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Why I Give: Cheryl TenBrink

W Magazine

… ′77, is carrying on her friend's legacy and paying it forward by contributing to her scholarship at Western. … and Human Development . “This scholarship was not an afterthought,” TenBrink says. “Margaret was an only child, … an award for her volunteer work with Family and Children’s Services and in 2017 earning her 50-year sorority pin in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72480

Modeling justice and equity featured on the design summer camp drawing board

W Magazine

… on campus while his father worked on the renovation of Waldo Hall in the early 1990s inspired local architectural associate Hayward Babineaux to bring the national Project Pipeline camp … I can inspire others to see themselves in this profession.” After conducting the camp virtually during the pandemic, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72541

Nights at the museum: history student helps design Smithsonian sleepover program

News

… sleepover programming for during a summer internship. WASHINGTON, D.C.—A history student by day, Tre Goodhue has … dream come true," says Goodhue, a native of Britt, Iowa, who came to WMU to pursue a master's degree in public … luster hasn't worn off." It's a feeling that will last long after he returns to campus at WMU. "When I was a kid and I …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54122

Student's aviation career set for takeoff

News

… Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As a child, Logan Brown looked forward to road trips. He could look out the window, stare up … from the cockpit of a 767 as it crossed the Atlantic on the way to Barcelona, Spain. However, these are all things that … multi-engine training aircraft, the Piper Seminole. After graduation he will continue his work as a flight …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53044

Western researchers develop a special boot to save limbs and lives

News

… comes with consequences. "If you take the leg, you'll take away the function for the rest of their life," says Lawson, … giving the example of a carpenter losing his identity after an amputation because he can't do what he loves anymore. "The more I was involved, the more I saw that we can medically stabilize …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64303

Medicine garden harvest helps kick off academic year for Native American Student Organization

News

… but knowing my people’s sacred medicines are close and always accessible to use reassures me that my community … (NASO).  Alongside fellow NASO members, Bush spent an afternoon trimming sage and sweet grass to be used in smudge … the Gun Lake Tribe, and  Laura Moss , gardener in Landscape Services, brought the idea to fruition. "It's been so …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/medicine-garden-harvest-2024-native-american-student-association

Professor, alumna representing WMU abroad through Fulbright awards

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Professor, alumna representing WMU abroad through Fulbright awards Submitted by Raine Kuch on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Time in … The two received Core Fulbright Scholar Program awards to conduct research or work abroad during the 2018-19 … to 52 who are attending a variety of the foundation's after-school and vocational training programs. "My …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/47977

New engineering and applied sciences faculty usher in a bright future

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… and applied sciences knowledge. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The hallways and labs of WMU’s College of Engineering and Applied … Seven of these newcomers share their research and the ways in which their projects are developing at WMU. New … Pillay also researches ways to enhance emergency medical services responses in urban areas using drones and seeks to …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/01/new-faculty

Pitch Competition draws range of student-led companies

Haworth College of Business

… draws range of student-led companies Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Finalists and winners at the 2015 Pitch … $1,700 for first place and $300 as the People's Choice award recipient. The competition was held March 27 and 28 , … major from Detroit. CarBar is a Web-based delivery service of alcoholic beverages and also a mobile bar …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/22997

Western team works to increase gender, racial diversity in higher ed STEM fields

News

… sediment from the Kalamazoo River as part of the Pathways to Science Teaching Program at Western in July 2021. … engineering and math (STEM) faculty is moving forward at Western Michigan University. Fueled by a nearly $1 … people thought differently about things in their department after they watched and participated," adds Koretsky. One …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67503