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New class of Medallion Scholars inducted into elite group
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… . Medallion Scholarships are the highest merit-based award WMU can bestow on an incoming first-time freshman. … for the last seven years, with responsibilities including set-up and tear-down for various community events and … Fanizza was named a 2019 Illinois State Scholar, a designation offered through the Illinois Student Assistance …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/54831
Broadway star, WMU alumna Marin Mazzie receives posthumous Tony Award
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… Broadway star, WMU alumna Marin Mazzie receives posthumous Tony … so inspirational to so many as well," says Jay Berkow , director of music theatre performance at WMU. Marin Mazzie … "Ragtime" and "Kiss me Kate." "Her legacy is that she set the standard. She raised the bar," says D. Terry …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/53728
Communitywide sustainability resource offerings keep evolving
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… a "green fee" to support campus sustainability. The move was instrumental in creating the Office for Sustainability … faculty, staff and students can buy an EcoJug or a utensils set for $5 and a tote for $4. The office also has a limited … 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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… fall. Medallion Scholarships are the highest merit-based award WMU can bestow on an incoming freshman. Valued at … years will also receive a $4,000 Residence Hall Award to offset their 2014-15 housing costs. This year's 20 Medallion … Morales spent nearly the same amount of time helping to design sets and leading set construction, and she worked on …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7662
20 new WMU students win $50,000 Medallion Scholarships
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… fall. Medallion Scholarships are the highest merit-based award WMU can bestow on an incoming freshman. Valued at … years will receive a $4,000 Residence Hall Award to offset their 2013-14 housing costs. This year's Medallion … In addition, Brzezinski volunteered at St. Leo's Soup Kitchen and the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Macomb …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1223
WMU student invention wins $10,000 Lemelson-MIT 'Cure it!' prize
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… low-cost invention, NeoVent, a respiratory support device designed to treat critically ill infants in developing … and individual graduate students. The Lemelson-MIT Program awarded $65,000 in prizes for inventions in the healthcare, … medical school. "During our time at these low-resource settings, we were able to see that in order for medical …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/24028
University College to become Merze Tate College, honoring legacy of trailblazing alumna
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… to sit in the mold society created for her and instead set out to conquer her dreams and explore the world. Western … for exploratory majors—after the inspirational alumna who was a scholar, world traveler, journalist, author and … Essential Studies : WMU’s recently updated core curriculum, designed to help students become fluent in change and driven …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65686
Glasser, Quada win Distinguished Service awards
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… Glasser, Quada win Distinguished Service awards Submitted by Anonymous (not … bicycling infrastructure. "Dr. Glasser clearly helps WMU set an example that other institutions and organizations can …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18458
Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in October
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… carrying their home country's flags down the field is a tradition before each homecoming football game. KALAMAZOO, … Month —6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Kalamazoo Public Library Washington Square Branch, 1244 Portage St., Kalamazoo, … country's arts and culture. Michelle Yun, Senior Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at Asia Society, New York, will …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/49264
Bronco lineman recognized among elite student-athletes in the nation
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… for the Wuerffel Trophy, college football's premier award for community service. Caliendo runs onto the field at Waldo Stadium. Caliendo, No. 61, leads the Broncos onto the field at … both in the classroom and on the field. "That mindset, I think, is how I was able to do both school and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66104