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WMU to offer courses tailored to training schedules at Air Guard base
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… Airlift Wing in Battle Creek KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Starting with the spring 2015 semester that begins in January, … Air National Guard members assigned to Battle Creek's Kellogg Air National Guard Base. Blended learning model "We've … Timothy Greene , vice president for academic affairs. "With two locations in Battle Creek—one near the guard …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20177
Adjunct jazz professor Duane Davis wins prestigious Ellis Marsalis, Jr. Educator of the Year Award
Jazz Studies
… Mich.— Duane Shields Davis , a legendary jazz educator with over 50 years of experience, has been named the 2024 … and college educators around the world affirmed the significance of this nomination. For 31 years, Davis has also … footsteps as educators, they have also played with the biggest names in jazz— Cecile McLorin-Salvant , Christian …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74753
Two WMU programs awarded $1 million federal grants to help students
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… support first-generation, low-income students or students with a disability have been awarded five-year federal grants … The TRiO Future Educator Success Program competed with more than 1,000 applicants for its grant, with only 10 being awarded nationwide. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26605
WMU earns national honors for service to transfer students
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… and institutional priorities. WMU will be honored along with such schools as DePaul, Ohio State and Marquette … , the honor society's director of scholarship operations. "With this designation, we hope to connect community college students with institutions who value their unique transfer experience …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31522
WMU joins national initiative to increase study abroad enrollment
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… in the international exchange of people and ideas, partners with sponsors around the country to create programs of study … Report on International and Educational Exchange. Along with colleges and universities such as WMU, IIE's Generation … meet major, minor and general education requirements Significant funding support Building on its nearly 100-year …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/14323
High finance of Wall Street comes to business college
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… the excitement of a Wall Street trading floor, complete with stock prices scrolling across an electronic ticker, Bloomberg and Morningstar terminals with real-time market data and world news updates. Students … $1 million. "This space transforms what we are able to do with our students in terms of teaching about the financial …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26057
Advertising students win $5,000 in scholarships
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… Adcraft Foundation/Doner Scholarship. She has been active with WMU’s AdClub, serving as a social media coordinator for … Paderborn, and most recently at the Universidad Iberoamericana in the Dominican Republic. She is an analytics intern at Leo Burnett in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25463
Student group recognized for service activities, outreach
Haworth College of Business
… of commitment it takes to achieve Superior Status is significant, and our chapter participants continue to strive for … Rho members. We consider ourselves lucky to be able to work with this outstanding group." The WMU chapter is active on … that allows accountancy and finance students to network with potential employers. In the community, they organize …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43692
WMU baritone presents free recital of operatic excerpts
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… major birthday by presenting a recital of operatic excerpts with pianist Gunta Laukmane at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17 , … studied. In October of this year, Ratner will collaborate with soprano Victoria Evtodieva on a concert of … perform a program of operatic excerpts by Verdi and Wagner with full orchestra in Ruse, Bulgaria. For more WMU news, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42384
Foster Care Month activities celebrate WMU Fostering Success efforts
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… University are celebrating WMU's commitment to foster care youth with a number of events designed for young people, professionals and community members. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23701