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Twenty incoming students win $50,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… Twenty freshmen have won coveted Medallion Scholarships to begin their studies at Western Michigan University this … Scholarships are the highest merit-based award WMU can bestow on an incoming freshman. Valued at $50,000 each … participants' parents. The 40 top-performing competitors returned to campus and were interviewed as finalists for the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7662

Literacy education expert to receive Emerging Scholar Award

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… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A young faculty member who already is becoming known internationally in the … families is unmatched." Protacio has been making significant contributions to her field most recently as the … of young people who need and deserve the best that we can offer." Additional activities Those nominating Protacio …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/48803

Two receive WMU’s highest honor for teaching

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… Mich.—Western Michigan University will honor two faculty members this week for being exceptional educators and mentors … course. She was lauded for weaving the idea of storytelling into unusual disciplines. "Allison is passionate, dedicated … wider community. He is considered in the forefront of American archaeologists practicing community service learning, as …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27321

Gaining his Western Wings and Finding His Way to FedEx, Jason Woo’s in Full Control of His Aviation Career

College of Aviation

… Korea, Jason Woo could have shared the skies with a plane bearing an insignia of a country that doesn't share his …   "It was a sobering experience of how quickly the tides can shift in the aviation industry," he says.  "I received … not do my best to pay it forward."   After graduation and into his career, he helped establish the WMU chapter of the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/12/woo

Two late night robberies trigger warnings to campus

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… Two late night robberies trigger warnings to campus Submitted by Anonymous (not … has been in place for many years, and those on campus can call 387-RIDE (7433) at any time for an escort on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3390

Business student awarded patent for speaking device

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… SpeechMasterPro KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Patent No. 20140287385 has been issued to Western Michigan University marketing student … to watch. Floyd has sold dozens of the speech aids, which can be purchased on speechmasterpro.com . The receipt of the … of Floyd's life since childhood. Speaking clearly was a struggle for Floyd, and therapy helped him immensely. Yet when …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20784

WMU offers new ways for students to get passports

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… an easier time getting passports, particularly if cost has been a barrier in the past. This fall, the University began awarding a $110 passport scholarship to all students … students, though, the cost and hassle of getting a passport can stand in the way," says Paulo Zagalo-Melo , associate …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/45606

WMU Trustee Ronald Hall of Detroit dies at 72

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… turning the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council into one of the premier minority business organizations in … the council's minority business and corporate membership more than doubled. In addition, he was assistant … the board of St. John's Hospital and as chair of the American Diabetes Association of Michigan and Southeastern …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32562

Experience Chinese culture by taking a class this summer

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… registrations for nine summer Chinese culture courses that begin the week of Monday, May 8. The multiweek, low-cost … a fee for materials, and those with low enrollment may be canceled. The Confucius Institute at WMU is a nonprofit … interested in Chinese culture or in visiting China but can't attend formal courses." She adds that the institute …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39256

Two award-winning poets on tap in Frostic Reading Series

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… Poetry Month as two award-winning poets, whose work has been published widely, visit the campus later this month to … of four poetry books, including "Red Deer" and "She Heads into the Wilderness." She also co-edited "Lit from Inside: … TriQuarterly, Bloomsbury Review, Shenandoah, The American Poetry Review, The Cortland Review and The Iowa Review. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31504