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Two receive WMU’s highest honor for teaching
News
… exceptional educators and mentors and demonstrating outstanding dedication in their work. Allison Downey , associate … as the recipients of this year's Distinguished Teaching Awards during WMU's Academic Convocation at 2 p.m. Friday, … disciplines. "Allison is passionate, dedicated and an asset to WMU," wrote one former student. "She has taken an art …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27321
Celebrations, activities mark beginning of fall semester
News
… an opportunity to get the hang of campus life early by attending Fall Welcome , a four-day program that assists … traffic, students who can't arrive by noon will need to wait and move in any time Saturday, Sept. 5, through Monday … move in. Most residence hall students are expected to be settled in their rooms by the end of Saturday. One Stop …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26602
Western alumna named Distinguished Educator of the Year
College of Arts and Sciences
… Western alumna named Distinguished Educator of the Year Submitted by Anonymous … master’s thesis book in class and at the time I thought ‘no way,’” says Wehrwein, who went on to earn bachelor’s and … education, this consortium of educators developed a set of recommended curriculum guidelines for undergraduate …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69144
Western welcomes more than 275 new international students to campus
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… of pride at Western is that our campus reflects our world’s diversity in people and cultures,” Dr. Chris Cheatham , … overseas, such as the Global Innovation MBA Program in Taiwan , which welcomed 21 new students this fall. That program … It hosts a variety of global learning activities, such as designing and promoting scholarship and academic …
https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/09/international-enrollment-2025
A Flawed Bishop, a Favorite Teacher: Lárentíus saga
Medieval Institute Publications
… author of MIP's The Development of Education in Medieval Iceland . Read along as he relates the story of L … been a good bishop, his biographer knew very well that he was not a great one. L árentíus saga byskups (The Saga of … Lárentíus is ultimately successful, this dispute is full of setbacks, including being accused of stealing legal …
https://wmich.edu/medievalpublications/news/2024/10/flawed-bishop
Social work grad empowered to uplift migrant and Latinx communities
News
… "I don't know what my life would have been like if I didn't have the opportunity to come here," she says. Cortes … Concilio, I can really relate to those students because I was a student who struggled. I was in the bottom 10% of my … me know I have a voice and I have the ability to do what I set my mind to do. Because of the support system, I ran for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67907
New $2 million grant supports nursing pipeline from KCC to WMU
College of Health and Human Services
… the Bronson School of Nursing. BATTLE CREEK, Mich.—A new funding boost will enhance a partnership between Western … $2 million grant KCC received from the state of Michigan is designed to support associate-degree-level nursing graduates … a bachelor’s degree. The ADN-to-BSN Completion Grant, awarded via the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, …
https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2024/08/state-grant-supports-nursing-pipeline-kcc-wmu
Opportunities abound for WMU community around Kalamazoo
News
… who earned a master's degree from WMU in 2014. "Also, find ways you can apply what you are learning in class to make … our community a better place. Learning by doing is incredibly powerful; seek opportunities off campus for … shops and restaurants as well as several food trucks that set up at the Kalamazoo Farmers Market and other events …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54810
WMU, Kalamazoo Valley sign agreement leading to smoother degree path for students
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… WMU, Kalamazoo Valley sign agreement leading to smoother degree path for students Submitted by Paula M. Davis on Dr. L. Marshall Washington, president of Kalamazoo Valley Community College, … articulation agreement the higher ed leaders signed is designed to help minimize credit loss and duplication of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70502
Multimillion-dollar research center addresses construction challenges
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… University researchers is busily studying new and creative ways to build better in an age of climate change and other … facility will allow researchers to evaluate roofing system designs under extreme wind loads as well as study the … second phase of his research involves developing two datasets for predicting fire spread in smart buildings and then …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47955