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WMU grads ready for diplomas and promise of 89 percent success rate

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… developed in college. We can show that a college degree significantly enhances their prospects." Career and graduate … them with very specific information like this, but the most significant outcomes are our students' abilities to … . A prospective student could look up political science, for instance, and find that 89 percent …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22630

Back-to-school events planned for new and returning students

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… Mall. Move-in Early move-in for some select student groups is 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 29. … pizza eating contests and other social events; a group trip to a local grocery store Monday, Aug. 28; and an … 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1 . It involves picking up students from the Bronco Transit Loading Zone near Rood …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/42123

20 incoming students win $60,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… 2017-18. The daylong event included essay writing and a group problem-solving activity for the students as well as … of theatre, such as performance, stage management, or design and technical production. He received a Presidential … of the National Honor Society, Lutz has training in stage rigging, advanced sound design and stage combat and earned …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41400

New physical therapy doctorate gains pre-accreditation status

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… is an innovative 30-month curriculum built from the ground up to save students both time and money. "Most DPT programs … of the curriculum, when students engage in some 30 faculty-supervised hours in a variety of clinical settings. They also … therapy research laboratory. The research space is designed not only to serve DPT faculty and students, but also …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54595

WMU a leader in offering learning by virtual reality

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… actually see the culture. Practice surgery or accurately design a 3D car. Western Michigan University offers significant opportunities in the areas of teaching, learning … growing potential it has to shape the future." Community groups also have taken advantage of the local resource, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50873

Communitywide sustainability resource offerings keep evolving

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… higher education institution to adopt a "green fee" to support campus sustainability. The move was instrumental in … office and had been run informally by a dedicated group of volunteers for the past nine years. "The … broadly applying ecological principles can lead to better-designed societies and an eclectic Sustainability Chats …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53507

Twenty incoming students win $50,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… The daylong event included essay writing and a group problem-solving activity for the students as well as an … Morales spent nearly the same amount of time helping to design sets and leading set construction, and she worked on … BEACON summer program at Michigan State University's Kellogg Biological Station. Hudy-Velasco was named a National …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7662

'The goat ate my homework,' conservation management students say

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… Barkman says. "The idea is to take land that has been disrupted by human activity and invasive species and test ways … rare in Michigan. This site also contains some of the older significant trees on campus. The third site is owned by the … on conservation-related projects. "Those former students suggested that we develop a formal course around this topic, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43969

Student Recreation Center creates lasting impact on students’ personal growth, sense of belonging

Student Life

… Students, faculty and staff can participate in several group classes on the multipurpose courts. The climbing wall on … life. In addition, the University found the SRC has a significant impact on student’s feelings of well-being with … needs of its attendees, the SRC continues to make a significant and lasting impact on stude nts in ways that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70910

Navy veteran and four-time CAS alum built a career by probing the link between humans and their machines

College of Arts and Sciences

… an initial deployment on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower supporting Operation Deny Flight and Operation Provide … (DARPA), the government’s rather radical department designed to explore seemingly impossible ideas and, in many … Award. The project, called Augmented Cognition, was designed to exponentially “extend the information management …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69145