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Physician to discuss how inequities impact health care

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… more just, according to Tim Ready, director of WMU's Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations, … such as India and the Philippines. But only a few miles away, residents of Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhoods are likely to live to at least 85, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40228

The rise of women’s sports—triumphs, challenges and the road ahead

W Magazine

… volleyball setter KALAMAZOO, Mich.—"This is the first time watching college basketball where I know more girls than … is … electric. It is blowing the guy’s game out of the water.”  Though Garnett’s comment referred to the NCAA … Alice Coachman , the first African American woman to win a gold medal in 1948, to Wilma Rudolph ’s record-breaking …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2024/11/rise-womens-sports-wmu-coaches-athletes-weigh

Campus team assisting in revising University Strategic Plan

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… Association and Graduate Student Association. Known as The Gold Standard, the University Strategic Plan first went into … involved in the strategic planning process in a variety of ways, including by: Participating in a Universitywide survey …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28336

CELCIS one of six programs worldwide to reach accreditation milestone

International Student and Scholar Services

… language instruction at WMU since 1975. The WMU program was initially accredited by CEA in 2000. It was one of the first programs in the Midwest to earn the … only in the U.S. but all over the world. It is the gold standard recognized by students, faculty and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26532

WMU students place first in high-profile national sales competition

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… high-profile national sales competition Submitted by Cindy Wagner on State Farm Competition winners Burnham (left) and … team of two WMU sales and business marketing students was named the overall winner at this year’s State Farm … a doubt, we would not have been able to bring home the gold for WMU without her support." Teammate Burnham says …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20223

WMU and KCC announce major transfer agreement

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… President Mark O'Connell said. "Never before have the pathways from KCC to WMU been better designed, and never before … that every class taken advances the student along a pathway to success," said Dr. Susan Stapleton , WMU's interim … how such changes impact our students." Macy Hancock , a KCC Gold Key Scholarship recipient who is graduating with an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/46804

Western's Graduate College honors Broncos who served in World War II

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… Graduate College honors Broncos who served in World War II Submitted by Erin Flynn on A memorial in Walwood Hall honors more than 1,400 Western students, … in place. Warner then ordered wooden stars to replace gold stickers that had marked Broncos killed or missing in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69830

Why I give: Bill Thompson

W Magazine

… of Bronco football practice with head coach Tim Lester at Waldo Stadium. Staunch. Ardent. Fierce. Any of these words … nearly 40 years. So, there's no doubt he bleeds brown and gold. "There are many things to love about WMU, starting … accomplishments." Thompson has fond memories of attending Waldo Stadium to watch the freshman football team on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68998

Sanford Center for Financial Planning and Wellness celebrates grand opening

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… will serve students and community members in a variety of ways. One of those ways is through financial coaching where trained students … 6,000 advisors. A WMU Bronco at heart, he bleeds brown and gold. He has had a 35-year affiliation with WMU, including …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51014

Speakers tackle opioid crisis, civil discourse, mass violence, more

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… Lecture, is at 6  p.m. in the Bernhard Center's Brown and Gold Room. All events are free and open to the public and … August 1985, the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society was created after WMU faculty across the curriculum met to … a wide range of ethical issues. In this and other ways, it creates interdisciplinary opportunities for the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51013