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Autism is focus of new graduate education specialization

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… will be part of the master teacher option offered within WMU's Master of Arts in Special Education. It will consist … disabilities. Autism is on the rise nationally, and WMU has long been recognized for its leadership role in … develop and manage the center's physical facility, while WMU will integrate practicum students and provide …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/371

ROTC event to memorialize Capt. Russell, award scholarship

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… endowed scholarship in the name of Capt. Drew Russell , a WMU graduate who was killed in Afghanistan, and plans to … a lifelong resident of Scotts, Mich., graduated from WMU in 2008. He was killed in October in an attack by … Tuesday, March 20 , at the Activity Therapy Building on WMU's Oakland Drive Campus, which houses the ROTC program. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/242

Wounded Warrior 5K supports veterans and their families

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… Wounded Warrior 5K race Saturday, April 14. Register online WMU Wounded Warrior 5K The non-certified Wounded Warrior … winds through campus, with a start and finish line near WMU's ROTC battalion at the Activity Therapy Building on … and a T-shirt. This is not an officially timed race. WMU's Wounded Warrior 5k is sponsored by the University's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/214

Gordon J. Grinwis obituary

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… and sculptor as well as a talented teacher, joined the WMU faculty on Sept. 1, 1961, retiring as emeritus associate … in the U.S. Army before earning a bachelor's degree at WMU in 1959 and master's degree at Michigan State University in 1964. During his long tenure at WMU, Grinwis primarily taught design, advanced design and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6280

Popular 'Night of the Research Paper' is back

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… Instructors, Writing Center staff, librarians and other WMU experts will be available to consult with students in … of the Research Paper" at Waldo Library was developed by WMU Libraries with the support of the WMU Writing Center. The event is supported by the College of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10728

University to honor three for teaching excellence at annual convocation

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… as recipients of Distinguished Teaching Awards during WMU's Academic Convocation at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 , in the Dalton Center Recital Hall. The annual event includes WMU President John M. Dunn's State of the University address … the start of the award program. A similar program, the WMU Alumni Association Teaching Excellence Award, was …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9721

Sunseeker runs into technical trouble after successful race start

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… Ohio, checkpoint by the time it closed Sunday. The WMU team ended its day by trailering to Ann Arbor, Mich., … p.m. Iowa State University, the University of Minnesota and WMU were the next teams to arrive, followed by the … Institute of Technology and Oregon State University. WMU's total elapsed time after day one was five hours and 10 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/1034

Abraham L. Poot obituary

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… equipment in those two departments' laboratories. While at WMU, he also became involved with Sunseeker, the … the project. His dedication to its student team and to WMU students in general were key among the reasons Poot received a WMU Distinguished Service Award in 2008-09. Nominators …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6210

Music of internationally known composer to be performed

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… verified) on Curtis-Smith KALAMAZOO—The music of retired WMU professor and internationally recognized composer C. … Recital Hall. C. Curtis-Smith Curtis-Smith joined the WMU faculty in 1968 and has taught piano, music theory, and … and was the youngest faculty member ever awarded WMU’s Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award at age 38. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1614

Three arrested in armed robbery case

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… Kalamazoo County Sherriff's Office in conjunction with the WMU Department of Public Safety announced the arrests Dec. … at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, while Walker is a WMU student. The suspects were identified after they were … of the suspects in the Dec. 6 robberies. Detectives from WMU and the sheriff's office interviewed the suspects, who …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3632