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Two professors to be honored with Distinguished Teaching Awards

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… its highest award recognizing faculty members for their work with students. Drs. Matthew Mingus and Leah … the larger context of organizational communication such as workgroups and the sharing of resources. Drawing from her … and communication barriers surrounding end of life. Her work has been featured in venues such as Communication …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54905

Western alumna named Distinguished Educator of the Year

College of Arts and Sciences

… She went on to earn a Ph.D. in physiology from MSU and work as a postdoctoral fellow at the Mayo Clinic.  But she … was feeling really intellectually stimulated and inspired working in clinical research at Mayo,  but over time I … there was something missing in my heart. I loved the work that I was doing, but it just wasn’t quite as deeply …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69144

Geography program earns national excellence award

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… teach, participate in professional gatherings and network. "Not only are these graduate students well-resourced, … I presented at two conferences, took part in an internship, worked as a teaching assistant and took part in two planning … grow academically and professionally." Now, thanks to his work at WMU, Carlton says he has been accepted into a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54206

Acclaimed journalist, WMU alum marks Homecoming as distinguished speaker

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… the Online News Association and others. In addition to his work for CNN and sports reporting for ESPN, Granderson … for many of his live appearances on CNN.   In addition to working full-time for ESPN, the 41-year-old is one of … himself. He came prepared and he was thorough in his work." Granderson says that no one at WMU was more important …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19764

Success@WMU initiative seeking students to serve as peer mentors

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… students during their first year at WMU. Peer mentors will work with one or two groups of 22 students who are part of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45735

Poet, advocate for undocumented writers is next Frostic speaker

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… Mich—Poet Marcelo Hernandez Castilo will read from his works at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 15 , as part of the spring … to know that "what they have is beautiful and that their work is important because it stems from them and not from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45699

Chicago-based Kontras Quartet returns for free performance

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… albums. The first, "Origins," features new and lesser-known works from the quartet's home countries, including the world … with a generous Chamber Music America-awarded grant. The work treads the line between classical music and American …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44833

Student pursues public service with prestigious award

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… Hang gliding in Rio Boren Scholarship recipients agree to work for the federal government for at least one year after … bug. "They were describing it like, you live abroad, you work for the U.S. government, you help to facilitate …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53032

Carls Foundation awards $314,400 to help children hear

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… of students and professionals to become highly qualified to work with children who are hard of hearing, especially in … by William and Marie Carls. Through the foundation, the work started by William and Marie Carls lives on many years …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1243

Students, public invited to 2017 Study Abroad Fair

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… non-WMU organizations providing more than 100 study and work programs conducted worldwide. Prospective study abroad …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42668