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Celebration planned for 2024 Experience-Driven Learning Grant awardees

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… Mich.—Western Michigan University students don't wait to go out and change the world; they excel in opportunities to … they're learning into practice. The institution is ramping up the impact of experiential education with the new … with a holistic perspective," WMU President Edward Montgomery says. "These projects will amplify Western's already …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75272

WMU supply chain program is No. 5 in the nation

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… WMU supply chain program is No. 5 in the nation Submitted by … Gartner lists WMU as the leader in its program scope category, a nod to ISM's unique combination of supply chain … to promote the supply chain management field. The two biggest upward movers in the ranking since the previous report …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/08/18296

Celebrating and preserving 75 years of ROTC history at Western Michigan University

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… cadets were being commissioned and what branches they were going into,” Evans says. “Without those commencement … history and cadets. “You look at different sources and you go, this complements this and proves something that the … know, and you confirm things you thought you knew.” With support from Western ’s Department of Military Science and …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2025/04/celebrating-preserving-75-years-rotc-history

Author, film critic and New Yorker staff member David Denby to visit campus

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… Michigan University. "The Humanities in the Age of Demagoguery" is the title of Denby's free, public talk at 7 p.m. … He is the author of a number of books, including "Lit Up," which is being used at WMU this spring as a reading for … of discovery and, in his words, "a small demonstration...of why literature should be central to the moral, spiritual and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45089

Esports summer camp at WMU lets youth hone skills, explore growing industry

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… art esports arena on campus spurred by President Edward Montgomery's Transformational Initiative Fund . [caption align="right"] [/caption] "It's an amazing setup. It reminds me of a bunch of the esports leagues and what actually goes on during them," says 16-year-old Zaire Spencer , a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54279

Don’t miss the boat: Nursing student encourages peers to try something new at Western

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… on their boat. Evangelista gives her teammates a thumbs up after a successful ski around the lake. Owen Housecamp … a teammate skiing behind the boat. Evangelista prepares to go for a skiing session. Casey Plambeck gets some air on a … a boat or being outside in the sunshine, so I thought, 'I'm going to try it.'" With no experience at all, Evangelista …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64739

Brontosaurus will take Western's dinosaur park to new heights

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… for students of all ages. A dinosaur park, dreamed up by the Department of Geological and Environmental … Vanessa Smith and Easten Weber, 4, check out the stegosaurus. Located behind Lee Honors College, on the … kids as it is educational for Western students. "I thought, why don't we turn it into an outdoor lab area where we could …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64382

Former trustee's book sheds light on lobbying

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… , who retired in 2005 as vice president of worldwide government relations for the Kellogg Co., self-published … the unsavory view the public has of lobbyists, Franklin does not shy away from that view. "I run right at it," he … State Affairs Committee and Washington Representatives Group of the Grocery Manufacturers of America. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/20828

Western's Cold Case Program helps police net arrest in decades-old murder

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… case that we worked together, we were able to, as a group, make an arrest on a case that had been cold for 35 … students who can handle important administrative tasks that go into the organization of files is a "force multiplier" … during the investigation over the years. "Primarily, our goal was to pour over the documents, organize them, scan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67430

Music students slide to the top in national trombone competition

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… Myer, Virginia. "This is the Army Band's home. It's built up on a hill and you overlook Arlington National Cemetery," … as first and second chair in WMU's Symphonic Band, will now go head to head on the national stage. They've put in quite … graduate of WMU, is also a finalist in the Division III category of the competition. Highly Regarded Since 2005, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58182