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Faculty stepping up to support transition to distance education

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… Faculty stepping up to support transition to distance education Submitted by Erin Flynn on Lucinda Stinson … response webpage for the latest updates. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Distance education has begun for all Western Michigan … classes are easier to shift to an online learning platform than others. “Our faculty have been amazing," Martini says. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58532

Name for new Goldsworth Valley dining hall approved by board

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… will be open to all WMU students, faculty, staff and visitors. Designed to be an anchor destination for Valley … and overlooking scenic Goldsworth Valley Pond. Construction is expected to begin in late spring 2015, with a projected … three residence hall complexes that currently house more than 2,800 students. Primarily home to first-year students, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20770

Student awarded Critical Language Scholarship to study in Japan

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… Mich.—A Western Michigan University student from Paw Paw is in Hikone, Japan, studying Japanese thanks to a U.S. Department of State scholarship. Joshua … of Shiga Prefecture in Hikone. The scholarship program is part of a federal effort to expand the number of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47665

WMU Public Safety expands alert and advisory notification options

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… WMU Public Safety expands alert and advisory notification options Submitted by Anonymous (not … WMU Alerts, advisory notifications, crime-prevention suggestions and safety tips, and general posts about the … Other campus safety initiatives Emergency call boxes More than 100 emergency call boxes are located throughout campus …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/10/49624

University to honor its top four staffers for 2014-15

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… of four other prestigious campuswide honors: the Distinguished Faculty Scholar, Distinguished Service, … there to help when needed, offer advice, and be your biggest supporter and cheerleader." Many nominators also cited … the colleague wrote in summation. "She does so much more than her job requires—patiently, efficiently and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27159

WMU to offer state's second grad program in aerospace engineering

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… starting with the fall 2014 semester. The program is the second graduate program in aerospace engineering to … in the state with a graduate program in the field is the University of Michigan. "Our undergraduate aerospace … in aerospace engineering has increased steadily to more than 200. Also, seven of the department's 20 full-time …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16677

WMU Trustee Ronald Hall of Detroit dies at 72

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… "Ron" Hall Sr. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is mourning the death June 1 of Trustee Ronald "Ron" Hall … council's minority business and corporate membership more than doubled. In addition, he was assistant vice president … Detroit. Remembrances In lieu of flowers, the family has suggested memorial donations to Michigan AAU Boys Basketball …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32562

Study abroad office set to welcome new director

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… development. "I am very pleased Dr. Penyak has accepted this position," says Dr. Wolfgang Schlör , associate provost of the Haenicke Institute. "With his leadership, we will continue to strengthen our study … for student and faculty excursions abroad. For more than a decade, Penyak lived in Mexico, where he taught …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32257

Four final candidates for research VP post to present on campus

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… interim vice president for research and professor of chemistry. Obare has been a WMU faculty member since 2004. An … remediation and alternative energy, she has attracted more than $4.5 million in external funding and has been the … 2013. Before that, he served as a program officer in the Division of Environmental Biology at the National Science …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43315

Broncos Lead Internship Program makes impactful debut

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… internships for 89 Broncos at 40 employers funded by the historic Empowering Futures Gift.  "The Empowering Futures Gift is truly a gift. It's given so much more than just finances; the impact it's had on the development …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72460