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Student startup connects small businesses to Gen Z for events, food and shopping

College of Education and Human Development

… and Hailey Gordon. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Frustrated by the lack of convenience and access to finding things to do in … 'what to do in Kalamazoo,' it just comes up with a lot of different events that are usually for families or older … Ford and Gordon's entrepreneurship in family and consumer sciences course. In the course, students create and manage a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74175

20 incoming students win $60,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The new class of scholars were chosen from the 845 students who begin … Valued at $60,000 each over four years, they constitute one of the largest merit-based awards in American higher … president and a fundraiser. She participated in science fairs, advancing to the district competition one …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41400

Student awarded prestigious Boren Scholarship for study abroad

International Student and Scholar Services

… Alex Gibson will receive a David L. Boren Scholarship of $16,500 to study abroad at the Qasid Arabic Institute in … will focus on Arabic language. Gibson was selected as one of 171 undergraduate Boren Scholarship recipients out of a … of Parchment High School, Gibson is a junior working on a bachelor's degree based on a self-designed major in Arabic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23417

Institute to honor Lewis Walker at fundraising dinner

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… Michigan University's Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations and to honor the man after whom … evening will feature a tribute to Dr. Lewis Walker , WMU professor emeritus of sociology, who helped create the … elected to such august bodies as the National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences and British …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/5051

Social work professor wins lifetime award from state association

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… Social work professor wins lifetime award from state association Submitted … verified) on Reeser KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Michigan chapter of the National Association of Social Workers is awarding a … of field education for 18 years and coordinator of the bachelor of social work program. In the community, Reeser is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/22868

Kalamazoo Arts Council grant takes WMU dancer to Panama

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… University dance major to Panama to explore the joy of movement with children in that nation's orphanages and … capital city. Upon her return she wants to start a chapter of Movement Exchange at WMU. Class project becomes … done is incredibly rewarding." Mills, who is pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance, says that she is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/24066

WMU to confer more than 1,600 degrees during fall commencement

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… in Miller Auditorium. WMU President Edward Montgomery will officiate during the ceremonies. Montgomery will distribute … 1,651 diplomas on behalf of the University: 1,202 at the bachelor's level, 413 at the master's level and 36 at the … the College of Aviation, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and College of Health and Human Services. The noon …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50678

Driven to succeed: Engineering grad found his lane at Western

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… and was building little robots and things. It was just kind of a natural fit for me." The drive to work with cars may be … on the campus of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences . "(Formula SAE) has been a fantastic chance to … learned to work. Durham graduates Saturday, May 1 , with a bachelor's degree and a job waiting for him at Fiat Chrysler …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63938

Shirley Van Hoeven obituary

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… on Shirley Van Hoeven Dr. Shirley Van Hoeven , a professor emerita of communication at Western Michigan … Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, College of Arts and Sciences Women's Caucus, the Committee to Advise the … Teaching Excellence Award in 1976. Van Hoeven earned a bachelor's degree in speech, physical education and English …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18512

WMU senior engineering students solve problems facing business, industry and people

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… but with the COVID-19 pandemic forcing the cancelation of large group events, students presented their work online … to solve problems facing business and industry. A list of all the projects, many of which are sponsored by … paper engineering; civil construction engineering; computer science; electrical and computer engineering; engineering …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58984