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WMU exceeds national average in attracting international students

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… annually by the Institute of International Education with support from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of … Rounding out the details on WMU's international engagement with students and scholars, Schlör says, is the fact that … scholarships for study abroad during the 2011-12 year, with $400,000 coming from University sources. The WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11325

Alumni classnotes, fall 2023

W Magazine

… the Warren (Michigan) Technical Center, including 32 years with General Motors. He held several positions during his career with GM, most recently being the pilot for an agile robot … chorus conductor of the Detroit Opera Youth Chorus. Peter Poggione , MS ‘21, was hired to lead the St. Joseph County …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73618

Business professor earns second prestigious Fulbright award

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… award as an associate professor at the college in 2012. With this award, Chen will complete a project at Warsaw … and overseas through educational and training activities within business administration.  "I am very humbled to join … internationally. Observing teaching and learning within different cultures allows me to recognize the nuances …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58788

Trustees OK 'solar garden' plans for Parkview Campus

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… to plant a "solar garden," to harvest clean solar energy with a photovoltaic array on the grounds of the WMU College … fully implemented, Consumers has committed to provide WMU with $120,000 in funding over six years for a Solar Learning … and train emergency first responders in how to deal with solar arrays. Consumers also will provide $55,000 for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26183

Supply chain student awarded national scholarship

Haworth College of Business

… women enrolled in full-time supply chain degree programs with the opportunity to attend the AWESOME Symposium and the … all years of the program, who are forming connections with each other and gaining career insights through the … of the organization, but I have also been able to network with some amazing students and professionals. Coming to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71589

ISM student wins $3,000 scholarship

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… organization." Heather Fabian Fabian is a client lead with the ISM program's Bronco Force initiative, a student … have completed five projects to date. She has also worked with University officials on evaluating whether WMU should … Bronco Buddies, a program where college students interact with middle school students to answer any questions they …

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

Engineering prof wins NIH grant for research on heart disease

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… says. "But if you overload the system, you end up with fatty streaks in the arteries. So what we're trying to … PEIPC, he treated the cells in the inner lining of arteries with a fragment of the lipid to test inflammatory signaling. … His project is further strengthened by collaborations with Sangderk Lee of the Saha Cardiovascular Research Center …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22649

Philip E. Kaldon obituary

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… on Philip E. Kaldon Dr. Philip E. Kaldon , who had been with the Western Michigan University Department of Physics … Phil" by his students, Kaldon had a reputation for teaching with enthusiasm and humor. He was dedicated to science …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32904

Robert 'Rob' E. Fedorchak obituary

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… to the University. During the Vietnam War, he served with the U.S. Army. Services A memorial service will be held … one hour prior to the memorial service. Graveside services with full military honors will be held at noon Friday, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31797

Powerful piece wins WMU dance student prestigious choreography award

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… to success after graduation. Hayley Midea won the coveted Maggie Allesee Choreography Award on Saturday, Oct. 12 , … Midea, a Wixom native, has always been comfortable with. "I've really grown as a person at WMU, in ways I never … the Department of Dance as a second family. "I left with a community. I feel that with the alumni before me, and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/56188