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Community involvement and engineering coursework helps engineering student make a difference

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… design technology student Marionda Owens found her sense of belonging at Western Michigan University while continuing … local community. “I now believe that Western is the best school that will help me to achieve my dreams of becoming anything in life,” says Owens. One of Owens’ …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/05/making-difference-owens

Honors College hosts award-winning author

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… Gordon Henry Jr. will perform live with founding members of music group Northwoods Improvisors at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13 , on the campus of Western Michigan University. The event in Room 1730 of the Lee Honors College features Mike Gilmore on the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20137

University Theatre announces 2015-16 season

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… Wilder's greatest work, this Pulitzer Prize-winning glimpse of American culture explores the beautiful intricacies of small-town life. Ameriville Oct. 9-18 An original piece … Universes, WMU theatre students will perform alongside of ensemble members, who fuse theater, poetry, dance, jazz, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/24336

Experienced manager, Army officer takes military affairs helm

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… Experienced manager, Army officer takes military affairs helm Submitted by Anonymous … Mich.—A U.S. Army veteran with more than 25 years of experience managing and working with diverse people and teams has been hired to head the Office of Military and Veterans Affairs at Western Michigan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/19184

Finding opportunity amid crisis: Preparing teachers for a strong future

W Magazine

… for a strong future Submitted by Erin Flynn on When K-12 school districts abruptly transitioned to distance education in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, access to the internet was a … can’t be fully utilized,” says Jennifer Hinga, a high school teacher and recent graduate of the master’s degree …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63902

WMU wins $779,072 grant, partners with Oxford in Web project

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… to assemble a digital library and interactive web portal of historical religious philosophical writings in partnership with University of Oxford , the oldest and one of the most prestigious universities in the English-speaking …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18700

OT professor wins recognition from national organization

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… OT professor wins recognition from national organization … Lindstrom KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A Western Michigan University professor of occupational therapy has won high honors from a national … in the nation in U.S. News and World Report's Best Grad Schools rankings. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20777

From WMU stardom to NFL scouting, Bronco alum thriving with Detroit Lions

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… special. With a culture-changing head coach and one of the most talented rosters in the NFL, the goal for the … area scout Steve Neal .  “You wake up early, get to the school and try to get with coaches, academics, anybody that … Onward for the brown and gold Neal was a highly touted high school football prospect with offers from University of Iowa …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/detroit-lions-steve-neal-western-alumnus-now-midwest-area-scout

Frostic Series teams up with Theatre Kalamazoo to present playwright

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… Mall. A reception for the public will follow the reading of his play. He also will conduct a free workshop for local … and many more. Szymkowicz earned a degree from The Julliard School's Lila Acheson Wallace American Playwrights Program … the Ars Nova Play Group. Symkowicz teaches at the Einhorn School of the Performing Arts and is the literary manager at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29828

Trustees to consider labor contracts, central dispatch agreement

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… agreement Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Photo of a WMU sign. KALAMAZOO, Mich.--The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees will consider approval of a new contract with WMU's faculty union--the American …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/19234