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Revised strategic plan being implemented through 2020

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… across the Western Michigan University campus are stepping up their efforts to implement the University's updated strategic plan. Called The Gold Standard 2020, the … by category are: Learner Success —Ensure a distinctive and supportive learning experience that fosters success. Academic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34750

WMU officials formally launch new cutting-edge Valley Dining Center

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… Tricia Beck , representing the architectural firm Smith Group JJR of Detroit. Dan LaMore , senior vice president of the … Pond, was built to surpass LEED silver specifications and designed to serve as the anchor for the Goldsworth Valley … number of private dining rooms have been included in the design to facilitate mealtime meetings. Throughout the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/34462

WMU students place first at sales competition

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… were progressive, with the students selling to different groups. The final round involved making a presentation to a key decision maker at a 3M distributor who supplies an influential contact in the RV manufacturing … course of three months, we watched both competitors show up hungry to learn. After many weeks of honing their craft, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63547

WMU women aviators ready for start of national cross-country race

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… is a 2012 graduate of Plymouth South High School. "The biggest challenge will be the changing terrain," Bates says. … and some of the southern areas of Texas are known for pop-up thunderstorms we'll have to watch out for." For … they may face, since she served last year on the support team for the 2015 WMU team, tracking weather …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33082

Art galleries reopen to public at WMU

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… and integrated media. His work " Black Tent Transit " occupies the vast space of the Albertine Monroe-Brown Gallery. … from what you think it's going to be to what it ends up feeling like at full scale is quite a shift." The final …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/01/62793

Pathway Tutoring program connects teacher candidates to community youth

College of Education and Human Development

… combines integral parts of reading instruction to provide significant support to reading proficiency.  “Teacher candidates start … the Read by Grade 3 Law to identify learners who are struggling with reading and writing to provide them support. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71518

Work by WMU may reduce US dependency on China for critical minerals

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… lanthanum, neodymium, samarium and gadolinium (photo by Peggy Greb, U.S. Department of Agriculture). • President's … survey received to assess Michigan's potential for supplying some of the 35 minerals the federal government … program was announced in the wake of President Donald Trump signing a presidential executive order calling for a federal …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/53988

Free, public Study Abroad Fair is first step to journey of a lifetime

International Student and Scholar Services

… Study Abroad program, a WMU endowment that offers grants of up to $10,000 to students who study a foreign language …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/26963

Fall registration underway for low-cost Chinese culture courses

International Student and Scholar Services

… Language courses, was born and raised in Beijing. Growing up in a traditional Chinese family, she was exposed to … She earned a master's degree from the Academy of Art and Design, Tsinghua University, and she worked in media for more …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26592

Five students receive Gilman scholarships to study abroad

International Student and Scholar Services

… received the prestigious Gilman Scholarship, which provides up to $5,000 for American students to pursue overseas study … Gilman Scholarship recipients were advised and supported in applying for the award by personnel in the  …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24872