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WMU recognizes 2016-17 Presidential Scholars
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… Scholar. The annual Presidential Scholar designation is the highest honor WMU can bestow on an undergraduate. The … thesis on the topic of the Comparison of Therapeutic Showering and Usual Care During Labor. Throughout the course … particularly foster children. Having been in the child welfare system and now a Seita Scholar at WMU, Mohamed believes …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39545
Incoming students win $60,000 Medallion Scholarships
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… to begin their studies at Western Michigan University this fall. Medallion Scholarships are the highest merit-based … school for maintaining an overall GPA of 3.5 or higher and showing strong academic integrity. In addition, she was … players and witness their growth year after year. Mackenzie Farmwald Farmwald Mackenzie Farmwald, of Portage, graduated …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47899
Prevent the spread of seasonal influenza
Sindecuse Health Center
… Michigan University students and employees are encouraged to take precautions to avoid getting or spreading the flu. Dr. Lisa Marshall, director of WMU's Sindecuse Health Center, … . For comprehensive information about influenza , how to reduce its spread and what to do if you become ill, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37579
Dolly Xtractor grabs first place at second annual Pitch competition
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… at Pitch,” Hall says. "It was such a great experience listening to all of the ideas. And thank you to Educational … , industrial and entrepreneurial engineering major from Farmington Hills, Mich., who pitched his business idea … "The ideas that were pitched at this year’s competition showed how seriously WMU students take entrepreneurship," …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15088
The Bar Convent and Esopus arma Christi rolls and women’s devotions
Medieval Institute Publications
… The Bar Convent and Esopus arma Christi rolls and women’s devotions Submitted by Kylie Owens on … She is Professor Emerita of English and past director of the Gender and Sexuality Studies program at Rider … and their responses “to start their day thinking about how they can use their religious experience to live a better …
https://wmich.edu/medievalpublications/news/2025/06/morse-barconvent
Herbert "Herb" E. Ellinger obituary
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… Thursday, May 25 . He was 96. Herb Ellinger Ellinger came to Kalamazoo in 1942 as a flight instructor during World War … WMU in 1983. Ellinger wrote two books, "Automechanics," published in 1972, and "Automotive Engines," published in 1974. … and whatever needed to be fixed while teaching mechanics how to do further repairs. Services and remembrances A …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41022
Political science standout, first WMU elected chair Greenberg dies at 88
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… dies at 88 Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Dr. Milton Greenberg A former Western Michigan University faculty … chair at WMU and a nationally known political scientist and expert on the GI Bill died Aug. 27 in the … an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education about "How the GI Bill Changed Higher Education." After the June …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26879
Longtime jazz educator Steve Zegree passes away at 61
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… Longtime jazz educator Steve Zegree passes away at 61 Submitted by Anonymous … professor of music and mentor to Gold Company, which under his direction became one of the nation's leading collegiate … Complete Guide to Teaching Vocal Jazz" and "The Wow Factor: How to Create It, Inspire It & Achieve It." The latter was a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22402
Wings of Resolve: The Air Force Journey of WMU Aviation Bronco Tracy Smiedendorf
College of Aviation
… of WMU Aviation Bronco Tracy Smiedendorf Submitted by Tom Thinnes on WMU Aviation Alumni and Retired Air Force Officer Tracy Smiedendorf during his WMU Commencement in 1983 During a 27-year career in the … Smiedendorf logged more than his share of vivid memories. How about these for the now-retired 1983 alumnus of the …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/09/smiedendorf
Student innovation on display at capstone event
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… Student innovation on display at capstone event Submitted by Lindsey Haehnel on … Engineering Design Conference when graduating seniors showcased the innovative projects that put their knowledge … from left to right are Anika Tabassum, Georgia Hill and Farzana Mahbub. Anika Tabassum, Georgia Hill and Farzana …
https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/11/senior-engineering-design-fall-2024