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WMU honors students shine in STAR Awards

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… Awards were presented during an April ceremony at the Radisson Plaza Hotel and Suites. The awards celebrate … who volunteer their time, energy and talents in service to others in the greater Kalamazoo community. Nonprofit … Schools. The scholars have focused on engendering a college-going attitude with the students in addition to tutoring the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39986

Western offers new course on the intersection of artificial intelligence and writing

College of Arts and Sciences

… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As the world of technology continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace, Western Michigan University is at the forefront of innovation bringing together … at key moments, empowering students to anticipate how their exploration of AI writing tools will shape their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71959

Passionate leadership subject of next business college talk

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… (not verified) on Brian KALAMAZOO—A businessman cited for his leadership skills will be featured in the next Distinguished Speaker Series talk sponsored by Western … Feb. 27 , on campus in 2000 Schneider Hall. Those planning to attend should register by Friday, Feb. 22. The talk will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4935

Ready for liftoff: Engineering student has sights set on space

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Ready for liftoff: Engineering student has sights set on space Submitted … with me since I learn best by doing. When I first visited WMU, I got to see all of the different labs at the … fit for me,” she says. “I remember when my father told me how the NASA moon lander worked, and I realized I wanted to

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66271

Updated WMU apps for Android and iPhone released

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… and for iPhone and other Apple mobile platforms. WMU Mobile is available free of charge through the Android Market at … for Android smartphones; and through the iTunes Store and App Store for iPhone, iPod Touch and other Apple … Rodgers developed the Android version of the app, while Christopher Ashbay, Justus Reule and Timothy Wickey created the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/161

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 … the financial part of it and probability and statistics just really stuck with me," she says.  Now, three … ideas, what we know can be feasible, and get their input on how to make products innovative and aesthetic and everything …

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

Dining Services hosts special Feast of Nations dinner

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… Services invites students, university employees and guests to a special Feast of Nations dinner from 4 to 8 p.m. … dinner menu will feature a sampling of rich cultural cuisines that are found throughout the world. Menu items … Judy Gipper at @email or (269) 387-4844. Contact: Tonya Durlach March 19, 2012 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/262

Merze Tate: A trailblazing Western alumna who made an international impact

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Professor. World traveler. Journalist. Inventor. This 20th century renaissance woman may not … Blanchard. Walking three miles each way from her family's farm to get to school, she memorized historical texts, … when the school found out she was Black. Tate's employer, however, had another idea. Tate, center, shakes hands with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/62998

Hazel L. Starcher obituary

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… in Kalamazoo. She was 79. Starcher was the first employee to be hired when the college was being created in 1976 as Michigan's first interdisciplinary health and human services college and one of … handful of such colleges in the nation. She served as administrative assistant to the dean of the college from 1976 to

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/172

Western students engage with state legislators at environmental policy town hall

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… Western students engage with state legislators at environmental policy town hall Submitted by Erin … "This was really helpful to me in laying the groundwork for how I can speak to my representatives and what I need to be … it was. And how some research really takes you that much farther in your knowledge and being able to speak with these …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66596