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Western students gain leadership experience at ROTC camp
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… climbs under barbed wire on the obstacle course. Ben Higgins, holding his squad's flag, is an incoming first-year student planning … aren't most people. "They're driven to be something greater than themselves," says Billy Clayton , Army ROTC scholarship …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65148
Camp for blind and visually impaired athletes breaks down barriers
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… Camp for blind and visually impaired athletes breaks down barriers Submitted by … to follow the noise, before one scoops up the ball and hurls it across the court at the opposing team. In a … to their own communities. It's one of the many events more than two dozen athletes tackled during the Michigan Sports …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53866
From Lake Michigan to the Skies: The Journey of Two WMU Aviation Alumni Soaring with Delta
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… by Tom Thinnes on WMU Aviation Alumni Lauren Quandt and Ismail Abuzir - Friends, Colleagues, and Broncos! They came … who had chosen WMU's flight program. Looking back, I am so thankful. I owe WMU -- and specifically the College of … at the college's base of operations at Battle Creek's Kellogg Field, worked three years as a flight instructor, served …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/02/abuzir-quandt
Gov. Snyder announces Kellogg Foundation's Woodrow Wilson Fellows
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… Gov. Snyder announces Kellogg Foundation's Woodrow Wilson Fellows Submitted by … June 11 ceremony in Lansing, Gov. Rick Snyder introduced this year's W.K. Kellogg Foundation's Woodrow Wilson Michigan … will have a projected eventual impact on the lives of more than 20,000 students each year. "We take tremendous pride in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16559
Twenty incoming students win $50,000 Medallion Scholarships
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… to begin their studies at Western Michigan University this fall. Medallion Scholarships are the highest merit-based … As a National Honor Society member, Ayerdi completed more than the required amount of annual volunteer hours and was … BEACON summer program at Michigan State University's Kellogg Biological Station. Hudy-Velasco was named a National …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7662
Twenty incoming students win $60,000 Medallion Scholarships
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… were chosen from the 786 students who participated in this year's competition. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Twenty freshmen have … fire department personnel. Callaghan also accumulated more than 200 volunteer hours through the National Honor Society … summers and has managed the store with other workers, logging about 40 hours a week. Lindsay M. Gubow Lindsay M. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32715
COVID-19 at Western: One year later
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… (March 2020) Faculty stepping up to support transition to distance education : Distance education begins for all Western Michigan University … masks, disposable gowns, face shields, respirators and ethanol or isopropyl alcohol for Sindecuse Health Center and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63586
Loretta Long: From big dreams to Big Bird, she used her talents to educate millions
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… on the longest-running children's show in American TV history, Long's parents weren't initially sold on their … University in 2018. "I was supposed to be a teacher—a history teacher who was going to be a lawyer." A … Tavis Smiley Show" in 2004. "I have some 4-year-olds to thank for my career." EDUCATING GENERATIONS Long, center, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63204
Ethics of torture, reality of ticking time bombs explored
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… ethics of torture weighed against the potential disaster of a ticking time bomb will be examined during an upcoming ethics discussion at Western Michigan University. Dr. Peter Barry , … April 5 , in Room 213 of the Bernhard Center. The title of his talk, which is free and open to the public, is "Fantasy, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/209
Most WMU offices closed Labor Day weekend
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… closed Monday, Sept. 3 , in observance of U.S. Labor Day. Listed below are Labor Day weekend hours for select … to call ahead to make sure that a particular office is open before driving to campus. For emergencies only, … Monday, Sept. 1-3, are: the Bernhard Information Desk, Biggby Coffee, Buster's, Campus Trends, Subway and Textbook …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1282