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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