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Student awarded prestigious Boren Scholarship for study abroad

International Student and Scholar Services

… Alex Gibson will receive a David L. Boren Scholarship of $16,500 to study abroad at the Qasid Arabic Institute in … will focus on Arabic language. Gibson was selected as one of 171 undergraduate Boren Scholarship recipients out of a … of Parchment High School, Gibson is a junior working on a bachelor's degree based on a self-designed major in Arabic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23417

Social work professor wins lifetime award from state association

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… Social work professor wins lifetime award from state association Submitted … verified) on Reeser KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Michigan chapter of the National Association of Social Workers is awarding a … of field education for 18 years and coordinator of the bachelor of social work program. In the community, Reeser is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/22868

Kalamazoo Arts Council grant takes WMU dancer to Panama

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… University dance major to Panama to explore the joy of movement with children in that nation's orphanages and … capital city. Upon her return she wants to start a chapter of Movement Exchange at WMU. Class project becomes … done is incredibly rewarding." Mills, who is pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance, says that she is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/24066

Researchers discover role Saharan dust plays in hurricane rainfall

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… on July 13, 2013, by satellite shows a dust storm blowing off the coast of Africa. (Image courtesy: NASA Earth Observatory) … Zhu's research in the  July 2024 cover story of the journal Science Advances. For more WMU news, arts and events , …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/researchers-discover-role-saharan-dust-plays-hurricane-rainfall

Evaluation Center principal research associate honored with national evaluation award

The Evaluation Center

… achievements. Becho’s award is the latest in a series of honors received by current and former WMU affiliates for … has already made significant contributions to the field of evaluation. She has co-edited influential publications, … for EvaluATE, the evaluation hub for the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) …

https://wmich.edu/evaluation/news/2024/11/becho-award24

WMU to confer more than 1,600 degrees during fall commencement

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… in Miller Auditorium. WMU President Edward Montgomery will officiate during the ceremonies. Montgomery will distribute … 1,651 diplomas on behalf of the University: 1,202 at the bachelor's level, 413 at the master's level and 36 at the … the College of Aviation, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and College of Health and Human Services. The noon …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50678

Third-annual AMP Lab Open House event welcomes STEAM-curious kids

WMU-Grand Rapids

… House. Families explore what's inside the AMP Lab on a tour of the space. Kids have fun building and constructing with … Kids have the opportunity to experience the excitement of sitting in a WMU College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Formula SAE car. A young boy holds a fidget spinner …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75134

Shirley Van Hoeven obituary

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… on Shirley Van Hoeven Dr. Shirley Van Hoeven , a professor emerita of communication at Western Michigan … Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, College of Arts and Sciences Women's Caucus, the Committee to Advise the … Teaching Excellence Award in 1976. Van Hoeven earned a bachelor's degree in speech, physical education and English …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18512

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute offering new classes, trips

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… Osher Lifelong Learning Institute offering new classes, trips Submitted by Anonymous (not … is underway for 45 courses and six trips being offered during the winter/spring semester by the Osher … and film, health and wellness, history, current issues, science and technology, and much more. Most courses meet …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29876

Sky Broncos soar to fourth overall in 2023 national flight competition

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… graduates and current flight instructors at the College of Aviation. Ryan Seiler , aviation master faculty … between a successful group and others is not a lack of skill, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of … place are listed below.  All members are aviation flight science majors. Kyle Albrecht , a senior from Hartland, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71689