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Spark for sustainability earns Western professor national electric vehicle award

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… during Bike Week 2021. One of the first gatherings of what would become the Kalamazoo Electric Vehicle Association … "As the first decade of the new millennium unfolded, I got more and more impatient with auto manufacturers who kept … of the Office for Sustainability at Western, serving for a time as interim director, and also led the committee which …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69761

Tuition adjustments approved to develop international partnerships

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… to a resolution that authorizes the administration to negotiate favorable nonresident tuition rates for … partners that guarantee the enrollment of multiple groups of graduate or undergraduate students over a period of time. The resolution passed by the board set the minimum …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/232

Bill Morris Chambers obituary

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… while he was employed at WMU from 1960 to 1985. During that time, he also was an associate professor in the Department …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37603

Education alum and teacher selected as state finalist for Presidential Award

College of Education and Human Development

… teachers,” said Dr. Michael F. Rice , Michigan's State Superintendent, in a press release  announcing the state's … Foundation for the White House. The president can recognize up to 110 outstanding teachers annually and winners each get …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/05/75556

ISM students earn high honors in regional competition

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… enrolled in Western Michigan University's integrated supply management program finished second and sixth overall … Part of the challenge for student teams was the short time frame allowed. Teams were given the case at 8 p.m. on a … was the key to success, according to DeGraaf. "Before going to the competition, we designated certain positions …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22465

WMU seniors to showcase capstone projects

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… projects on Tuesday, April 16 . This semester’s line-up includes an effort improve access to water for people in … this project,” says Alfaro-Mendoza. The team’s work was supervised by Michael Konkel , master faculty specialist in … to injected nanoamp-level currents. Such experiments support research in neuron function. The new design costs …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75305

WMU BTR Park welcomes new architectural and engineering firm

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… already full after a reconfiguration of the facility freed up the 3,500 square feet. Seven Generations moved into the … as Mno-Bmadsen. The organization is chartered by the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi to conduct all nongaming, for-profit … student interns, and recently announced several open full-time and internship opportunities.   "We use our revenue …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19492

WMU campus on final countdown to becoming tobacco free

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… around campus. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—With just two weeks to go before Western Michigan University becomes a tobacco-free … . Insurance policy changes triggered by the Affordable Care Act mean more cessation … have been developed for use by students, employees and supervisors to help with social enforcement of the policy and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/08/18097

Beauregard lauded for lifetime of achievement and service

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… Beauregard lauded for lifetime of achievement and service Submitted by Anonymous (not … post in one of the 120 Football Bowl Schools that make up the top rung of collegiate athletics. Across all … women in attaining leadership skills and professionals goals. Through her volunteer service, Beauregard has set an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/195

New book about World War II memories grows out of class project

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… who lived through the war, many of whom were young at the time, but also a few veterans of the war effort. The idea … professor emerita and former chair of the Department of Occupational Therapy, and Dr. Ellen Page-Robin , founding … they were interviewing. My impression was that it was also good for the people who were interviewed." With today's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15025