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Summer camp opportunities abound at WMU

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… abound at WMU Submitted by Deanne Puca on Summer camp offering range from athletics to aviation. KALAMAZOO—Registration is underway for many camps at Western Michigan University for young people … for students entering grades six through nine. Sessions are held at the Lee Honors College and Kohrman Hall. Topics …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14527

Study abroad on rise at WMU, international enrollment holds steady

International Student and Scholar Services

in study abroad participation last year. That's just one of many comparisons officials in WMU's Haenicke Institute for Global Education are able to make following the Nov. 16 release of the 2015 … international student enrollment. This fall, WMU data shows an additional 0.3 percent increase over the enrollment …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28607

Welcome basket items sought for Seita students

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… welcome its seventh class of Seita Scholars this fall, and many of these students, who have aged out of the foster care system, will arrive without basic items to help make … year successful. The Seita Scholars program is collecting new items for welcome packs for these students and is in

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16892

Student's aviation career set for takeoff

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… Student's aviation career set for takeoff Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As a child, Logan Brown looked … as it crossed the Atlantic on the way to Barcelona, Spain. However, these are all things that I got to experience …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53044

Engineering student's internship builds future while leaving permanent mark on Western campus

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… gained while completing his degree has cemented his future career plans. "Working with Walbridge, I definitely have a … huge deal in the building because there are going to be so many different types of games, from virtual reality to pool … in Michigan, the pub will give Western the chance to showcase the work of students in the sustainable brewing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/66057

Caryl P. Freeman obituary

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… on Dr. Caryl P. Freeman, associate professor emeritus of business information systems at Western Michigan University, died … as chair, a departmental representative or member of many committees. For her entire WMU tenure, she was an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19453

Netflix co-founder headlines student leadership conference

Haworth College of Business

… Netflix co-founder headlines student leadership conference Submitted by Anonymous … help students succeed in their academic and post-graduate careers. "This year's Designed to Lead conference will be … gives students the opportunity to learn more about the many facets of leadership and apply what they learn to their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/37943

Gerald L. Sievers obituary

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… Michigan University, died Sept. 25. He was 74. Sievers joined the faculty in 1967 and retired in April after 46 years … to the University. His research expertise was in the areas of quality and productivity improvement, robust … of WMU's statistics program, Sievers helped to develop many of the University's statistics courses. In particular, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/19259

WMU's statewide effort to boost foster youth college graduation receives funding

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… to boost foster youth college graduation receives funding Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on From left: … Success Michigan effort aimed at helping former foster care youth access and succeed in college through a growing … toward becoming a self-sustaining initiative. "Due to the many barriers they face, young people aging out of foster …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29089

Archie E. Watson obituary

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… of education and professional development, died Feb. 25 in Traverse City. He was 81. Watson joined the WMU faculty … with hundreds of them keeping in contact with him for many years after his retirement. In addition, he received … Teaching Excellence Award. Watson began his academic career as a teacher in the Flushing and then Flint Bentley …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19654