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Deadline approaching for two assessment awards

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… Assessment Excellence Award The purpose of this award is to recognize and showcase outstanding efforts of a … student learning. Winners of the unit award will receive a commemorative plaque in addition to campus-wide recognition. … on award eligibility and submission requirements are online . Individual Assessment Excellence Award The purpose …

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A Flawed Bishop, a Favorite Teacher: Lárentíus saga

Medieval Institute Publications

… in Medieval Iceland . Read along as he relates the story of L árentíus saga byskups, and learn about his latest … Sometime in the second half of the fourteenth century, somewhere on the cathedral estate of Hólar in northern Iceland, … (ironically, also named Jörundr), he is tasked with excommunicating the canons of the cathedral, whom the …

https://wmich.edu/medievalpublications/news/2024/10/flawed-bishop

A winning combination: Natalie Samdal masters finance and golf

Haworth College of Business

… A winning combination: Natalie Samdal masters finance and golf … University while continuing her golf career. Samdal came to Western in fall 2022 to pursue a Master of Science in … in accounting from Davenport University in Grand Rapids, where she graduated with honors, competed for the golf team …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70503

Family and consumer sciences students welcomed back with renovated labs

College of Education and Human Development

… Family and consumer sciences students welcomed back with renovated labs Submitted by Chris Hybels on … in the renovated food lab. Each station has shelving to hold appliances, knives, pans and utensils. Fashion … process. The addition of the computer lab comes at a time where fashion is intersecting with technology. According to  …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73254

Technology creates new layer of safety for people with visual impairments

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… visual impairments Submitted by Erin Flynn on Read more stories about Bronco innovation in the summer 2019 issue of W … by detecting obstacles within a certain radius. It would come in the form of a light-weight vest. She secured funding … so when it detects an object around you it can tell you where it is and how far away it is in the app's audio …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55553

WMU MBA grows by 20% with introduction of new course format

Haworth College of Business

… WMU Haworth’s new HyFlex program has been a major factor that is encouraging more graduate students to pursue an … of attending sessions in the classroom, participating online or both. Students can change their mode of attendance … I was seeking . I typically attend classes online to accommodate my work schedule, but I make a point to connect in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68441

WMU, Haenicke Institute for Global Education, announce International Education Week

International Student and Scholar Services

… Beyond . Several events are scheduled from November 18-22 to celebrate global diversity and promote cross-cultural … helping to design a water system for the San Antonio de Upa community in Nicaragua . This system is expected to impact … 500 lives and bring water to the village for generations to come. Join us to hear how WMU students are transcending …

https://wmich.edu/international/news/2024/11/globalnews-0

Light Center for Chinese Studies opens guest lecture series

International Student and Scholar Services

… Timothy Light Center for Chinese Studies is pleased to announce its 2024 Fall Guest Lecture Series. All events … Dr. Cara Wallis, associate professor in the Department of Communication and Media at the University of Michigan, will … and young feminist activists are using social media to communicate their daily struggles. Her talk aims to provide …

https://wmich.edu/international/news/2024/11/globalnews

Registration under way for Chinese proficiency testing

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… Michigan University will host a testing site for levels 3 to 6 of China's Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi language proficiency … level 5 and $70 for level 6. Visit the Confucius Institute online for comprehensive information about the test and an online

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Engineering grad accelerates industry impact through projects, internships

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… entrepreneurial engineering, and she's on the fast track to getting her master's next year through Western's … have to wait long to start getting her feet wet. Haas competed in—and won—the Bronco Pitch Competition her second … to hire Broncos because, compared to Michigan or Purdue where they are more textbook-based and theoretical, we're …

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