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WMU to confer about 1,400 degrees during virtual fall commencement ceremonies
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… commencement ceremonies Submitted by Deanne Puca on Ready for success Several outstanding graduates have thrived at … Dec. 19 . On that date, visit the commencement website for a link to watch programs throughout the day for the University's seven colleges and WMUx. There will …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62417
Western students engage with state legislators at environmental policy town hall
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… "This was really helpful to me in laying the groundwork for how I can speak to my representatives and what I need to be speaking to them about. It opened up this new door for me to what I want to be doing and what's important to … students as well as constituents," Keele says. "My biggest goal is to open students up to the experience, (teach …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66596
Hands-on experience helps engineering grad build bright future
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… when we found manufacturing, I jumped into it. I wasn't struggling anymore; I was powering through like 18 credit hours … and connections she cultivated in the engineering program for helping to build a robust resume that set her apart from … to—really pushes us to get out of our shell and be prepared for these kinds of opportunities. I was well-prepared for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66509
Empowered by freedom after years in refugee camps, Medallion Scholar ready to change the world
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… Western, with aspirations of one day becoming an advocate for refugees like himself. WYOMING, Mich.—Football games, … friends, learning new things— Zabihullah Najafi is looking forward to taking in the full college experience. As a … —the institution's most prestigious merit-based scholarship for undergraduates—the Wyoming High School graduate has a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64194
Immersive program aims to empower next generation of science teachers
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… in a water sample to youth campers. Youth campers look for macroinvertebrates in water samples. Jovaughn Carver, … looks to change that by making science less intimidating for aspiring teachers. "We're really trying to get to the … from nearby ponds. Both campers and teachers excitedly logged the various macroinvertebrates—such as fly larvae and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64891
Western alum appointed to leadership post in U.S. Department of Transportation
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… Pete Buttigieg and is charged with developing a plan for establishing new regulations to reduce environmental … communications. Pursuit-Driven Experience A fierce advocate for the environment, Brown cultivated his passions for sustainability and public policy at Western Michigan …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63812
New student center highlights diversity and inclusion
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… with learning more about the world outside their comfort zone. This is going to be a place that is welcoming, … in this collaborative group resulted in new features for the student center, including a Mosaic Affinity Space, which will be a suite of five rooms for cultural and affinity-based programs, meetings, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67395
Chaucer scholar honored with prestigious Medieval Institute book prize
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… is the recipient of Western's Otto Gründler Book Prize for her biography of medieval poet Geoffrey Chaucer. … won Western Michigan University's Otto Gründler Book Prize for her biography of medieval poet Geoffrey Chaucer . Dr. … , professor of English literature at the University of Oxford, where she holds a Tutorial Fellowship at Jesus …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64343
Nearly $5M grant will help WMU, school districts create new pipeline to fill teacher shortage
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… shortage Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Even before COVID-19, school districts nationwide were battling a … by the Economic Policy Institute found that while demand for instructors is increasing at K-12 schools, the number of … Schools will develop a new pipeline to fill the dire need for quality instructors. Dr. Regena Fails Nelson , chair of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/61810
Podcast examines ethical issues regarding COVID-19 and race
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… episodes of "What COVID Teaches Us," hosted by the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society , beginning Tuesday, Oct. … Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations and WMU Homer … Health care, hosted by Dr. Cheryl Dickson , associate dean for health equity and community affairs at WMed, with guests …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/65962