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OT professor wins recognition from national organization

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… recognizes AOTA members who, with their knowledge and expertise, have made a significant contribution to continuing the … and advocate. Innovative teacher "Dr. Lindstrom has a consistent pattern of creating innovative teaching and learning … used assessment instruments. She also has mentored more than 25 students, faculty and alumni in research. Many of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20777

WMU researchers get $12.5 million grant for school leadership renewal

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… school renewal and sustainable implementation. The project is a collaborative effort involving WMU and two statewide … schools. "Initiatives that build from the ground up, like this one, are so precious," says Reeves. "They can ultimately … As a result of the Reading Now Network's efforts, more than 95 percent of the school districts in Regions 3 and 7 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43228

WMU students help show go on, virtually, at the Playhouse at White Lake

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… industries around the world to a screeching halt earlier this year. But, as they say,"The show must go on." And it will at the Playhouse at White Lake , thanks in part to two Western Michigan University theatre … to do while keeping people safe," says Beaman. "We have this really perfect little niche of a community around this

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60339

WMU researcher making groundbreaking gains in filtration of toxic chemicals

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… toxic chemicals Submitted by Erin Flynn on Dr. Mert Atilhan is doing revolutionary engineering research in his laboratory in Floyd Hall. The equipment Atilhan and his … potential to capture (gases such as) carbon dioxide or methane and … you can modify it to the specific gas that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72846

Three professors to be honored with Distinguished Teaching Awards

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… Three professors to be honored with Distinguished Teaching Awards Submitted by Deanne Puca on … to encounter graduates in the community who stop to thank her for being a memorable and influential part of … Louann or my husband. She helped me change my life for the better." Another former student noted Bierlein Palmer's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43111

Celebrating and preserving 75 years of ROTC history at Western Michigan University

University Libraries

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2025/04/celebrating-preserving-75-years-rotc-history

WMU receives $2 million grant to assist farmworker community

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… WMU receives $2 million grant to assist farmworker community Submitted by Anonymous (not … Mich.—Western Michigan University has been awarded more than $2 million over the next five years to support … awarded the grant to fund their long-standing College Assistance Migrant Program. The University is one of only …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42667

Music students slide to the top in national trombone competition

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… Solo Competition. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—It's not often a trombonist needs security clearance to perform. But Alyson Johnson … University freshmen are two of three tenor trombone finalists selected to compete in the American Trombone Workshop's … or finalists in the National Trombone Solo Competition more than a dozen times. The studio's reputation for elevating …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58182

WMU's nonprofit leadership program named best in nation

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… Alliance announced that WMU's nonprofit leadership program is this year's winner of the Sprint Program Excellence Award. The alliance is a national organization of more than 40 collaborating universities and nonprofit …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/20904

WMU and Kent Career Tech Center announce dual enrollment partnership for aviation students

Early College Programs

… Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is pleased to announce an exciting new partnership with the … pathway to Western’s prestigious College of Aviation. This initiative, beginning in the 2024-25 academic year, … to earn industry-recognized certifications. More than 2,400 students attend on campus and at satellite …

https://wmich.edu/early-college/news/2024/10/kent-career-tech-center-early-college-programs-dual-enrollment-aviation