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Some 1.34M hours of service helps earn WMU coveted Carnegie recognition

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—For the second consecutive time, Western Michigan University … higher education institutions across the country for their outstanding institutional commitment to transformative collaboration locally and beyond. Only 359 colleges …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57766

Three Broncos honored by YWCA as Young Women of Achievement

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… Three Broncos honored by YWCA as Young Women of Achievement Submitted by Erin … YWCA Young Women of Achievement Award winners included Morgan Jones, Sierra Ward, Yacine Lo, Mahum Khan, Whitney Lewis and Jaelyn Horn. Courtesy: Precision Productions Morgan Jones Courtesy: …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71815

Community, campus programs to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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… Community, campus programs to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Submitted by Deanne Puca on … Michigan University continues its tradition of honoring slain civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. … service, educational programs and presentations. "The Transformative Power of a Unified Dream" is the theme of this …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36802

Longtime WMU friend, honors college namesake Carl Lee dies at 96

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… Longtime WMU friend, honors college namesake Carl Lee dies at 96 Submitted by … Lee , who with his late wife Winifred Lee was the namesake for Western Michigan University's honors college, died Feb. 22 . He was 96. Lee worked for 60 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/22184

Health disparities focus of WMU Burian lecture, conference

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… Building. Her presentation, titled "Successful Strategies for Interdisciplinary Collaboratives to Achieve Health Equity," is free and open to the … Committee on Diversity and Inclusion. With the theme "Collaboration for Equity: Building a Community that Supports …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21420

Alexis Brown: Achieving Excellence in Aviation

College of Aviation

… their college careers, her parents competed in that sport and, listening to their stories about travels and meets while growing up, she wanted … marks as well.  Good enough as an athlete at LakeVille Memorial High School in Genesee County, Brown earned a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58976

Redefining Normal: Alumni find strength in each other to inspire a new generation

W Magazine

… Redefining Normal: Alumni find strength in each other to inspire a new … together in their new home. Stability is a sanctuary, and for the first time in their lives, Justin and Alexis Black … they discovered love—and purpose—at Western. "Being former foster youth, we never really had examples of healthy …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63818

Generating Buzz: Regulating genetically modified mosquitoes

W Magazine

… reduce populations of their malaria-carrying counterparts or make those populations unable to carry malaria at all. … communities being ravaged by the disease. Quemada Dr. Hector Quemada , a principal research associate at WMU, is working to strengthen the understanding of African government …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/57059

Finding Common Ground

W Magazine

… may seem like a utopian fantasy. Dr. Rudolf Siebert, professor emeritus of comparative religion, is looking for the light at the end of the tunnel. "Our political discourse has really declined in the world. What we want to do is see it come to a level where …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/12/57179

German professor to discuss Mohammed caricatures in upcoming talk

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… German professor to discuss Mohammed caricatures in upcoming talk … this month at Western Michigan University, a professor from Germany will examine the ethical problems that arose … of the prophet Mohammed. Dr. Oliver Hahn , professor of journalism at the University of Passau, will speak at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18463