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Kalamazoo couple supports product design program with $3 million gift
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… Kalamazoo couple with a passion for the arts and a history of executive leadership in the community has given $3 … combine form, function and manufacturing. This is the latest chapter in their long, thoughtful commitment to … and metalworking. Architectural work is already underway and the goal is to begin construction in spring 2017 and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36937
WMU education professor offers teaching advice for caregivers of homebound special education students
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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Dr. Luchara Wallace (left), Greg Wallace (right) and their son Michael … Mich.—Learning from home is difficult enough for those used to being educated in a traditional classroom setting, but … each day. Working with teachers to negotiate extra time for tests or projects is always an option. Creative and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59245
WMU's global engagement growth reflects national trends
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… with new partnerships in Iraq, Turkey and Brazil. Compared to the last academic year, WMU's international student enrollment grew by 12.9 percent, raising the total to 1,575 international students representing 95 … the Netherlands continue to be popular with students. WMU awarded nearly $500,000 in student scholarships for study …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/3017
Western's Cold Case Program helps crack second case
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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—For 35 years, the family of Cathy Swartz has been searching for answers in the young mother's … DNA technology along with forensic genetic genealogy to identify Robert Waters as Swartz's accused killer. Officers arrested him on …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71545
Partnership between Western, Gun Lake Tribe promotes suicide prevention
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… Tribe is breaking down stigmas and increasing training and awareness about suicide among Native American youth. "Suicide … health counselor for Gun Lake Tribe and project director for the We Walk Together grant , a three-year initiative funded by the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66452
Occupational therapy program celebrates 100 years of improving quality of life
W Magazine
… and suddenly everyday living seems almost impossible to navigate, an occupational therapist can be an … R. Spear established what is today Western’s program, OT was still in its infancy as a profession. Located at the … Hospital in those early days, the training program was one of the first of its kind in Michigan. By 1939, it …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/69000
'I matter here': HRM student finds her place at the Haworth College of Business
Haworth College of Business
… human resource management student Alyssa Lozano excitedly awaits the career ahead of her. “As a human resources employee, I will have the capability to benefit businesses in many ways,” says Lozano. “Whether that is through supplying the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73712
Career ap-peel: Potato farm sprouts job opportunities for Broncos
W Magazine
… Career ap-peel: Potato farm sprouts job opportunities for Broncos Submitted by … among mounds of seed potatoes in a storage facility at Walther Farms. A seed potato begins sprouting. Employees fry … from various batches of potatoes to analyze things like water and starch content, which impact how the chips will …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75869
Business information systems professor accepted into Fulbright Specialist Roster
Haworth College of Business
… Business information systems professor accepted into Fulbright Specialist Roster Submitted by Anonymous (not … and more. Han received his Ph.D. from the University of Washington and his Master of Business Administration from … academic institutions for a period of two to six weeks. Awards in the Fulbright Distinguished Chairs Program are …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43781
WMU aviators will be first in nation in American Eagle hiring program
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… WMU aviators will be first in nation in American Eagle hiring … of Aviation is the first collegiate program in the nation to be part of an American Eagle Airlines pilot-hiring … new WMU graduates American Eagle employees on loan back to their alma mater as flight instructors. The Pilot …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6319