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COVID-19 at Western: One year later

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… (March 2020)  Faculty stepping up to support transition to distance education : Distance education begins for all … WMU student recruiting and orientation captivating from afar : The transition to distance recruiting inspires the … Center for Visual Arts. (October 2020) Campus car parade shows off Bronco pride : While the pandemic delays the start …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63586

Alumna preserving the past while creating her own legacy

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… her own legacy Submitted by Deanne Puca on February is Black History Month, an annual celebration of achievements and a time … these girls. Even though I've never met her, I've thought, ‘How do I bring her confidence in the face of gender and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67068

Alumnus turned top Seattle tech CEO tackles health care arena

W Magazine

… Alumnus turned top Seattle tech CEO tackles health care arena Submitted by … Singh , BS ‘91, may not have been the shining star on his high school football team, he’s shown brilliance as a CEO that surpasses bursts of speed or …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75128

Constance S. (Waltz) Weaver obituary

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… Dr. Constance S. (Waltz) Weaver , professor emerita of English at Western Michigan University and an internationally … in 1965 and retired in 2005 after 39 years of service to the University. She was a leading voice on topics such as … force in expanding understanding of reading and writing and how to better teach these subjects. Her prolific and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/48035

WMU unveils its results from national campus climate survey

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… students feels safe and supported by faculty and administrators when it comes to addressing sexual violence, … felt faculty were genuinely concerned about their welfare and 76 percent felt the same about campus … student knows what constitutes sexual misconduct as well as how and where to to report an incident," Crawford says. "The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36597

Dr. Michitoshi Soga obituary

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… Dr. Michitoshi Soga obituary Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … teaching load in 1986 to serve part time as an administrative officer for what is now the Haenicke Institute for … on our campus, he has set an example for his colleagues in how to interact with people from foreign lands," Woods said. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5512

WMU professor elected senator of Phi Beta Kappa

College of Arts and Sciences

… WMU professor elected senator of Phi Beta Kappa Submitted by Sara Dillon on KALAMAZOO, … Pastrana-Pérez , associate professor and chair of the Spanish Department at Western Michigan University, has been … arts and sciences education. The committee considers how well the applicant institution’s academic environment …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2024/12/pastrano-perez-ppksenate

NSF grant aimed at advancing construction education with generative AI and BIM

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… using generative AI and building information modeling (BIM) to bring your classroom construction project to life. … of civil and construction engineering, and an interdisciplinary team of researchers throughout the country, aim … develop an AI-powered training platform that could reshape how digital skills are taught in construction, helping to

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/12/generative-ai-construction-engineering

New state funding will enhance carbon capture research at Western

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… at Western Submitted by Erin Flynn on Carbon capture and storage is a process that involves removing carbon dioxide from the … community will provide younger students with insights into how WMU is positioned nationally and globally to combat …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/new-state-funding-carbon-capture-research

Lifelong learning classes, trips set for this summer

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… Lifelong learning classes, trips set for this summer Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … Institute's short-term, noncredit summer courses run one to four weeks and take place on the WMU campus and at other … Institute offerings, including registration details and how to obtain the summer courses and trips catalog, visit …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32202