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WMU alumni create educational opportunities for Kalamazoo refugees

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… words like “octopus.” Each student shows different levels of enthusiasm, but all of them share a need to better … —KRRC—debuted a pilot program for middle- and high school-aged refugees to help them gain the tools they need to be successful in the American school system.  Kalamazoo Refugee Resource Collaborative …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54617

Community involvement and engineering coursework helps engineering student make a difference

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… design technology student Marionda Owens found her sense of belonging at Western Michigan University while continuing … local community. “I now believe that Western is the best school that will help me to achieve my dreams of becoming anything in life,” says Owens. One of Owens’ …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/05/making-difference-owens

WMU's 26th annual Education Career Fair set

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… to 3 p.m. Monday, April 7 , on campus in the East Ballroom of the Bernhard Center. The event, which is free and open to … year and to provide information about WMU's graduate-school opportunities. This year's fair will feature recruiters representing more than 80 school districts from 18 states. Candidates for teaching …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/14738

WMU gymnastics schedule set

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… opponents Michigan State University and University of Illinois at Chicago. The Broncos are coming off a 2013 … in which they captured their fourth MAC Championship in school history, claiming the title in their home arena in … the Spartans Feb. 21. WMU then journeys to another Big Ten school for a quad meet at Penn State University, with Yale …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10285

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

Broker's take on real estate to launch Keystone speaker series

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on Jaqua KALAMAZOO—The owner of one of southwest Michigan's largest independent brokerage … Association of Realtors and Portage Community High School. The Keystone Community Bank Breakfast Speaker Series … Feb. 22: Dr. Hal Jenson, M.D., founding dean of the WMU School of Medicine March 29: Lisa Garcia, director, WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1604

WMU to host academic conference in retailing, marketing and supply chain

Haworth College of Business

… Michigan University,” says Dr. Russell Zwanka , associate professor of marketing. “With top programs in food marketing, supply … conducted across our academic areas at the Haworth College of Business, especially the Food Industry Research and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72597

Seita Scholars to share stories with Congressional panel

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… will share their stories Monday, July 30, with members of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth at an event in … a sophomore social work major who plans to attend law school. Brittney Grant , of Chesaning, Mich., a junior … work and behavioral science who plans to attend graduate school. Michael Marotta , a criminal justice and psychology …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/1096

Family overcoming adversity thrives through WMU programs, partnerships

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… see a bright future ahead, thanks, in part, to programs offered and supported by WMU. KALAMAZOO, Michigan—In elementary school, Trayshawna Thomas struggled. Disinterested and … and valued," says her mother. WIRE programs also provide valuable learning opportunities for WMU students. "It's a big …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57303

Candidates to head education college visiting campus

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… present June 7-13. KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University officials have announced the names of five candidates for … chairperson for social studies for the Celina City School District in Celina, Ohio, from 1978 to 1997. Smith … Thompson was executive director of the Model Laboratory School from 2008 to 2012 and director of teacher admissions …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7477