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An ‘open heart’ opens the mind: Students find value in giving and receiving through service learning

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… good citizens. You might ask what’s motivating this good behavior? Pride—and a trip to the school store stocked with all the goodies you can imagine. Before the pandemic, you could walk the halls of the school … neighborhoods alongside Building Blocks of Kalamazoo and digging through history at the Fort St. Joseph Archaeological …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69884

Gov. Snyder announces new teaching fellows

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… schools. Each of the 13 has received one of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation's Woodrow Wilson Michigan Teaching Fellowships … programs. Goals of this initiative are to attract the best candidates to teaching, cut teacher attrition, put … administration from Davenport University. Ewing has been a tutor and graduate teaching assistant in health, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/779

2013 summer camps offer a variety of experiences

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… Fees: $40 registration and $188 per week per child or hourly rates for WMU students, staff and community that range … following eligible middle schools: Eau Claire, Fairplain (Benton Harbor), Fennville, Hartford, Hillside (Kalamazoo) or …   www.wmich.edu/specialed/clinic .  June 24 through Aug 2— Upward Bound Program , an academic college preparatory …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5961

NYT gives first study abroad innovation award to WMU faculty

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Two Western Michigan University faculty members have earned the inaugural New York Times inEducation … of how The New York Times news, content and archives can be used to enhance education-abroad learning before, during … economy by 2020. But at the same time, she notes, India struggles with such challenges as poverty, hunger, toxic air …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/11/50449

Three development, alumni relations VP candidates to visit campus

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… a variety of University leaders, students and community members. In addition, all of the candidates will make a public … Lance E. Burchett, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8 , in the Bernhard Center's North Ballroom. • Kristen R. DeVries, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19 , in the Bernhard Center's North Ballroom. • Allan Cooper Jones, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/11/50081

Staff member named Michigan's student-employee supervisor of the year

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… Staff member named Michigan's student-employee supervisor of the year … the honor goes to a Western Michigan University staff member. Alexia Alexander , of Kalamazoo, interim associate … supervisors. WMU announced in February that Alexander had been selected as WMU's 2018 Student Supervisor of the Year. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47573

WMU's Seita foster youth effort garners national acclaim

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… Success Michigan—that focuses on disseminating best practices and supporting other colleges and … provide opportunities to former foster care youth. WMU, on behalf of its efforts through the Seita Scholars Program and … The University was first chosen as one of six semifinalists before advancing as one of three finalists. The pool of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/47092

Men's soccer Broncos Bye and Shepherd selected in MLS draft

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… career 0.75 goals-against average will also go down as best in school history. He finished with the second most … among Division I keepers for save percentage at 0.879. He became the first WMU goalkeeper to be named First Team All-MAC. Born in Denver, Shepherd played …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44834

Students, employees have free access to New York Times

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… Western Michigan University students, faculty and staff members now have complimentary access to the digital edition of … to nytimes.com were made available starting at the beginning of this academic year. They are a group account, … Times articles, subscribers receive custom news alerts, suggestions for co-curricular activities and weekly digests of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35560

Carlson, Klohs awarded WMU's top alumni honor

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… WMU's 54th Distinguished Alumni Award recipients will be recognized during a 2017 homecoming-related reception Friday, Oct. 13 , on campus in the Bernhard Center. For more details about the award winners … and government business products that increased members, and she was responsible for building the HMO's Health …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42672