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Luminary author, journalist, blogger coming to WMU to deliver message on race
News
… a famous author and national correspondent is visiting the Western Michigan University campus in early November to … keynote speaker at the Kalamazoo Community Foundation's 2015 Community Meeting. The event is free and open to the … discussions about America's history of racial violence and what it's like to be black in America. Coates is considered …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27835
Driven to succeed: Engineering grad found his lane at Western
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… race car he helped build with Formula SAE. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The "need for speed" has been with Nick Durham for as long … and was building little robots and things. It was just kind of a natural fit for me." The drive to work with cars may be … time on the team is coming to an end, he is excited to put what he learned to work. Durham graduates Saturday, May 1 , …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63938
Spanish professor dies Sept. 20 after being found unresponsive
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… Carolyn J. Harris , professor and undergraduate advisor in the Department of Spanish, died at Bronson Healthcare. She was rushed there after being found in the pool at … before the Spanish department was formed in 2003, headed what was then the Spanish section of today's Department of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18987
WMU students shed light on Kalamazoo's early settlers
College of Arts and Sciences
… Mich.—South Westnedge Park in Kalamazoo may seem like the average community park—its mature trees, lush grass and … roughly 110 marked graves and notes another 230 that are unidentified. Kutzler’s HIST 3404 students are now … points here, and the story that comes out of that is what students are able to find through available historical …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2024/10/kutzlerhistory3404
Education and human development honors alumni at 26th annual award ceremony
College of Education and Human Development
… ceremony Submitted by Chris Hybels on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The College of Education and Human Development at Western … Apple Awards, Dr. Odell Miller with a Keystone Early Career Award and Trey Conner with a Keystone Meritorious … will be held during Homecoming Weekend on Friday, Oct. 25 , at 5 p.m . at the WMU Student Center. Register for the …
https://wmich.edu/education/news/2024/09/education-human-development-cehd-alumni-awards-golden-apple-keystone-2024
Obare named interim vice president for research
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… Obare named interim vice president for research Submitted by … 2016 as associate vice president for research, will assume the leadership role charged with guiding the University's … and a number of accolades. She has garnered more than $4.5 million in external funding for her work, which includes …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/40983
MLK Day Teach-In on campus expected to draw hundreds
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… powerful, relevant and engaging event to coincide with other activities honoring slain civil rights leader Dr. … during the event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15 , in 210 Bernhard Center. In addition, local and campus … given by Kalamazoo Mayor Bobby Hopewell. 9:05 a.m. , Shared Prosperity Kalamazoo, a community collaborative …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44656
WMU engineering, engineering technology and computer science programs renew ABET accreditation
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… and Applied Sciences programs have again been accredited. The bachelor’s degree programs in aerospace engineering, … graduates ready to enter critical technical fields that are leading the way in innovation and emerging technologies … from ABET’s member societies, ABET criteria focus on what students experience and learn. ABET accreditation …
https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/09/wmu-engineering-accreditation
Services set this weekend for Evaluation Center founder Stufflebeam
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… internationally renowned figure in evaluation who founded the Western Michigan University Evaluation Center. He died … determine and document how well they're accomplishing what they set out to do. Nationally, his evaluation work … assistance to more than 20 countries. Among his varied career accomplishments: He chaired the national Joint …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41433
Cybersecurity student finds her fit at WMU
Cybersecurity
… plan. “My plan was to transfer somewhere bigger and further away from home after a year at WMU, but I loved my … and giving advice, so I am excited to continue in my career field.” Bbuku discovered her passions for … a national cybersecurity competition created by the United States Air Force. Bbuku and her team made it to the …
https://wmich.edu/cybersecurity/news/2024/09/terry-bbuku-finds-wmu-cybersecurity