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Twenty incoming students win $50,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… Valued at $50,000 each over four years, they constitute one of the largest merit-based awards in American higher education. Eight of this year's incoming scholars received a Presidential … Medallion Scholarship and plans to major in biomedical sciences. She graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7662

New climate and energy advisor develops vision for cleaner, greener Michigan

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… hitting record highs. Wildfires ravaging thousands of acres. The headlines related to climate change are … climate and energy advisor in June. Liesl Clark , director of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, calls her a perfect …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54484

Award-winning singer, plane crash survivor to speak on resilience at WMU

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… a teenager when she was involved in a horrific plane crash. Of the 109 people aboard, only two survived. Sustained by her faith, family, and love of music, she has endured more than 100 reconstructive … Student Affairs , Lee Honors College , College of Arts and Sciences , Office of Diversity and Inclusion , and Center …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55402

Trustees update graduate residency policy, change nonresident graduate tuition structure and rates

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… meeting on Nov. 6 , the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees adopted a simplified nonresident graduate … retain the residency status that was determined at the time of their admission, mirroring the residency procedure for undergraduates. Additionally, with the onset of summer II next year, the nonresident graduate student …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/57018

Autonomous vehicle research rolling onto WMU campus

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… tested on the WMU campus. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Transportation of the future has arrived on the Western Michigan University … campus. Research involving an autonomous electric shuttle officially kicked off Thursday, Sept. 19 . The $2.1 million project, funded …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55431

Trailblazing Western alumna Dr. Merze Tate honored with celebration, statewide tributes

Merze Tate College

… Day. Pictured left to right: Tomika Ward, assistant dean of academic advising in Merze Tate College; David … time and was the first African American woman to receive a bachelor’s degree from the school; and, WHEREAS, A daring … was the first African American to receive degrees (bachelor's, doctor's) at Oxford University, briefly studied …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70638

WMU awards recognize diversity and inclusion efforts

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… diversity and inclusion by honoring three recipients of Excellence in Diversity Awards during a ceremony at … the Adrian Trimpe Building. Dr. Kirsty Eisenhart , director of developmental math in the Department of Mathematics; the Graduate College , and the Committee for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53530

Bronco footballer scores accolades for impact off the field

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… Bronco footballer scores accolades for impact off the field Submitted by Erin Flynn on Jon Wassink holds … and academic achievement. "What he has done serving others off the field, along with his work in the classroom and on … tried to take very seriously," says Wassink, who earned a bachelor's degree in accountancy in the spring and is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57295

Longtime employees to be inducted into 25 Year Club

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… at last year's 25 Year Club gala KALAMAZOO—A total of 52 people who began their service to WMU in 1988 will be … induction ceremony. Invitations have been mailed to members of the club, with reservations due Friday, Nov. 15 . For the … mathematics Jim Butterfield , professor, political science Imtiaz A. Chaudhary , database administrator, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10913

Communitywide sustainability resource offerings keep evolving

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… Communitywide sustainability resource offerings keep evolving Submitted by Anonymous (not … verified) on WMU Senior Ben Pikaart regularly makes use of equipment available to him in the Open Bike Shop. … peers ever since are bearing fruit for today's members of the campus and Kalamazoo communities. Thanks primarily to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53507