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Anthropology professor emerita honored with lifetime achievement award

College of Arts and Sciences

… Anthropology professor emerita honored with lifetime achievement award … KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. Erika Friedl , the Edwin E. Meader professor emerita of anthropology at Western Michigan University, has been …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60832

Robert Swinehart obituary

News

… staff member, died July 5 . He was 88. Swinehart, of Vicksburg, joined the WMU staff in 1964 and retired in 1991 after 27 years of service to the University as an upholsterer. He was …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47980

Food marketing students take first place at national university case competition

Haworth College of Business

… Mich.—Western Michigan University students Ali Bultynck of Troy, Michigan, Samantha McGrath of Canton, Michigan, Kyle Wade of Marshall, Michigan, and Alden Wichman of South Lyon, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58334

Two faculty honored with Fulbright opportunities

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… to a limited education and, ultimately, waning tolerance of the people who speak them. Western Michigan University's … is widely preferred as a second language in Brazilian schools. In this study, traditional dialects of both … he will give workshops for language teachers at public high schools in the community during his stay in Brazil. Dr. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64292

Sabbatical leave granted to 37 WMU faculty members

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… projects as well as other work that promotes their professional growth and development. The leaves were granted by the WMU Board of Trustees during its Dec. 8 meeting. Effective for the spring 2016 semester Dr. James M. Murray , professor of history, change of effective date only. Effective …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29010

WMU's regional manufacturing lab installs new high-tech equipment

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… high-tech equipment Submitted by Deanne Puca on The first of three new machines at the Grand Rapids laboratory required removal of one of the windows facing Cherry Street and two cranes in order …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54935

Two professors to be honored with Distinguished Teaching Awards

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… Two professors to be honored with Distinguished Teaching Awards … and Leah Omilion-Hodges will be honored as recipients of this year's Distinguished Teaching Awards during WMU's … at  11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 20 , on the second floor of the Bernhard Center. The annual event includes a State of

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54905

Empowering Futures takes student support to new levels

W Magazine

… support to new levels Submitted by Erin Flynn on Kannon Hoffman, a sustainability studies major, works with a … at Hamilton Law, learns about her strengths during a professional development workshop. Students in the Broncos Lead Internship Program take part in several paid professional development sessions throughout the summer. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71795

Sky Broncos place sixth in national championship event

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… Association championship held May 13-18 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 2019 Sky Broncos The 14-member WMU … placing sixth overall. The event winner was University of North Dakota, followed by Southern Illinois University, … University and the United State Air Force Academy. Schools earn the right to compete at nationals by winning or …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53529

New agreement provides Macomb Community College students direct path to WMU degrees

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… bachelor’s degrees. Immediately following the signing of the institutional agreement, Western and Macomb signed … first program agreement for public health. “The benefit of the new institutional agreement is it allows for WMU and … at the department level. This greatly improves the speed of which an agreement can be created and signed, ” says …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69490