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Empowering Futures already making impact on student success

Empowering Futures

… Page, assistant director of internships; Jim Herman, career development specialist; and Katie Easley, director of … the economic barrier that makes college inaccessible for so many. The first recipients joined WMU in this fall semester. … careers.” Especially for first-generation college students, how to successfully navigate the University experience isn’t …

https://wmich.edu/empowering-futures/news/2022/12/70204

Alumna transforms pain from spinal injury into works of art

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… Alumna transforms pain from spinal injury into works of art Submitted by … of the College of Health and Human Services building. The show is part of her [COLD+HOT] SERIES, which explores her … media include oil, ink, acrylic, gouache, watercolor and many experimental mixed media materials. Cho has been in her …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3697

Annual on-campus giving campaign underway

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… more than 1,800 funds and scholarships. All gifts are tax-deductible, and 100 percent of the money donated … and Alumni Relations. "Even small gifts, when multiplied by many, show support and make a significant impact on our campus and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30623

Hard-working students get top grades; win lunch with WMU president

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… Hard-working students get top grades; win lunch with WMU president … L. Giscombe , TRiO program director, says students are challenged to obtain a 4.0 cumulative grade point … job and leadership opportunities, and other services to as many as 250 students. For more information , contact …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20761

Future of long-term health care topic of public lecture

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… Future of long-term health care topic of public lecture Submitted by Anonymous (not … care will be the topic of conversation for the next visiting economist in Western Michigan University's Sichel … nursing home quality of care, long-term care insurance, and how informal care affects formal care and transfers of money …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/101

WMU's 2019 Gründler Prize goes to architectural historian

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… on the reception of the architecture of Christian Holy Land in the imagination of pre-modern Europeans. Kathryn Blair … contribution to the field. Authors from any country are eligible, and nominations are accepted from readers and … that was unlikely to visit the sites themselves. Moore shows how the written accounts allowed readers to imagine the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53544

Installation of innovative stormwater treatment system underway at Asylum Lake

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… and Kieser & Associates, an environmental consulting firm, are engaged in this aspect of the project. Together these … and the broader Kalamazoo River Watershed. Monitoring over many years has revealed the impact and presence of … concerns. This aspect of the treatment system, however, does not prevent chloride contamination caused by …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72823

Cybersecurity student finds her fit at WMU

Cybersecurity

… Cybersecurity student finds her fit at WMU Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Terry Bbuku … given a computer issue or security issue and figuring out how to solve it is one of my biggest strengths,” she says. … and giving advice, so I am excited to continue in my career field.”  Bbuku discovered her passions for …

https://wmich.edu/cybersecurity/news/2024/09/terry-bbuku-finds-wmu-cybersecurity

Janet E. Stillwell obituary

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… the dance department in its early years as well as oversaw many collegewide projects, which resulted in the Society of … the role of co-producer as well as artistic director of "Showcase Kalamazoo" in Miller Auditorium from 1986 to 1990. … Junior Civic Theatre; made numerous arts presentations to area groups; and reviewed touring dance companies for the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31430

Student leadership institute coming up

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… Student leadership institute coming up Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … on diversity and leadership, participants will learn how to work collaboratively in a diverse world and how to become stronger leaders. The cost to register for the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21122