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20 new WMU students win $50,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… at $50,000 each over four years , they constitute one of the largest merit-based awards in American higher … Medallion Scholarship. She graduated from Pinckney High School and plans to major in advertising and promotion. A … team from 2010 to 2012 and was selected the team's most valuable defensive player from 2009 to 2011. Those same three …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1223

Education career fair promotes networking and job readiness

College of Education and Human Development

… had the opportunity to speak with recruiters from 25 schools districts. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) hosted a career fair where school districts engaged with education students. Organized …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75083

Film major takes passion, career to Cannes Film Festival with WMU Study Abroad

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… his journey on Instagram @wmustudyabroad. He is reminded of his grandmother, the woman who would watch movies with … him when he was a young boy, so he wasn’t home alone after school.    He recalls his father, who worked long hours in … to creating his own short films with his friends after school. By the time he was in high school, they had won a …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/02/study-abroad-sean-knowles

Franklin G. 'Greg' Fisk obituary

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… Fisk joined the WMU faculty in 1969 as an associate professor of science in the School of General Studies and taught half time in that school and half time in the College of Education's teacher …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/75

Twenty incoming students win $60,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… Valued at $60,000 each over four years, they constitute one of the largest merit-based awards in American higher … of Kentwood, will graduate from East Kentwood High School and plans to major in nursing at WMU. She was awarded … positions on the student council all four years of high school, serving as president this year, her class president …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32715

Education and human development honors alumni at 26th annual award ceremony

College of Education and Human Development

… Submitted by Chris Hybels on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The College of Education and Human Development at Western Michigan … Ph.D.'12, is the superintendent of Grand Rapids Public Schools, a position she has held since 2020.  During her … He is committed to ensuring that the Gold provide valuable programs and initiatives, such as summer camps, …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2024/09/education-human-development-cehd-alumni-awards-golden-apple-keystone-2024

Archaeological project earns state award

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… award Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Members of the public listen to an educational program at Fort St. … when WMU began conducting its annual archaeological field school at the fort site. Since then, faculty researchers and … 2002 at the fort site, with the project hosting WMU's field school as well as archaeology camps for middle and high …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11236

Shane Clipfell named women's basketball head coach

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… Michigan University announced Friday the hiring of Shane Clipfell as the sixth women's basketball head coach … Michigan State captured its first outright Big Ten title in school history in the 2010-11 season and has advanced to the … and the MAC Tournament championship for the first time in school history. Clipfell was the acting head coach at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/324

Twenty-two incoming students win $50,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… Valued at $50,000 each over four years, they constitute one of the largest merit-based awards in American higher … biomedical sciences. Cushway graduated from Big Rapids High School and is the daughter of Kelly and Karen Cushway. A … and was voted on the Student Council all four years of high school. She served once as president of the council's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26024

Western grad students break down communication barriers, empower parents with language class

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… pursuing master's degrees in teaching English to speakers of other languages, created Language Exchange. HOLLAND, … with homework can be difficult for parents; middle school math might as well be a foreign language for many. … Kim Huls and Karina Nazario teach in the West Ottawa Public Schools district in Holland, Michigan. Nazario's students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72377