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Purpose-filled pursuit of patient connection

W Magazine

… on Garrett Bazany Smart is putting passion over a paycheck to pursue a higher goal. Seeing challenges as opportunities … father, he realized after several undergraduate classes it wasn’t the right fit. The medical field interested him, but … Bazany mountain biking. Courtesy: Garrett Bazany Bazany's latest adventure: PA school at WMU. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62025

Longtime staff member recognized with semi-annual award

College of Education and Human Development

… Longtime staff member recognized with semi-annual award Submitted by Chris Hybels on Amy Burns joins Derek Andree, assistant director of admissions and advising, at the inaugural CEHD cares day. Amy Burns and Western staff await the delivery of furniture for the newly constructed …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70233

William Appel obituary

News

… University professor emeritus of music, died July 7 . He was 85. Appel, of Portage, Michigan, joined the WMU faculty … 1965 and retired in 2001 after nearly 36 years of service to the University. He began his career as director of opera and a voice teacher, was an assistant professor, associate professor and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/48029

Deadline approaching for two assessment awards

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… Deadline approaching for two assessment awards Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Deadline is … for submitting applications or nominations for two awards, the University Assessment Excellence Award and … Assessment Excellence Award The purpose of this award is to recognize and showcase outstanding efforts of a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4792

James B. Dexheimer obituary

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… Michigan University staff member, died at home Jan. 2. He was 60. Dexheimer joined WMU's staff in 1992 and retired in December as coordinator of fast cataloging in University Libraries after … the Kalamazoo Public Library. From 1977 to 1990, Dexheimer was a woodworker for the Lauck Pipe Organ Co., building and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/73

Authors support WMU writing award with fundraiser

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… Authors support WMU writing award with fundraiser Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO—Eleven poets and writers with ties to Michigan will come together Saturday, Oct. 5 , on the … their books at the event to help fund the Robert J. Bixby Award in Creative Writing, established this spring with a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/9930

Rich palette of local artist on display at WMU

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… Health and Human Services Building. The public is invited to meet the artist and view the works at a reception from … Teague. The artist has been fascinated by color since she was a child. "Today, I still feel that same exuberance as I … pleasure, explore emotions and provoke thoughts. "In this way," she says, "these works are both a vehicle and a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/103

WMU named 'Best for Vets' school for fourth year in a row

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… higher education. In a Veterans Day release of its latest assessment, Military Times EDGE magazine has placed WMU … among the schools rated, WMU is the only Michigan school to have appeared on all four years of the publication's … and Marine Corps Times noted that this year's assessment was driven by a focus on academic rigor in its analysis of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11142

Updated WMU Mobile app available for download

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… and other Apple mobile platforms. Version 2.0 of the app was released over the summer. WMU Mobile is available free of charge through Google Play and the iTunes Store and App Store for iPhone, iPod Touch and other Apple … in computer science. WMU Mobile 2.1 development The latest interface layout to the WMU Mobile 2.1 app was made by …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1264

Koretsky named associate dean of Lee Honors College

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… Honors College , effective May 7. Koretsky's appointment was approved by the WMU Board of Trustees during its Feb. 29 … by providing small seminar classes, added opportunities to conduct research alongside established faculty members, … since 2005. She received the University's Emerging Scholar Award in 2007, was associate chair of the geosciences …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/204