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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 … County, Brown earned a track-and-field scholarship to Western Michigan University . Request WMU Aviation … "and became a rich source of advice and information. Since Western, we have twice been employed by the same firm and …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/04/brown
Taking Off with Tom Deckard - An Aviation Life Fulfilled
College of Aviation
… into people’s blood. Talk to most aviation enthusiasts and they can pinpoint the time in their life when this … freshmen year at Indiana, Deckard decided to transfer to Western Michigan University, where, by 1967, he earned a … his Master of Science in industrial supervision from Western Michigan University. With his master’s firmly in …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2013/09/deckard
Sabbatical leaves granted for 33 faculty members
News
… grants sabbatical leaves for faculty members. KALAMAZOO—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees granted … 5 meeting. Dr. Paul V. Engelmann , professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering, was granted sabbatical leave for the spring semester 2013. The remaining 32 faculty members were …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4040
Graduate students take their turn to help raise awareness of ALS
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… turns: it is a concept that we learn very early in life, and it forms the basis of many of our relationships. It is a … Nancy Frates , co-founder of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and mother of a son with ALS, who told him that the disease … ALS awareness. Taking their turn Enter Dr. Derrick McIver , Western Michigan University assistant professor of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40842
Grant puts rare Latin manuscript into WMU's collection
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… first produced some 300 years earlier is now at home in Western Michigan University's Special Collections and Rare Book Department, thanks to a grant from the New … Foundation. Written in northern France between 831 and 833, the original text was the work of Paschasius …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36070
Walker Institute holding community forums on unequal justice
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… verified) on Forman KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Starting this month, Western Michigan University's Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations is launching a free series of community forums called "Unequal Justice: Race, Class and the Criminal Justice System." Leading off the series is …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22694
Deadline approaching for MLK event proposals
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… of the 2013 Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at Western Michigan University will be accepting applications for sponsored programs and activities through 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2 . WMU … support, those planning to hold MLK-related events during spring semester are asked to submit proposals for each of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2238
Hip-hop performance, film screening among events planned for Native American Heritage Month
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… Month Submitted by Erin Flynn on Dr. Dee Ann Sherwood and Shabanaa Bush, pictured far right, gather with panelists … Peoples' Day. (Photo courtesy: NASO) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is located on the traditional … a first-year aerospace engineering student and president of Western's Native American Student Organization (NASO). …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73305
Bronco Innovators Challenge inspires creativity, encourages entrepreneurship
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… right: Dr. Steven Butt, dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Imani Williams; Taylor Auby; Renee … classroom, the next generation of innovators is thriving at Western Michigan University through mentorship and guided … creative scholarship and entrepreneurship, finished the spring semester with five teams of students earning funding …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72467
Event to showcase global engagement opportunities
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… valuable cross-cultural experience. KALAMAZOO—Students and others can learn how to globalize their degrees and advance the interpersonal skills most desired by many of … employers by attending the Study and Intern Abroad Fair at Western Michigan University. The free fair is set for noon …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1798