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Academic, practical knowledge are key to success for engineering student
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… student, he works diligently to take advantage of opportunities to achieve all of his goals in this way. “Engineers need practical … experience on earth. This is another way to say ‘I know the science behind the problem.’ It may sound simple on paper, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71373
Syracuse economist to address changing state enterprises in China
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… speaks this month at Western Michigan University as part of the Werner Sichel Lecture Series. Dr. Mary E. Lovely , the Melvin A. Eggers Economics Faculty Scholar and professor of economics at the Syracuse University Maxwell … Journal of Development Economics, World Economy, Regional Science and Urban Economics and Journal of Public Economics, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30198
Results-oriented academic leader, public policy scholar will lead Western’s academic affairs division
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… for Academic Affairs. Vasquez Heilig is currently dean of the University of Kentucky (UK) College of Education, where he has led the … receiving a master's degree in higher education and a bachelor's degree in history and psychology. He earned a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69883
Southwest Michigan slates 2016 Chávez Dinner, awards program
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… Mich.—Southwest Michigan will celebrate the life and work of civil rights leader César E. Chávez on Saturday, April 2 … fundraising dinner that includes the presentation of regional awards and scholarships for 2016. Proceeds from … a WMU senior from Hartford who is majoring in environmental science and sustainability studies. Receiving the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31407
WMU to confer some 2,600 degrees during spring commencement
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… all, the University will confer 2,615 degrees: 2,004 at the bachelor's level, 571 at the master's level, one at the … to secure those tickets is though the Miller Auditorium box office, and they will be made available on a first-come, … of Business and the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences The 7 p.m. ceremony is for graduates of the College …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31775
WMU researchers present findings at international conference
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… Eager to exchange the latest information in the study of electric propulsion and to network with expert aerospace … the June 2024 conference with Dr. Kristina Lemmer , professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, to present … Electric Propulsion Conference, WMU engineering and applied sciences students graduate with professional experience. …
https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/11/wmu-researchers-present-findings-international-conference
WMU's acclaimed Seita Scholars program names new director
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… Harris-Wimsatt , who is leaving WMU to assume leadership of the Kalamazoo Boys and Girls Club. In her new role at the … program, but also promote other programs that are a part of the Center for Fostering Success. "The search committee … Kalamazoo Valley Community College, and at WMU earned a Bachelor of Social Work and two master's degrees, one in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/37081
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, an office dedicated to strategically matching WMU's resources …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45200
WMU medieval historian to be honored as an emerging scholar
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… who has carved out an international reputation for his body of new scholarship will be honored by the University as an emerging scholar. Dr. Luigi Andrea Berto , associate professor of history, will be honored with the Emerging … his doctoral degree in European history in 2001 and bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26778
Impactful experiences empower theatre grad to script ambitious future
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… Mich.—When it came to choosing a stage for the next act of his education, a teenage Jimmie Comer III had his pick of colleges. A promising performer in Detroit's prestigious … years later, he's leaving Western with much more than a bachelor's degree in theatre. "I know that I have a group of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75482