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Diversity advocate, renowned rhetoric scholar to lead Merze Tate College as interim dean

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… been named interim dean of Merze Tate College . "I have no doubt that her leadership will greatly contribute to the … Western's 2022 Excellence in Diversity Award for her work leading diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives for … lauded her development of anti-bias and anti-racist workshops for faculty members serving on committees charged …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/07/72229

Three students receive Gilman Scholarships to study abroad

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… International Scholarship Program. Katelyn Drummond of Dorr, Kirsten Stowell of Mattawan and Nicholas Talamantez of … michelle.metro-roland@wmich.edu. For more information about how the Gilman International Scholarship can be a bridge to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/12/44322

For the birds: Avian adventures at Asylum Lake Preserve

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… crane that sailed overhead, while a male mallard meandered downstream. Within Western Michigan University’s 274-acre … professor of biological sciences. Gill and Joanna Sblendorio , a doctoral student studying bird behavior, recently … sense of peace and also connectedness to something bigger than ourselves.” Asylum Lake Preserve and the adjoining …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58860

Martin E. Gingerich obituary

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… focused on Dylan Thomas, a Welsh poet and writer. This work and other scholarly writings were published in the … member of the Dylan Thomas Society, Swansea, Wales, and London branches; the Modern Language Association and Midwest … master's degree from the University of Maine in 1961 and a doctoral degree from Ohio University in 1967. Services …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43957

Physical therapy students research impact of lift training in facilities for adults with disabilities

College of Health and Human Services

… typically completed during lifting activities during work assignments. Their outcomes will help to determine the … and metabolically safer transfers. This study does suggest that there is evidence that employees can benefit from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73971

Education and human development honors exceptional alumni

Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology

… and inclusion; educational access and attainment; and workforce development at local, state, and national levels. … the lead organization for the supermarket chain Supermercado Mexico, a group of stores that offer various services and … Fund. His career in the United States began as director of Upward Bound in Holland, Michigan. Flores is a recipient of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69304

Electric guitarists take the Dalton Center Recital Hall stage

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… from traditional Segovian guitar repertoire to lesser-known works by non-European composers, as well as new music. In … Competition for its performance of Leo Brower’s seminal work, Cuban Landscapes with Rain. The ensemble has also … be performing works by Anthony Lanman, Miguel Llobet, Carlo Domeniconi, Terry Herald, Lennox Berkeley and Lisa Renée …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43177

Award-winning WMU poet will launch Frostic Reading Series

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… of WMU's New Issues Poetry and Prose, will read from his works at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26 , in 2452 Knauss Hall. The … received the Norma Farber Award, the Poetry Northwest Theodore Roethke Prize, the Crazyhorse Prize, and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42757

Twenty incoming students win $60,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… received awards that bear the names of their scholarships' donors or the individuals for whom the scholarships were … participated in a high-intensity weightlifting group workout. She has been active as a volunteer, and through her … year, when she took a photography class and learned how to work with both film and digital photography. As a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32715

Non-bargaining staffers honored at recent events

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… reception and PSSO's April 19 luncheon recognized the hard work and dedication of these staffers. Administrative and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/05/7160