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WMU student receives $10,000 fellowship

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Submitted by Cindy Wagner on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A recent Western Michigan University graduate, Sergei Akhmatdinov, … a $10,000 stipend for graduate studies in computer science and engineering. Sergei Akhmatdinov, B.S.E.'23 “Sergei has … scholarship and leadership skills during his time at Western, and is a worthy recipient of this award,” says Dr. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75453

WMU nursing students lead hospital study that could change future of pressure-wound monitoring

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… by Erin Flynn on Students Maddie Bies, Jordyn Swenson and David Le are making an impact at Ascension Borgess … to the hospital where they will begin observing patients. Western's student leaders gathered the largest number of … prevent pressure wounds at Ascension Borgess Hospital, and Western Michigan University nursing students are leading the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75334

Special celebration set for students of color graduating from WMU

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Students, alumni, faculty, staff and administrators will gather Saturday, April 21 , to honor graduating students of color at Western Michigan University. The Celebration of Excellence , … for the annual event, which began as an initiative of the Western Student Association. Families and guests planning to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46445

Self-watering planters sow seeds of sustainability across campus

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… project with roots in sustainability is blossoming at Western Michigan University. Crews from Landscape Services have potted and placed 66 self-watering planters across campus to not only make Western more beautiful but also more eco-friendly. Funded by …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64318

Medieval historian wins WMU’s 2024 Gründler Book Prize

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A historian of medieval Germany has won Western Michigan University's Otto Gründler Book Prize for his book studying authority and justice across a millennium. Dr. Jonathan R. Lyon , … the 59th International Congress on Medieval Studies held on Western’s campus May 9-11 . It is named for the late, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/05/75413

Grad student who lost sight finds hope in transforming rehabilitation for the blind

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… Erin Flynn on Parsons, left, developed an adaptive running and walking clinic during an internship at Mary Free Bed … with purpose and promise. Earning two master's degrees from Western Michigan University, he's become an inspirational … counseling and vision rehabilitation therapy from Western on Saturday, June 26. He attributes his dramatic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64537

Trevor Block: The MBA offers a higher degree of experience

Haworth College of Business

… education is incredibly important to me both personally and professionally,” says Trevor Block , MBA student and … officer for the College of Health and Human Services at Western Michigan University. “I truly believe in the … life.”  Block is responsible for fundraising in his role at Western, and earning an MBA is a strategic decision to …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/08/trevor-block-mba

New graduate certificate to prepare students for global leadership challenges

College of Education and Human Development

… by Chris Hybels on Deniss Nkya, M.A.'24, educational and global leadership. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is launching a new graduate … in Educational and Global Leadership has been offered at Western for nearly a decade and, in addition to the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75771

New facility improvement projects continue

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Noticeable progress is continuing on Western Michigan University's Hilltop Village as contractors … fences will surround the "Little Three"—Davis, Zimmerman and French residence halls that make up the complex located … Davis Dining and Zimmerman in 1955 and French in 1960. Western plans to reimagine the entire southern portion of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63836

History made: Merze Tate College, Black women leaders honor Tate's legacy

Merze Tate College

… alumna Merze Tate whose legacy will be celebrated at Western on Tuesday, Feb. 6. Dr. Staci Perryman-Clark … of celebrating Black History Month, Merze Tate College at Western Michigan University will host an event Tuesday, Feb. 6 , to commemorate Merze Tate’s birthday and pay tribute to her legacy as a trailblazer. In 1927, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74559