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Empowering Futures already making impact on student success

Empowering Futures

… success Submitted by Megan Looker on Katie Easley, director of student success, listens to presentations at the … additionally serves on the Empowering Futures Steering Committee. Cesar Briones, navigation specialist for … . For more WMU news, arts and events , visit  WMU News  online. …

https://wmich.edu/empowering-futures/news/2022/12/70204

20 new WMU students win $50,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… freshmen have won coveted Medallion Scholarships to begin their studies at Western Michigan University this … are the highest merit-based award WMU can bestow on an incoming freshman. Valued at $50,000 each over four years , … four to six months. He spent his senior year in Portage, where he graduated. Studying in Nepal, he learned in two …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1223

Aviation the Apogee Way: Pascal Paffhausen and Austin Harper are the Dynamic Duo

College of Aviation

… and Austin Harper are the Dynamic Duo Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Many a Bronco aviator, with WMU diploma still … Harper was born and raised in the Lake Michigan shoreline community of Holland.  Paffhausen, his Apogee compatriot, … astronauts.  On top of that is exploring the cool places where I overnight at.”  Another satisfaction he shares with …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/01/apogee

Trio of science innovators recognized as Distinguished Faculty Scholars

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… Trio of science innovators recognized as Distinguished Faculty Scholars Submitted … to honor. Their groundbreaking research and passionate commitment to their fields and students make them truly … knowledge of pharmacology of addictive substances, her command of the behavioral experimental literature, and her … For more WMU news, arts and events , visit  WMU News online. …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/lisa-baker-kristina-lemmer-elena-litvinova-named-2024-distinguished-faculty

Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in June

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… WMU campus and give international students the opportunity to practice social English. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western … Michigan University and the extended Kalamazoo community will offer numerous global engagement … public. For more WMU news, arts and events , visit WMU News online. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/47029

COVID-19 at Western: One year later

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… by Megan Looker on (March 2020)  Faculty stepping up to support transition to distance education : Distance … and on-demand fitness options to keep the Western community healthy and active. (March 2020) Units across WMU … above. For more WMU news, arts and events , visit WMU News online. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63586

Exemplars of engaging education honored with Distinguished Teaching Award

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… by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Whether challenging them to grow outside their comfort zones or taking time to personally counsel students … For more WMU news, arts and events , visit  WMU News online. …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/whitney-decamp-timothy-palmer-dee-sherwood-named-2024-distinguished-teaching

WMU recognizes 2016-17 Presidential Scholars

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… Scholar designation is the highest honor WMU can bestow on an undergraduate. The award goes to the most … and the Faculty Senate. The 2017 Presidential Scholars come from across Michigan as well as other U.S. states. Some … She began her interest in theatre in high school, where she worked on more than 20 shows in four years. She …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39545

Twenty incoming students win $60,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… Twenty incoming students win $60,000 Medallion Scholarships Submitted … freshmen have won coveted Medallion Scholarships to begin their studies at Western Michigan University this … Youth Symphony in June to Austria and the Czech Republic, where the group will perform concerts in Salzburg, Austria; …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32715

Twenty-four incoming students win $50,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… Twenty-four incoming students win $50,000 Medallion Scholarships Submitted … freshmen have won coveted Medallion Scholarships to begin their studies at Western Michigan University this … poor or disabled. Her most recent trip took her to Jamaica, where she worked at a deaf village affiliated with the …

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