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Dawn M. Nelson obituary

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… M. Nelson , a former employee in the Grants and Contracts office at Western Michigan University, died Sept. 21 at home … the WMU staff in 1993 and left in August after 24 years of service to the University. She was a senior restricted … grew up in nearby Comstock and graduated from Comstock High School. She went on to double major at WMU, earning a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43245

From grading to wading, student finds success shifting academic focus to follow passion

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… how much he'd rewrite his own story when he graduated high school in Allegan, Michigan, in 2008. Currently a graduate … night's dream than Shakespeare. "I think like a lot of young kids, I had talked about being a marine biologist," he says. "When I was in high school, I looked into becoming a DNR officer or something …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/60045

WMU Libraries publishes two new open textbooks

University Libraries

… Libraries is thrilled to announce the publication of two new open textbooks by Western faculty funded by Open … Grants program , which supports the adoption and creation of OER that are free for instructors and students to use, … she adds. Omilion-Hodges and Hamel, professors in the School of Communication, collaborated to co-author an open …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75382

ISM student wins $3,000 scholarship

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… a statewide scholarship from the Transportation Club of Detroit. The $3,000 scholarship recognizes Fabian’s … a program where college students interact with middle school students to answer any questions they have about … She is studying for her LSAT exam and plans to attend law school within the next two to three years to continue in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26068

Two WMU student jazz groups secure national outstanding performance awards

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… competition in jazz education. WMU Jazz has a long history of success with DownBeat, one of the oldest publications … to submit to the Downbeat Student Music Awards. This invaluable opportunity is underwritten by a generous donation … Rathbun , jazz studies chair in the Irving S. Gilmore School of Music. “We are very proud of this year’s winners …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/05/2025-student-jazz-groups-secure-downbeat-student-music-awards

Aviation grad ready for career to take off

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… Aviation grad ready for career to take off Submitted by Erin Flynn on Dezmond Stover pulls an … he first saw aviation as a potential career path in middle school during a presentation on the Tuskegee Airmen. "Not a … want to go on." While at Western, Stover has gained valuable professional experience as a student employee. As a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62507

Clinical psychology Ph.D. student wins first place in regional Three-Minute Thesis

College of Arts and Sciences

… on Tabitha DiBacco, center, holds 1st place certificate of recognition for regional Three-Minute Thesis competition. … continued to refine her presentation by working with School of Communication faculty to hone the message that … to Milwaukee for the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools’ regional competition in April.   She was placed in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68578

Guest artist offers unique and rarely performed works

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… Guest artist offers unique and rarely performed works Submitted by Deanne … Performance makes its Kalamazoo debut with a concert of rarely-performed works for strings, piano and electronics … For more information on the performance or the WMU School of Music, visit wmich.edu/music . For more news, arts …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37738

Transfer student excels in extracurriculars and finds his fit at WMU

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Haehnel on Nate Neubauer shown in WMU's Floyd Hall, home of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences.  … Pitch Competition, an annual event where WMU and area high school students can pitch their innovative business ideas to … Pitch Competition, Neubauer says “I learned a lot of valuable things not necessarily seen in most engineering …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/05/transfer-student-finds-his-fit-neubauer

Students to compete for $16,000 Multicultural Leader Scholarships

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… a scholarship and membership in WMU KALAMAZOO—Some 140 high school seniors will compete in the Multicultural Leader … on campus. Only qualifying students from select high schools are invited to compete. During the competition, they … in WMU's Martin Luther King Jr. Academy as well as one of about 50 Multicultural Leader Scholarships, each totaling …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13581