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WMU to confer 1,349 degrees during summer commencement
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… Edward Montgomery will distribute 1,349 diplomas on behalf of the University. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan … 1,349 diplomas on behalf of the University: 868 at the bachelor's level, 447 at the master's level and 34 at the … and Human Development, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Extended University Programs and Haworth College …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/53990
Special movie screening for campus community
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… students receiving a discount. Additional local showings of "Pilot Error" are planned this and next month. They … Nov. 18. Pilot Error The film, inspired by the true story of a French airliner that went missing over the Atlantic … Nov. 8 during a red-carpet gala at the Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Center in Portage. It was filmed at the Air Zoo and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20220
Student awarded prestigious Boren Scholarship for study abroad
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… 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
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
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
Funding awards help small businesses hire summer interns
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… hire Western Michigan University student interns in the science, technology, engineering and math—STEM—disciplines. … relevant to students," says Lisa Garcia , director of WMU's Business Connection. "The matching money is being … Michigan Economic Development Corp. The network is made up of WMU and five other public Michigan schools that are …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29954
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
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