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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
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
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
Participation needed for institutional transformation effort
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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is creating professional learning communities that focus on improving … education. Broncos FIRST is looking to connect all of WMU's disparate initiatives aimed at student success and … with a joint appointment in the Mallinson Institute for Science Education. The two wrote the University's grant …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25412
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
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
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
Longtime WMU music professor, internationally known composer dies
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… Longtime WMU music professor, internationally known composer dies Submitted by … Curtis-Smith joined the faculty in 1968 as an assistant professor after earning both bachelor's and master's degrees in music from Northwestern …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19619
Bronco-turned-NFL star Sam Beal tackles Alzheimer's awareness in national campaign
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… disease. "If I can lend my image and open the eyes of my fan base to what the Alzheimer's Association is doing, it's great to be part of that," Beal says. "I would love to be that voice and be … injury delayed the process, but he plans on completing his bachelor's degree in criminal justice. "I always thought I'd …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/53687
Empowered by freedom after years in refugee camps, Medallion Scholar ready to change the world
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… Najafi is excited to pursue a degree in political science at Western, with aspirations of one day becoming an advocate for refugees like himself. … to taking in the full college experience. As a recipient of Western Michigan University's Medallion Scholarship —the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64194