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Nearly $3M grant will help WMU increase ESL-endorsed teacher workforce

College of Education and Human Development

Nearly $3M grant will help WMU increase ESL-endorsed teacher … of Special Education and Literacy Studies , have been awarded a $2.96 million National Professional Development … a comprehensive professional development program to 75 in-service teachers and 60 pre-service teachers who will earn …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69606

A beast of a book: WMU professor translates Godzilla novellas

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… that wreaks havoc on Japan after it is awoken by an underwater hydrogen bomb, the film made waves as both a form of entertainment and as a political commentary of the fear of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73605

Product design student a featured artist at Chicago Museum of Science and Industry

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… Collins' necklace, "Pendant of Nada" CHICAGO—Art has always been part of Kendall Collins' life. "I've been drawing since even before I can remember," he says. "I still have a bunch of sketchbooks from … The Western Michigan University student has come a long way from sketching on notebook paper, finding his artwork …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64077

Dance emerita honored for advocacy

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… Dance emerita honored for advocacy Submitted by Deanne Puca on … of this year's Partners in Dance Community Dance Advocacy Award. The award, presented at a reception Feb. 2, celebrates … and awarded her with the College of Fine Arts Outstanding Service Award in 1995, the WMU Alumni Association's Teaching …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45267

Celia Yonkers obituary

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… Michigan University staff member, died Aug. 29 . She was 93. Yonkers, of Kalamazoo, joined the WMU staff in 1969 and retired in 1988 after nearly 19 years of service to the University. She was a clerk in the School of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42356

Battery research project will support company's clean energy plan

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… and its racks of batteries work. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Consumers Energy ushered in a new technology Sept. 17 at Western … Energy employees who worked on the project, WMU President Edward Montgomery as well as local legislators and county … power its 15  electric vehicle charging stations located near Miller Auditorium. The massive 50-kilowatt, grid-tied …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/49068

Western students connect with legislators to advocate for environmental policies

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… students connect with legislators to advocate for environmental policies Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—From drinking water and air quality to renewable energy, environmental policy decisions impact every …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/64026

Western honored for innovation, leadership in sustainability

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… charging  network earned a second-place Innovative Project Award from the U.S. Green Building Council of West Michigan. … on May 11, 2022, from left to right: Pete Strazdas, former associate vice president for facilities management; … one of the first multifamily projects in the state that is nearly fully electrified and net zero-ready. "Matt was a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70133

Engineering student designs her future at WMU

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… to enter this vast industry.   Initially inspired to pursue mechanical engineering, Kieliszewski discovered the … I slowly realized that they were describing exactly what I was interested in,” says Kieliszewski. “Once that panel was over, I knew that I wanted to study engineering design …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/05/75588

WMU graduate wins prestigious playwriting fellowship

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… Michigan University graduate has won the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival 's Ten-Minute Play Award at the same time he has been selected for a prestigious … in playwriting through the WMU Creative Writing Program, was one of four finalists for the Ten-Minute Play Award for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/441