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WMU researchers get $12.5 million grant for school leadership renewal
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… schools in 20 West Michigan counties, the project will support teams of school principals and teacher leaders by: Providing intense professional development and support, and money for renewal projects for teams of leaders … who may be future principals. The school team will be assigned a team of coaches who will work with them over a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43228
A lifelong gift: 1980 graduate gives back to Department of Philosophy
College of Arts and Sciences
… department’s value, and with a desire to provide lasting support for future students, Rochon met with department … important for graduate students in particular.” “It’s super easy and it’s been rewarding,” Rochon says of the … Rochon also represented the Palestinian government in a significant case brought forward from the United States. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69151
From Lake Michigan to the Skies: The Journey of Two WMU Aviation Alumni Soaring with Delta
College of Aviation
… ever wanted to do. Planes always interested me. Growing up, we would go to the Middle East every summer. On that … was until I was part of it. My primary resources were a couple of people from my high school who had chosen WMU's … at the college's base of operations at Battle Creek's Kellogg Field, worked three years as a flight instructor, served …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/02/abuzir-quandt
MODA Motown fashion show drives donations to breast cancer charity
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… their collections. Gotts is wearing the dress she designed for the Warriors in Pink collection. Grace Stibich … fashion aficionados at Western Michigan University revved up their creative skills for a cause. The Merchandising … Most Cohesive Style Line Kyle Shannon : Best Styled Line Maggie Ek : Most Marketable Grace Stibich : Best Use of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67768
WMU-related travel to China prohibited
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… People infected with coronavirus—2019-nCoV—should receive supportive care to help relieve symptoms. Currently, there is … at 7 p.m. has been postponed. The contest will be made up at a later date, to be determined. "As we have … game." Keep checking with wmubroncos.com for further updates. The Broncos return to action on Saturday, when they …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57804
Redefining Normal: Alumni find strength in each other to inspire a new generation
W Magazine
… situations in life were normal," adds Justin, who grew up on the southwest side of Detroit and entered foster care … lays bare the wounds of their childhood and highlights the support they found in Western's Seita Scholars Program—a … mentors around me gave me the confidence to apply. They suggested I go to the Seita Scholars Program because they had …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63818
Sunseeker team engineers its way to impressive finish at Formula Sun Grand Prix
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… , in which teams drive the solar-powered cars they’ve designed and built in a cross-country time and distance rally … this team has heart," says Keil, professor of engineering design. This year's finish is a welcome return to the top-five in the single-occupant vehicle racing category at the FSGP–the first since …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54383
Art and science project highlights importance of not blowing off STEAM
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… of Music and Department of Chemistry . It challenges the groups to develop original works of art based on analysis by … that art in a community exhibition. For the most recent group of participants, the projects began in fall 2018 by … to make it sound interesting," Tubbs says. "I ended up plugging it into a program where it generated sound waves off …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54132
20 new WMU 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 … Youth Clinic and being active in the St. Lawrence Youth Group. In addition, Brzezinski volunteered at St. Leo's Soup Kitchen and the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Macomb …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1223
Some 3,000 medievalists from dozens of nations to gather at WMU
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… May 15-16 , in the Bernhard Center's East Ballroom. First up will be an apt discussion for the modern age, rocked as … light on the limitations of classic liberalism as well as suggest alternative ways of building tolerant social and … Master of Arts in medieval studies offered at a state-supported university in the United States. Today, WMU remains …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23536