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In Memoriam, winter 2024

W Magazine

… , BA ‘71, Oct. 14, 2023, Kalamazoo, MI Patricia Sue Meekhof , BA ‘71, BS ‘71, MA ‘84, Nov. 14, 2023, Richland, MI … Oct. 27, 2023, Watervliet, MI Emeriti Seamus Cooney , professor emeritus of English, Dec. 10, 2023, Kalamazoo, MI … 2023 Thomas F. Piatkowski , professor emeritus of computer science, Aug. 6, 2023, Raleigh, NC Erlinda S. Rolls , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74821

New Michigan budget includes WMU funding for new geologic mapping

News

… are all geologically based," notes John Yellich , director of the Michigan Geological Survey, which was formally moved … resources are so important to us we can't afford not to use science to protect them and make decisions about how they … developed and used." Michigan Geological Survey University officials had praise for both the original decision to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32983

Twenty incoming students win $60,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… Valued at $60,000 each over four years, they constitute one of the largest merit-based awards in American higher education. Some of this year's incoming scholars received a WMU Presidential … electrical team leader her senior year; the KLAA Math and Science Olympics for two years; and the G.E.T. IT Club for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32715

Raising the bar: Gymnast and dietetics major hoping to take on new challenges in military

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… by Erin Flynn on Stacie Harrison jumps for a photo in front of a sculpture outside Kohrman Hall. Stacie Harrison … name is read during commencement. She hopes to build on her bachelor's degree in dietetics by entering the U.S. … dietetics program on the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences' webpage. For more WMU news, arts and events , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63916

WMU wins NSF grant to study contaminants in industry, agriculture

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… has been awarded a $284,833 grant from the National Science Foundation to study negatively charged ions that are … The grant was awarded to Dr. Gellert Mezei , associate professor of chemistry, who has been studying negatively charged ions, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18390

Bin there, done that — student's research optimizes recycling

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… project for Newell Brands, determining the best placement of recycling centers to reduce waste. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— … analysis research project is garbage. And he's proud of it.  The psychology graduate student immersed himself in … able to see every phase of this project…you could see the science unfold in front of you, which was very validating."  …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52646

First cohort finding success, belonging in new Bronco Connect Living Learning Community

W Magazine

… wanted to be involved in an esports club, but it wasn’t offered at my high school,” says the first-year computer science student from Battle Creek, Michigan. “Volunteering … the WMU Esports production team) was everything I dreamed of.” Getting engaged with the campus community is something …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70890

WMU student recruiting and orientation captivating from afar

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… student ambassador KALAMAZOO, Mich.—To get a sense of how accommodating Western Michigan University’s Student … Hall suites are for first-year students or what the state-of-the-art the College of Health and Human Services learning … your eyes peeled for activities such as the “The Art and Science of Engineering” free online class offered May 6, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59384

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, … de la Cruz, m aster faculty specialist in the Department of Spanish,  submitted a proposal for an OER creation grant …

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

When opportunity knocks: Alum’s business acquisition funded by Sleeping Giant Capital

Haworth College of Business

… Strategy at Western Michigan University’s Haworth College of Business is doing just that. By engaging with alumni, … impact that a leader could have when he took on the role of president of the Sales and Business Marketing … strategy and goal-setting.” After graduating with a bachelor's degree in business administration from Western in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64373