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… Impacting students a world away Submitted by Erin Flynn on Bailey Papes is joining the … graduation. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—No electricity. No running water. No problem. Bailey Papes is getting ready to embark … my leadership skills and taught me new ways to explain the material in easy-to-understand terms." Once she completes …

… Directory allows WMU faculty and staff to quickly locate material needed to navigate students into programs and toward services that help them flourish at the University. The … Department of Education's First in the World program. WMU was the only entity in Michigan to be awarded a grant …

… Mich.—A Western Michigan University engineering student was among nine college students from North America invited … Nicolas Theoret , a senior in mechanical engineering, was tapped for the Magna Student Innovation Challenge … describing their idea along with three pages of supporting material. "We had three days to come up with an idea, come …

… . The market-based structure was shared widely during the recent campus meetings and used … during discussions about job slottings. "The pay structure was developed using best practices in the human resources … that will to be effective July 1. Development of training materials for supervisors and for employees assisting in the …

… and pay for upcoming activities, and engage in a book swap. They also will be able to learn about the KIA's current … page, as this page contains corrections and updates to material presented in the catalog. …

… The Contemporary Journal of Research, Practice and Policy was published Aug. 20 and can be found online at … research center. The need for such a journal, they say, was one of the primary findings of a national survey done by … charge. "We really feel it is important to make sure this material is available to people who work with grandparents …

… WMU researchers awarded NIH grant to improve canes used by blind Submitted by … could be the ultimate beneficiaries of a $421,125 grant awarded to Western Michigan University researchers to improve … and drop-offs in the walking environment. Looking at cane materials, techniques for use Kim, the project's principal …

… German, Greek and Latin will be explored, as will the material cultures of Europe, Asia and the Mediterranean … series, which is endowed in memory of Archibald Cason Edwards Sr. and Sarah Stanley Gordon Edwards , will bring … medievalists, will feature the varied wares of more than 70 vendors, including used and rare book dealers, publishers …

… from WMU and University of Lisbon Submitted by Cindy Wagner on João Pedro Sousa KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Pivoting during … college can be difficult but it can also be exciting and rewarding. And João Pedro Sousa is experiencing just that. His … and director of the laboratory of smart and advanced materials, serves as the committee chair. She is a materials …

… Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Since he was five years old, Josh Carpenter's head has been in the … His first ride on an airplane had him hooked. "We were always interested in things with motors and things that went … when you get to the airlines, you know how to study the material, you know how the basic flow of a flight deck and …