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Help select WMU's top four staffers for 2014-15
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… and spring semiannual awards through the Make a Difference program. As such, they are eligible to be considered for one … awards bestowed by this peer-to-peer staff recognition program. Members of the WMU community have through Sunday, … services. Thalia Guerra , Center for Academic Success Programs. Timothy Holysz , Facilities Management-landscape …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23978
Janet E. Stillwell obituary
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… She is credited with promoting and building arts programs at WMU as well as in Kalamazoo, while also working … professor. After the University separated out dance programs in 1972, she moved to the newly created Department … in the development of several interdisciplinary academic programs, including the bachelor's degree in music theatre …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31430
WMU hosting inaugural conference, forming statewide coalition to bring more teachers of color to classrooms
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… Future Teachers of Color President and Future Educator Program Scholar William Wright , it was his fourth-grade … IFTC Conference has its roots in Western’s Future Educator Program. Launched in 2016, the scholarship program was established with a $250,000 gift from former WMU …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58144
Loretta Long: From big dreams to Big Bird, she used her talents to educate millions
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… LaBelle , Stevie Wonder and Gladys Knight performed on the program, and Long also got to sing as well as conduct … working on the preliminary set design for a new educational program for kids. With Long's teaching background, he told … to education for space age children." It examined the program as "a model for educating children sooner and with a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63204
Clinical director of children's autism center next in breakfast series
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… Treatment and Research, a Residential Opportunities Inc. program, will discuss "Enabling Children to Reach Their Full … Children receiving treatment through the intensive program typically stay at the center for six to 18 months to … through the operation of residential group homes as well as programs in supported living, low-income housing and payee …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21546
Hands-on experience helps engineering grad build bright future
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… when we found manufacturing, I jumped into it. I wasn't struggling anymore; I was powering through like 18 credit hours … and students in the manufacturing engineering technology program elevated Bular's experience, giving her the tools … and connections she cultivated in the engineering program for helping to build a robust resume that set her …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66509
Two receive WMU’s highest honor for teaching
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… I was well positioned for success in both the anthropology program and as a member of the archaeology community more … members who have been honored since the start of the award program. A similar program, the WMU Alumni Association Teaching Excellence …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27321
Student leadership institute accepting registrations
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… being organized by WMU's Student Activities and Leadership Programs office. The institute is a half-day program featuring a keynote speaker and educational … pay that fee, stop by the Student Activities and Leadership Programs office in 223 Bernhard Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30109
Big changes unfold at WMU Pilot Plants
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… the paper industry and the paper science and engineering program," says Jan Van Der Kley , WMU vice president for … certification site for their How2Recycle product labeling program. The fiber recycling plant is named for the managing …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/52982
Event draws top students to vie for $50,000 Medallion Scholarships
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… to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1. The competition is one of the biggest events of its kind in Michigan. Since it began in … individualized academic advising and a freshman-mentoring program. Finalists not awarded Medallion Scholarships will … in the Bernhard Center and be followed by a welcome program from 9 to 9:30 a.m. Students will take part in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/13180