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WMU Study Abroad offers 12 new faculty-led programs
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… , faculty-led study abroad programs are available to Western Michigan University students in 2019. This is the greatest number of new programs WMU Study Abroad has added at … International Pedagogy in Italy —led by Dr. Luchara Sayles Wallace Discover Croatia and Venice: Education, Culture and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/50400
WMU students create apiary, study the imperiled honeybee
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… of meticulous work in unrelenting summer heat and well away from an apiary buzzing with thousands of honeybees, the students paused for a sweet, golden treat. "If I could eat like a bee all the time, I'd … honey production and most important, the students checked to see if each colony had a healthy, egg-laying queen. And …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20781
Excellence in sound design earns WMU alumnus critical acclaim
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… Joshua Reid for excellence in sound design in its annual awards on April 13 . The Rochester, Michigan, native earned … work on an adaptation of "A Christmas Carol," directed by Tony Award nominee Michael Arden and featuring Tony Award-winning …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53121
Aviation museum president and CEO set for Keystone Series talk
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… Aviation museum president and CEO set for Keystone Series talk Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … titled "Building a Museum's Value Proposition Toward a Thriving Community." The event is free and open to … transformation into a sustainable organization, which was critical to the future socioeconomic success of eastern …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13454
WMU and Florida Southwestern State College announce alliance
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… Southwestern State College gathered Tuesday, Oct. 18 , to announce an alliance that will allow WMU to offer several high-profile academic programs at FSW's … An economic and cultural force "Florida is home to the highest number of WMU alumni outside of the Midwest …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35872
Music of the Carpenters featured in Miller Auditorium event
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… Music of the Carpenters featured in Miller Auditorium event Submitted by Deanne Puca on Rock performs … recognized the singers' voices and called to see if there was a full version of the song. Indeed there was, and Richard turned that commercial jingle into a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35843
Welcome-pack items sought for Seita students
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… beginning July 20. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Donations are needed to fill more than 40 welcome packs for Western Michigan … will arrive in September without basic household items to help make their school year successful. Seita Scholars … Donations may be dropped off in Harrison Hall in the Goldsworth Valley residence hall complex at the following …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25200
OT, social work faculty earn $1.8 million behavioral health grant
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… support a Western Michigan University project that aims to increase the number of thoroughly trained treatment … School of Social Work. Chapleau and Harrison created IPEER to enhance interdisciplinary education for social workers, … Barry, Berrien, Branch, Cass, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, Ottawa, St. Joseph and Van Buren counties. Harrison says the new …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45083
Engineering students move research in the right direction
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… KALAMAZOO. Mich.—Technology allowing small finger movements to remotely signal a model car can aid in the continued … right-handers, bending the index finger moves the car forward, the middle finger turns right, the thumb left, and the pinkie backwards. For left-handers, directions for the middle finger …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53718
Sales program among the best in the nation
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… Marketing Program among the best in the nation and has awarded three WMU students national scholarships. The Sales … for experiential learning, such as internships. The top programs were listed in the organization's annual … Sales Education Annual. WMU's Haworth College of Business was one of four schools in Michigan and 65 schools …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1126