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Lifelong Learning Academy sets open house, semester classes

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… Learning Academy will hold its annual open house from 4 to 6 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 23, in the atrium of the College … and Human Services. Participants will have the opportunity to meet with instructors, register for classes and socialize … Grand Rapids, Mich., for Art Prize and a weekend trip to Milwaukee, Wis., are also planned. To request a brochure to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1131

Western grad lands job that marries counseling studies and grad assistant work

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… and grad assistant work Submitted by Erin Flynn on Navia Walker is seeing her academic journey come full circle as she prepares to take on a new role with the Kalamazoo Promise after … Mich.—The Kalamazoo Promise  didn't just cover Navia Walker 's undergraduate college tuition; it ended up laying …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75822

December board meeting includes approval of tobacco ban, other items

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… December board meeting includes approval of tobacco ban, other items Submitted by Anonymous (not … Michigan University Board of Trustees approved a measure to make WMU a tobacco-free campus, effective Sept. 1, 2014. … electronic-cigarettes, cigars, bidis, snuff, snus, water pipes, pipes, hookahs, chew and any other …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/12/11932

Restored grandeur, adapted reuse planned for East Campus

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… Restored grandeur, adapted reuse planned for East Campus … Because cars were not part of the equation when East Campus was built, Doran explained that preliminary plans call for a … on the site began in 1904, shortly after the University was founded as Western State Normal School. The campus, with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/152

Charging into the future with printed flexible components

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Charging into the future with printed flexible components Submitted by … the field of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) to help pave the way for widespread adoption in electric vehicles, grid … Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy grant awarded to Western with Wu as principal …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73440

Graduate student endeavors for social change through communication

College of Arts and Sciences

… graduate student Daniel Ebo , studying communication wasn’t always the plan. It just so happened to be the best chance he ever took.   Daniel Ebo Now …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74552

New SEO class pays off in job opportunities for marketing students

Haworth College of Business

… learning the complexities behind online searches and how to influence these search results. A new digital marketing … Henrickson , a senior expecting to graduate in fall 2022, was enrolled in the class and recently began a role as a … “I didn't need much training on the topic after I was hired because I already knew everything that an SEO …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68635

Educational leadership student analyzes new Dominican Republic education model

College of Education and Human Development

… of  Western Michigan University's educational leadership doctoral program in the Dominican Republic  (DR),  Sally Joslyn Peña Martinez  was motivated to examine the education system in her home … college celebrates its tenth year, this study stands as a testament to the transformative potential inherent in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74259

Coding academy for underrepresented youth finds home at WMU

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… pooled their combined professional experiences and skills to form a nonprofit organization that teaches computer … of Engineering and Applied Sciences. The academy was formed by Lois Rodgers Renner-Lewis , B.A.’83, M.A.’00, … to enter the field of technology and receive support by way of mentorships, scholarships and internships that will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75299

Endowed scholarship honors health and physical education chair's legacy

College of Education and Human Development

… Mich.—An endowed scholarship fund has been established to provide financial aid to students in Western Michigan … given to those who demonstrate financial need. "Dr. Zabik was instrumental, along with his colleague Mary Dawson , in … and biomechanics labs.  Prior to these achievements, he was instrumental in ultimately bringing all the faculty …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73026