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WMU using NEH grant to aid first-generation college students

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… verified) on Dr. Dini Metro-Roland, far right, during one of last year's classes. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The National … transitioning to higher education. H4E provides a series of free, rigorous humanities courses to members of the greater Kalamazoo community that are taught by …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37253

Ethical labor, sustainable supply chain among topics tackled in second Bronco Challenge

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… April 17 , with four teams competing for thousands of dollars in prizes. Ultimately, a student team focused on … make more ethical purchasing decisions impressed the panel of industry and University judges, taking home the $10,000 … pathways they explored," says judge Laura Evans , director of environment, social and governance for Cirba Solutions. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/05/75531

Combining passion for medicine with philanthropic ideals, biomedical sciences grad ready to make an impact

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… Submitted by Erin Flynn on Omer Idris racked up a number of undergraduate research opportunities while completing his … school that were related to science. "I had an intense love of chemistry and biology," he says. That learning continued … and read about them, becoming more enthralled in the world of medicine. One particularly impactful interaction involved …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75831

Rianna Clay-Valdez: Building a career path and leaning into authenticity

Haworth College of Business

… Anderson on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Trial and error—It is one of the best methods of learning. And Rianna Clay-Valdez , a senior from … success at Western Michigan University’s Haworth College of Business. She first considered studying medical research …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75085

Employees offered chance to study Spanish and culture in Mexico

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… Employees offered chance to study Spanish and culture in Mexico … 1010 or the equivalent language skills test by the end of the 2012 summer I session. Evening and lunch-hour sections of Spanish 1010 are offered during spring semester and the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/36

Flags lowered Wednesday for Army Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Leach

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… on Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Leach LANSING, Mich.--By order of Lt. Gov. Brian Calley, U.S. flags on all campuses of Western Michigan University and throughout Michigan will be lowered Wednesday, July 11, in honor of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Leach, of Ferndale, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/970

Three golfers named to NGCA Scholar All-America Teams

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… Golf Coaches Association. New WMU graduate Leah Grawburg, of Mount Pleasant, Mich., and senior Kaylee Imel, of Bluffton, Ind., are two of six WMU golfers to earn the award multiple times in their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/989

WMU fraternity to perform with Step Afrika

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… at Miller Auditorium Nov. 27 KALAMAZOO—Step Afrika, a professional dance company dedicated to the tradition of stepping, will bring its show to Western Michigan … available at millerauditorium.com . Phi Beta Sigma, winners of the National Pan-Hellenic Council Marchdown that was held …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/3032

Authors support WMU writing award with fundraiser

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… will come together Saturday, Oct. 5 , on the campus of Western Michigan University to read from their works and celebrate the life and contributions of author, editor and publisher Robert J. Bixby, a WMU … by the Creative Writing Program and the Department of English. Refreshments will be served and a book signing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/9930

White, Potter, Nowak and Parker are headed to the NFL

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… initial free agent signings. Selected in the seventh round of Saturday's draft were wide receiver Jordan White , the … Jaguars, and Tuesday, May 1, it was announced that offensive lineman Anthony Parker had signed as a free agent … the only Bronco wide receivers drafted by the NFL. A member of the Super Bowl XLV Champion Green Bay Packers, Jennings …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/376