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WMU Study Abroad nears pre-Covid levels, faculty-led programs drive participation growth

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… 97 plan to travel during the spring semester with their professors.  This milestone marks a growing trend at The … partly due to a dramatic increase in faculty-led program offerings, many of which will be on display at the 2025 … opportunities at WMU; providing outreach to area K-12 schools; hosting lectures, panels and events; and showcasing …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/01/studyabroadgrowth

WMU launches comprehensive new online application process

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… the University community has one overriding piece of advice: "Apply Yourself." That's the name of an online application system the University has just … system through 2016. They include guest students and high school dual enrollees. The Apply Now link on the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24940

Alum over the moon after winning prize in NASA challenge

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… the environment isn't limited to Earth. Derek McFall's out-of-this-world concept fired up scientists at NASA. The … like the International Space Station generate quite a bit of trash," says McFall. "The current method for astronauts … the skills that I've been building since the beginning of school." NASA started crowdsourcing competitions to develop …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/52875

Readings to launch new poetry anthology published by New Issues

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… New Issues Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Cover of the anthology KALAMAZOO—A series of four readings across Michigan will mark the publication … book was designed by Paul Sizer of WMU's Frostic School of Art and is intended to be a celebratory anthology …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10069

Early registration extended for livable communities conference

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… Communities at Western Michigan University.  The focus of the conference is to explore improving the quality of life by advancing more balanced, affordable and … and a law degree from the University of Michigan Law School at Ann Arbor. He lives in Lansing, Michigan. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/46274

Building a cultural bridge, engineering students teach refugees about science, math

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… raises his hand during a presentation by the WMU chapter of Engineers without Borders. KENTWOOD, Mich.—Kids bursting with energy from a long school day dart back and forth across a room. They gather in … as a team and create something, they are learning the valuable skills of creativity, collaboration, communication, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54203

Dr. Ruth Kaarlela obituary

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… (not verified) on Dr. Ruth Kaarlela Dr. Ruth Kaarlela , professor emerita and chair of blindness and low vision studies at Western Michigan … being a teacher of the blind, supervisor of a New York school for emotionally disturbed children, and supervisor of

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47979

Talks on community empowerment locally and in Middle East

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… in three events. The events feature Dr. James Torczyner , professor of social work at Montreal's McGill University and founder … work, and sponsored by the Hispanic American Council, WMU School of Social Work, and WMU Center for the Humanities. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/91

WMU introduces new tribal governance certificate

College of Arts and Sciences

… 13 where special guest Bryan Newland, assistant secretary of Indian Affairs in the U.S. Department of the Interior, spoke. (Photography credit: Johnathan … says Dr. Matthew S. Mingus , incoming director of the School of Public Affairs and Administration . “It’s designed …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71601

WMU service-learning, community work wins national praise

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… has named Western Michigan University to a select list of the nation's colleges and universities that earned a slot … Council on Education's annual national conference. Just 100 schools around the nation earned "with distinction" status … that was established in 2006. In Michigan, only three schools earned the recognition. In addition to WMU, Michigan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5565