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Safe on Campus promotes LGBTQ allyship, inclusiveness at Western

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… Mich.—Diversity, equity and inclusion are core values of Western Michigan University, and the Safe on Campus program is among a number of initiatives focused on making sure all Broncos have the … they were 12, have gay-straight alliances at their high school and have parents who are eager allies. But as …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/06/68227

Western honors, celebrates veterans with student scholarship, local events

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… South Korea. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Jessica Clark moved outside of and across the country to pursue her and her husband’s … and active military personnel be successful. She found the school’s flexible hours and online courses ideal for … adapt and overcome. Having a family, navigating different schools in different cities—it can be challenging whether …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66151

Trustees adopt 2020-21 budget reflecting better-than-projected shortfall, enrollment

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees passed a balanced 2020-21 general fund budget … better than projected in May. Enrollment proved to be one of the better-than-expected elements in this year's budget … to prevail against the pandemic-generated headwinds of high school graduates taking gap years, limitations on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61258

Alfred K. Ho obituary

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on Ho Dr. Alfred K. Ho , professor emeritus of economics at Western Michigan University, died Jan. 26 in … courses and taught Chinese at the U.S. Army Language School in Monterey until 1957. He went on to teach economics …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15847

Talk on Leopold's land ethic to launch ethics center's spring season

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… Leopold's land ethic environmental philosophy will kick off the Western Michigan University Center for the Study of Ethics in Society's spring season. Andy Sanford , a WMU … master's in philosophy at WMU in 2013. Before returning to school in 2008, he served in the U.S. Army during the early …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12811

Alumni share their entrepreneurial spirit with Broncos Lead interns

W Magazine

… left, and Gloria Park, right, hear from clients as part of their summer Broncos Lead internship with Room 35, a … had our back and was looking out to make sure we had a valuable experience.” “Being able to be compensated for an … Western has offered Gray and McVey, as they credit the school for making their venture a reality. The pair of

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72486

Public invited to apply to four-week translation program

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… their translation skills while working on their language proficiency. Spanish is a new offering this year. Enrollment is open to all college students; high school teachers; government officials and other …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5431

Engineering grad accelerates industry impact through projects, internships

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… always playing with Lego as a kid," says Julia Haas , of Marine City, Michigan. An industrial engineering … the design process, because a lot of my friends at other schools and in other disciplines were still just taking … that into doing production and apply what I learned in school to that aspect of it." Haas says the industrial …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75410

Units across WMU donate personal protection equipment to medical professionals

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… WMU donate personal protection equipment to medical professionals Submitted by Erin Flynn on Jill Weber and Jessica Slates display some of the donated items. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan … the greater community." Faculty and staff from the Frostic School of Art have also been digging through their studios …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58693

Broncos Lead intern pursues passion for early child development at preschool

College of Education and Human Development

… intern pursues passion for early child development at preschool Submitted by Chris Hybels on Allison Hoeksema, a … WMU's child development and services program, reads to preschoolers at Jennings Development Interplex.   Hoeksema … Hoeksema helps Chance, a preschooler at JDI, cut shapes out of Play-Doh. Hoeksema voices the whale character while …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/07/72185