wednesday, April 10 CELCIS conversation circle —2 to 3 p.m. in the fourth-floor … Council of Asia Society (USA). Free Monday, April 15 "What We Carried: Fragments and Memories from Iraq and Syria" …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/52573
WMU professor awarded for book that peels back the curtain on Fetzer's secret life
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… mogul. John Fetzer's legacy as a successful businessman is widely known. But another driving force played a huge … in 2015 for his religious study of Dr. John Harvey Kellogg , the Battle Creek Sanitarium director who essentially … unquenchable zest for life that I find inspirational." What's Next? Wilson's research record earned him the WMU …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58233
Montgomery IDs and funds ideas to transform student life at WMU
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… of belonging and community among all students, beginning this fall. In a message to the campus community Jan. 9, … of the relevant areas. Success @ WMU Success @ WMU is a large-scale campus commitment to build on past WMU … academic programming designed to meet the career demands of what is projected to become a $1.5 billion industry by 2020. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44612