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Broncos gather near and far to experience total solar eclipse

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… to view the eclipse. Students enjoyed the community aspect of viewing the eclipse together. Lee Honors College held a viewing party. The Department of Physics set up telescopes for close-up viewing of the eclipse. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Saxophone solos silenced. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75385

Western opens door to life-changing experiences for business law grad

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… with a bachelor's degree in business law and a plethora of experiences that helped reshape his career aspirations. … initiative. Roosien traveled to Alaska with a group of Western students to help residents of remote villages with tax preparation. Dr. Tim Palmer, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/05/75608

Disney recruiting at WMU

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… to recruit Western Michigan University students for a one-of-a-kind education and work program at the Magic Kingdom in … on hand Monday, Feb. 27 , at noon and at 6 p.m. in Room 105 of the Bernhard Center to provide information about the real world of make believe and becoming a Disney "cast member." The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/162

Students to rally for higher ed issues at Michigan Capitol

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… Capitol. WMU students who would like to take advantage of the free transportation provided by WMU's Office of Government Affairs must register ahead of time, and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/275

Funded call for students' original artwork on climate change

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… to submit original artwork to the "Spare|Change: The Art of Climate" exhibit Friday, Aug. 9, through Monday, Sept. 9 … is the immersive and lasting statistical distribution of weather exceeding average norms over given time brackets from millions of years to decades. All full- and part-time WMU students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8336

Understanding electric propulsion: Aerospace researcher shares expert knowledge with NASA

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… for science and research at the Smithsonian, Dr. Ellen Stofan , says that one of the best-kept secrets is that those working in STEM have … go figure it out.”  For Dr. Kristina Lemmer , associate professor and aerospace researcher at Western Michigan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70801

Four WMU food marketing students win industry scholarships

Haworth College of Business

… from Grocery Manufacturers’ Representatives (GMR) of Grand Rapids. Aidan Paciorek , Katie Pesola , Allison … program at Western, serving on the executive board of the Food Marketing Association, representing the Haworth College of Business at conferences and excelling in their classes. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75742

Alumnus helps Western esports program focus on well-being, level up skills

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… on Friday, Nov. 11, at 6 p.m. in the University's state-of-the-art Esports Arena . Edward Cleland, B.B.A.'04 … health education and mind body medicine, is founder of Mind Body Esports . He specializes in creating wellness paths for optimizing professional esports players, teams and organizations—a skill …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69809

Western’s new associate provost for equity-centered initiatives champions systemic educational equity and inclusion

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

… is a national leader in educational equity and a proponent of systemically advancing inclusion and justice for all. Dr. … Arizona State University, where he served as associate dean of equity, inclusion and community engagement.   “Dr. … for Hispanic/Latino communities through the Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona . He spent the week of Sept. 12 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72897

STEM-focused family event returns to WMU-Grand Rapids

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… event encourages children ages 5-12 to explore the world of STEM and manufacturing through a variety of curiosity-provoking hands-on activities. Families watch … during the 2022 open house event. “Our next generation of students and workers will be facing a world much …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71219