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College of Arts and Sciences students win big in 2025

College of Arts and Sciences

… College of Arts and Sciences students were a part of accomplishments at the highest level this year. They skated past, … was held April 11-13 at the University of Notre Dame, showcases the top skating teams nationwide.   The College of … as general manager.    “This award is a recognition of how far we have come as a radio station. All the credit goes to

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-national-wins-0

Academic advisors at the Haworth College of Business win awards for impact on students

Haworth College of Business

… Academic advisors at the Haworth College of Business win awards for … has given her valuable insight into what students need and how to be their advocate. She says, “I have a B.B.A. in … want to make sure they know I’m always there for them.” As far as how to handle the difficult issue of fitting the …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/01/academic-advisors-haworth-awards

From mechanic to dietician, Air Force veteran focused on helping patients maintain healthy lifestyles

News

… healthy lifestyles Submitted by Erin Flynn on Derek Fischer is excited to start his career as an outpatient … and climate," he says. "People don't really know how related diet and our food system is to climate change." … that were locally grown. "We took some bok choy from a farm in Battle Creek (Michigan) and made a vegetable stir …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/12/nutrition-dietetics-fall-2024-graduate-derek-fischer-air-force-veteran-employed

GAPDAC has been renamed to AARC

Ombuds

… GAPDAC has been renamed to AARC Submitted by Eric McConnell on …

https://wmich.edu/ombudsman/news/2025/08/ombudsman

The philosophy of grief

College of Arts and Sciences

… Bodinaku on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Ashley Atkins can’t point to a specific moment when she realized she was destined to … does not even remember it herself. What she does recall, however, is always having an internal preoccupation with …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-atkins

Distance education: You do you

News

… Distance education: You do you Submitted by Stacey Anderson … our semester, choosing the technology that best supports how you teach is my advice to faculty,” says Rea. “If you … criticism on how you think the experience can improve going forward. As faculty members, we can learn much from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58871

Sunseeker builds on 30+ years of ‘raycing’ with the sun

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… & Science Museum on Oct. 28, 2023. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—“Racing is spelled r-a-y-c-I-n-g because the cars are powered by sun … where I’ve had people come up to me and tell me about how they wrote a high school essay on the Sunseeker or how … team, telling me their stories while I teach them about how far we’ve come.” Walega helped rebuild the student …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73445

WMU Theatre stages poetic drama inspired by tragedy

Theatre

… women of Lockerbie, who are fighting the U.S. government to obtain the clothing of the victims found in the plane's … direct the all WMU student cast. When asked what makes this play special, Thomsen said, "For me, the play is such a … of human resilience and community. It reminds us how interconnected we are, and how we find meaning in our …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37227

Uncovering untold stories, traditions through the East Campus Oral History Project

University Libraries

… untold stories, traditions through the East Campus Oral History Project Submitted by Sara Volmering on Cassie Kotrch, … full picture of Western as a whole throughout the years going all the way back to the beginning of Western," Kotrch … so many people and being able to hear their life story and how Western was a huge part of that life story and how they …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71894

Gaming Gawain

Medieval Institute Publications

… Gaming Gawain Submitted by Kylie Owens on This post is authored by Julie Nelson Couch and Kimberly K. … English Text: “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” and the Cotton Nero A X/2 Manuscript . Julie Nelson Couch is Professor … manuscript study with contemporary cultural game theory to show how the Middle English romance Sir Gawain and the Green …

https://wmich.edu/medievalpublications/news/2025/09/couchandbell-gawain