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Western celebrates first-generation college students, alumni

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… library she helped create at Bloomingdale Elementary School. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University alumni are going places. But as the saying goes, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step—and it's not … I graduated. I had a degree, I had made something out of myself and I was about to start my dream job as a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69691

Western's Graduate College honors Broncos who served in World War II

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… the effort to spruce up a memorial hanging in the lobby of Walwood Hall that recognizes approximately 1,445 … service members in the Western community to do the honors of adding the new stars on Nov. 11. "It just seemed … being honored on the memorial wall. "When I graduated high school, the military was really looked down upon. It's great …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69830

From Middle East to Midwest, aviation management student thrives through new opportunities

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… she's ready for her career to take flight. "Western has one of the best aviation programs in the country. There are a lot of pathway programs where you can meet with different … Michigan University really was. "Western was a great school for me. It shaped my future," says Sundareswaran. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75474

Why I Give: Barry Zurell Roberts

W Magazine

… Roberts Submitted by Megan Looker on “I have thousands of photos from my days at WMU. I used to go to parties or … but also for its engineering department. “I had a couple of drafting classes in high school, and so I thought drafting and design would be a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74813

Bronco-turned-NFL star Sam Beal tackles Alzheimer's awareness in national campaign

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… disease. "If I can lend my image and open the eyes of my fan base to what the Alzheimer's Association is doing, it's great to be part of that," Beal says. "I would love to be that voice and be … in the NFL—he still has one more goal. "I want to finish school. I want to be that role model for my younger …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/53687

WMU receives $2 million grant to assist farmworker community

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… who are migrant or seasonal farmworkers, or the children of such workers. The U.S. Department of Education and its Office of Migrant Education awarded the … participants with the comprehensive academic, financial, school-transition and other support services they need to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42667

WMU and KCC announce major transfer agreement

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… articulation agreement signed by representatives of KCC and WMU facilitates the transfer of students who … The agreement, which outlines how credits earned at one school will transfer to another, helps students save time … of a comprehensive articulation agreement between the schools. The KCC-WMU institutional articulation agreement is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/46804

WMU to host conference on health IT innovation and cybersecurity

Haworth College of Business

… lunch on Friday. The event is hosted by WMU's Department of Business Information Systems and the Center for Health … Dr. Joe Adams Dr. Joe Adams is the vice president of research and cybersecurity at Merit Network Inc. Retired … health sciences at the University of Michigan Medical School. Previously he was the founding director for the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43116

Portuguese scholar to lead WMU's international initiatives

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… associate provost for Global Century Education and director of the Global Engagement Office at the University of Montana, will take the reins of … in 2004 from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. He went on to earn a doctoral degree …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41172

WMU Graduate College going the distance for master’s and doctoral students

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… students pursuing advanced degrees, spring and summer are often times when their most intense research and writing … Western Michigan University’s Graduate College is offering additional and creative ways to assist students, … the collaborative experience inherent with graduate school. “Like many units on campus, we are doing more with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/59847