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Talks on community empowerment locally and in Middle East

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… and the power of partnership and solidarity in the struggle for social change. The McGill Middle East program is … practice centers in some of the most disadvantaged areas of each of those societies. Torczyner, who heads a … editorial board of the International Journal of Social Welfare. Among the many honors he has received are the Canadian …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/91

Area youths participating in Asylum Lake Adventure Day

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Area youths participating in Asylum Lake Adventure Day … annually opens up WMU's 274-acre Asylum Lake Preserve to area school children and is held in cooperation with the … guides, leading the participating children, teachers and parents between stations along the preserve's network of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/05/6948

Veteran paper researcher, WMU prof to lead paper course in July

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… Klass Associates Inc. in Madeira Beach, Fla., and Dr. Margaret Joyce , WMU professor of chemical and paper … and lighter-weight, paper-based packaging. Joyce Dr. Margaret Joyce Joyce has been a member of the WMU faculty since … creative talents, particularly in the coating and printing areas. Joyce has both presented and published her research …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6683

WMU service-learning, community work wins national praise

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… to build a culture of service on our campuses. This is an area in which we will continue to seize opportunities for … Compact and the American Council on Education. Honorees are chosen based on a series of selection factors, including … efforts, and good communication allows us to better share our story." This is the fourth time WMU has been named …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5565

Daneen Wardrop named WMU's 2013 Distinguished Faculty Scholar

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… pillars of research and creative writing throughout her career, believing that the process of writing poetry is … well as 27 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in her area of expertise. Her poems have been published in nearly … accomplished while a faculty member at WMU. Nominations are sought campuswide for recipients, who also must be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9722

WMU graduate students to host national conference this week

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… attendees will be meeting in Wood and Sangren halls to share best practices, discuss issues important to graduate … Production" Among the new conference features this year are a Graduate Resource and Career Fair as well as short Ignite research sessions and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10979

Business students win national sales challenge

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… on From left: Alexa DeVos, Kayla Reinhackel and Brian Curlett KALAMAZOO— A student team representing Western … the best talent from the best programs in the country, we are able to come out on top." Reinhackel, who drew on her … one of the greatest opportunities I've had in my college career. Bringing WMU a win is not only an example of how …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/12/11441

Biological sciences doctoral candidate journeys from childhood microscopes to cutting-edge research

College of Arts and Sciences

… related.” Samantha Hack This passion steered Hack toward a career in science, a path she likens to solving an intricate … in the Ph.D program because of how awesome my mentors are,” says Hack. “They have not put a limit to what I can … “I feel like getting your Ph.D. just feels like an upward battle,” says Hack. “You have to love it or else it's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73663

How Mongolia's herding culture shaped a doctoral candidate's journey

College of Arts and Sciences

… the yurt districts on the edges of the city as they took care of their children, performed household chores, harvested … Mongolian herders.  “I became acquainted with various struggles new migrants to the capital city encounter as I worked … supporting former herders in the capital that I can raise awareness and assist in crafting public policy [to address] …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73677

WMU introduces new tribal governance certificate

College of Arts and Sciences

… and public management to ensure a well-rounded context. “We are currently planning cohorts which will include …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71601