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Nearly 180 students recognized for global engagement on WMU’s campus

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… times.” Graduating senior Reggie Dancy speaks to a crowd of 50 at the WMU Student Center this month to celebrate the global achievements of WMU students. /  Libby Stefanich for Global Education … opportunities at WMU; providing outreach to area K-12 schools; hosting lectures, panels and events; and showcasing …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/04/gep-awards-2025

WMU launches United Way campaign to 'Change the Story'

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… families in the region with the launch Monday, Oct. 10 , of this year’s campaign. President John M. Dunn and Robert … defined four long-term, measurable objectives: Improve high school graduation rates to 83 percent by 2030 and reduce … Currently, African-American males only graduate at a rate of 52 percent. Increase the number of economically stable …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35444

Three football Broncos earn chance to compete at next level

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… with NFL teams as undrafted free agents. Keenoy "I'm proud of these three seniors," says head coach Tim Lester . "We … native and finance major, excelled both on the field and off. As a Bronco, he earned All Mid-American Conference … invited Miller to their rookie minicamp. The Gull Lake High School graduate started his Bronco career as a walk-on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53175

Registration open for fall 2017 lifelong learning classes, trips

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… Learning Institute at Western Michigan University is offering more than 60 courses, trips, and special programs … Look at How It Matters" Oct. 6—"Rocks and Minerals Are a Valuable Economic Resource in Michigan" Oct. 20—"Childhood … Nov. 3—"Life Participation Approach to Aphasia" Nov. 17—"School Reform Isn't Complicated, It's Complex" For full …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42319

WMU earns national honors for service to transfer students

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… Michigan University has been recognized as one of the 40 top colleges and universities in the nation for … their path toward a bachelor's degree. WMU was the only school in Michigan selected for the National Transfer Honor … priorities. WMU will be honored along with such schools as DePaul, Ohio State and Marquette universities and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31522

Engineering grad accelerates industry impact through projects, internships

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… always playing with Lego as a kid," says Julia Haas , of Marine City, Michigan. An industrial engineering … the design process, because a lot of my friends at other schools and in other disciplines were still just taking … that into doing production and apply what I learned in school to that aspect of it." Haas says the industrial …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75410

Leander C. Jones obituary

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… on Leander C. Jones Dr. Leander C. Jones , emeritus professor of Africana Studies at Western Michigan University and a … was employed in various positions, including as a high school teacher from 1956 to1968, producer with the public TV …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33453

Memorial service set for H. Nicholas Hamner

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… Hamner KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. H. Nicholas Hamner , a professor emeritus of history whose career at Western Michigan University … a grant to take part in a Bible and archaeological field school in Jerusalem. He was a graduate of Emory University, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21971

One engineer’s dream: creating something from nothing

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… , senior engineering design technology major and president of the WMU Robotics Club, that question doesn’t always have … The 2022 WMU Presidential Scholar for the Department of Engineering Design, Manufacturing and Management Systems … and a career in engineering. When she first joined her high school robotics team, Buck was introduced to engineering and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67717

WMU named 'Best for Vets' for fifth consecutive year

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… year, Western Michigan University has been named one of nation's best institutions for military veterans pursuing … year—up five spots from last year, WMU is the only Michigan school to have appeared on all five years of the … Three other Michigan universities are among the top 100 schools on the list this year: Grand Valley State  and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20247