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Communication prof receives Professor of the Year award

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… the Year award Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Christian LANSING, Mich.—Western Michigan University Professor … contributions and dedication exhibited by the faculty from Michigan’s 15 public universities to the education of … and dedication to student success," says Dr. Daniel J. Hurley , CEO of the Michigan Association of State …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31567

Engineering students show innovations at annual conference

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… Engineering students show innovations at annual conference Submitted by Anonymous … imaginative and often highly technical projects this month during the 54th Conference on Senior Engineering Design . Students will present their projects from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m . Tuesday, April 15 , at the College of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/14936

Trustees approve 11 faculty and staff retirements

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… Havira (change in retirement date), associate professor of history and of gender and women studies, 43 years, effective Dec. 31, 2012 The other retiring faculty member is: Dr. G. Michael Grammer, associate professor of … education and counseling psychology, was postponed from the 2012-13 to the 2013-14 academic year. Contact: …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/773

Sales program among the best in the nation

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… learning, such as internships. The top programs were listed in the organization's annual publication, Sales … scholarships, each worth $1000, were awarded to students from a total of seven universities. Michigan State … schools with a scholarship winner included Northern Illinois University, the University of Cincinnati with two …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1126

WMU enrollment for fall semester stands at 24,598

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… also reflects an increase in students studying at regional locations, a boom in the number of international students, … was slightly lower than the number predicted earlier this year by University officials. "Our students are more … with significant increases in the number of students from Japan (up 78 percent), China (up 35 percent) and Saudi …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1699

WMU to celebrate Arbor Day, 2012 Tree Campus recertification

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… (not verified) on Image courtesy of arborday.org. Note: This event has been postponed due to the forecast of strong … services staff will be planting a Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum), a tree native to Michigan, and those attending … national program launched in 2008 and supported by a grant from Toyota Motor North America. It honors colleges and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6443

Weather won't stop WMU's commencement ceremonies

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… 9 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.—to celebrate the accomplishments of those who have completed degrees at the end of … and extending into the overnight hours. On Saturday, snow showers are expected to mix with freezing rain and sleet … the day, especially south of I-94. Total snow accumulation from Friday afternoon through late Saturday is expected to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36975

A legacy of generosity leads to naming the WMU School of Music

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… the extraordinary generosity of former philanthropist and arts patron Irving S. Gilmore , Western Michigan University is naming its school dedicated to educating its outstanding … the mid-1980s. In the College of Fine Arts, past grants from the foundation include:  $2 million to help fund the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69580

Chemistry associate professor to receive Emerging Scholar Award

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… Chemistry associate professor to receive Emerging Scholar Award … Science Foundation grant for $284,833, Mezei's team has shown that nanojars can reduce levels of arsenic and chromate from water to those acceptable to the Environmental …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43085

A full 91 percent of WMU grads find success within three months

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… success data for Western Michigan University graduates shows 91 percent of new WMU alumni are employed or in … school within three months of their graduation. The future is bright for WMU graduates. The 2016-17 version of WMU's … paths." About the survey The data is based on responses from a record 77 percent of WMU's 5,205 graduates during the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44397