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WMU Trustee Dennis Archer earns national achievement award
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… Dennis W. Archer , former Detroit mayor, a member of the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees and a … of Law and adjunct professor at Wayne State University Law School. Elected Detroit's mayor in 1994, Archer served two … fellow at the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 2010. Contact: …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1531
Music grad found voice at Western
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… he laughs. "Singing is my stress reliever. I put a lot of my emotion into the words that I write. And then I take … singing and performing with youth theater and in his high school orchestra, Whitfield says Western's vocal performance … he wasn't sure he would continue in the Irving S. Gilmore School of Musi c. "Dr. Olivaccé stood by my side throughout …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/72011
Future nurse embraces nontraditional approach to education, opportunities to explore global perspective
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… she wondered what more she could do to expand her knowledge of the world. “I’ve been homeschooled since eighth grade,” Simpson says. “I just seemed to have too much free time after finishing my schoolwork in public school. I wanted to pick my own classes …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68812
Historical re-enactors and archaeological dig highlight event
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… re-enactors will stage a militia muster at one of the Midwest's oldest historical sites from 10 a.m. to … by Western Michigan University's archaeological field school at the site of the 18th-century fort, which is … Lakes. WMU has conducted its annual archaeological field school at the site since 2002 in partnership with the city …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1119
Inspired by alumni grandparents, future Bronco aims to take wing as pilot
First-Year Faces
… grade, but a gift from her grandparents changed the course of Katherine Jendrasiak ’s life when she was just 13. “It … Grand Rapids’ West Michigan Aviation Academy as a high school student, Jendrasiak learned about Western’s … fleet of 28 Cirrus SR20s, it is home to the largest flight school in the Midwest. “I would actually like to start with …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68369
Two local special education leaders set for Keystone talk
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… for special education, and Angela Telfer , director of its WoodsEdge Learning Center, will speak at 8 a.m. … Learning Center serves students ages 3 to 26 from all nine school districts in Kalamazoo County. It features innovative … in the nation to achieve LEED Gold Certification in the schools category. Montgomery Laurie Montgomery Montgomery is …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/3062
Chemistry student awarded NSF graduate research fellowship
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… fellowship Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Schoffers and Sellers KALAMAZOO—A Western Michigan University … David Sellers Sellers graduated from Ogemaw Heights High School in West Branch, Mich., in 2005. He completed an … been interested in science from a very early age. In high school, he had an exceptional chemistry teacher, whose …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2409
Broncos lead the MAC with nine academic selections
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… University had more student-athletes than any other school named to the Mid-American Conference's 2017 Men's … in both athletics and academics. Broncos made up nine of the 40 students who were recognized from the league's six … a national semifinalist for the Hermann Trophy—the first in school history. Head coach Chad Wiseman was chosen as MAC …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/44082
Passion and dedication help computer science student reach the stars
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… for him since his very first introductory class in high school. After developing a passion for programming, Shapiro … experience at WMU confirmed that I made the right choice of school," says Shapiro. “It was here that I learned not only …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73108
Intrigued by a good mystery, Western student decodes path in cybersecurity
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… Mich.—There is nothing like a good mystery or the intrigue of secret messages. For sophomore Evelyn Ortiz-Martinez , … Ortiz-Martinez began delving into computers during high school when her geometry teacher convinced her to join the high school FIRST Robotics team and take a beginner-level …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70195