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WMU student one of four in state to win prestigious $5,000 scholarship

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… Club of Detroit scholarship worth $5,000 and is one of only four students statewide to receive the … prestigious scholarship. Perkins earned the honor based on his scholastic achievements, personal character and … interest.  "I was absolutely thrilled to find out I won this scholarship," Perkins says. "I was sitting in my living …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18574

WMU Homecoming and Family Weekend events planned

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… Weekend Friday through Sunday, Oct. 11-13 . "Go for Gold" is the 2019 Homecoming theme, and a host of activities will mark this year's celebration. Most are open to the public and a … Pancake Breakfast—Complimentary all-you-can-eat pancakes, eggs, sausage, coffee and orange juice served from 9 to 11 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/55720

State funding to end sexual assault will turn bystanders into HEROES

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… championed by the first lady and appropriated by the Legislature at the recommendation of Gov. Rick Sndyer. This is the second round of funding and the second award WMU has …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36832

Michigan first lady's assault prevention initiative funds WMU program

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… Lady Sue Snyder's new Campus Sexual Assault Grant Program. Distribution of grants totaling $500,000 to 23 Michigan … by the first lady. WMU will receive $25,000 to add to its existing programs with a pilot program that will provide … The WMU program successful in receiving funding is housed in the Sindecuse Health Center on campus, with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28331

WMU engineer receives ADVANCE proof of concept grant

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… , WMU professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, is among the five people who have received an ADVANCE Grant so far this spring. The grants provide an incentive for faculty … to advance their technologies toward commercialization. This funding program is administered by Michigan State …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47498

Students invited to learn about part-time off-campus job opportunities

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… than 30 off-campus organizations have already registered to participate in Western Michigan University's … Aug. 27 , in the Student Recreation Center's indoor tennis courts area. The job fair is for WMU students seeking part-time employment off campus …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8860

Humanities speaker series focuses on education in the 21st century

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… the Humanities stages its 2017-18 speaker series, "The Promise of Education." Five scholars and authors from across the … Michigan University campus to examine how education promises to be the key to a good life in the 21st century, yet … public school teachers and university professors struggle to define and defend the goals of a liberal education …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42622

Political economy of inequality examined during Sichel Series

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… Irene and Bernhard L. Schwartz Professor of Economic Analysis and director of the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis at the New School of Social Research in New York. Her topic is "The Political Economy of Retirement Time Inequality in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42434

WMU adds new undergraduate and graduate program concentrations

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… within the Bachelor of Science degree in interdisciplinary health sciences will allow students to enter the … degrees under the accelerated graduate degree option. This allows a student to complete both degrees in seven years … trauma throughout their lives. In addition, the program is consistent with the School of Social Work's mission to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/16288

Geosciences researcher elected 2016 AAAS Fellows

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… American Association for the Advancement of Science. Kominz is one of 391 association members from the group's … for 2016 "because of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications." The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37476