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Merze Tate Explorers discover cooking with STEM with WMU nutrition and dietetics program

College of Education and Human Development

… no-bake oatmeal peanut butter bars with dark chocolate topping.  Members of the WMU Student Dietetics Association … utensils and another included a food label reading activity complete with door prizes. The highlight of the day was a … profession of dietetics which included examples of settings where dietitians work and an interactive activity involving …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71324

Technology educator and entrepreneur part of WMU Innovation Day

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… Technology educator and entrepreneur part of WMU Innovation Day Submitted by … chance to hear the students pitch their products and decide where they want to spend their money." The winning student … and talents to engineering professionals, professors and community members," Butt says. "It really is a celebration …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36600

Fiesta, film screening, dancing and more celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 at Western

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… 2023 at Western Submitted by Erin Flynn on The first El Grito celebration was held on campus in 2021. This year it will … Latino culture and the richness it brings to the campus community with a variety of events during Hispanic Heritage … Latino Student Alliance. "Hispanic Heritage Month is a time where we as people are able to free ourselves from our …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72724

WMU Theatre kicks off 2021-22 season with focus on connection, equity

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… performances. "It's exciting!" says Dr. Joan Herrington , chair of the Department of Theatre . "I think the … is reconnecting. We know a lot of our patrons have been coming for years, and we're so excited for them to be able … people in the room who are trained to engender conversation where there needs to be conversation about issues of race, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65062

Western adds leaders for enrollment management and government affairs

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… Michigan University has appointed two new leaders to help oversee areas critical to the institution's … Pending Board of Trustees approval, his appointment becomes effective on June 15 . Dr. Charles Cotton III A native … college at his alma mater, Michigan State University, where he earned a doctorate in educational leadership and a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68007

Advertising professor wins national teaching excellence award

Haworth College of Business

… Dr. Karen M. Lancendorfer, professor of marketing and director of the advertising and promotion major at Western … article that said that a great teacher creates a sense of community in the classroom, and I took that to heart,” says … currently in her 17th year as a member of the WMU faculty where she was the 2011 recipient of the WMU Distinguished …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/06/68199

WMU employees going the distance, can participate in Kalamazoo Marathon at no cost

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… the Kalamazoo Marathon. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Runners are off to the virtual races! The 2020 Kalamazoo Marathon and … through May 10 using registration code: WMU at borgessrun.com . This opportunity is only for WMU faculty and staff, … in a fundraiser in January for Forgotten Man Ministries where she was challenged to run one mile every day. Using …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59104

WMU alumni create educational opportunities for Kalamazoo refugees

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… in their chairs, six teenagers sit in a circle listening to a story. A volunteer teacher gestures to the book, … which she says didn’t have a system in place to accommodate the needs of the population.  “My parents were … stands with some people in the South African village where he worked. Today, Goldman is an educator and board …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54617

WMU student puts a twist on traditional travel

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… remember spinning a globe, eyes closed, as a child. We'd stop it with the tip of our finger and open our eyes with anticipation as we discovered where we'd be heading on our next imaginary adventure. … creative solution that would ease the pressure of deciding where to go, how to get there and what activities to plan. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47918

Interdisciplinary evaluation program helps WMU alum become energy leader

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… Interdisciplinary evaluation program helps WMU alum become energy leader Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—"We've got a responsibility to live up to the legacy of those who came before us by … school. She landed at American University in Washington, where she earned bachelor's and master's degrees in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54503