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Registration open for summer lifelong learning classes, trips
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… Nonmembers may register starting Tuesday, May 23 , or become a new member now and take advantage of early bird … at WMU, or OLLI as it is commonly known, was developed to provide intellectual and cultural learning experiences … and ways to register, visit the winter-spring 2017 catalog online at wmich.edu/olli/courses or call the OLLI office at …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39973
Obare named interim vice president for research
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… as vice president for research since 2010 and is returning to the faculty in the College of Engineering and Applied … Edward B. Montgomery, who is scheduled to become WMU's ninth president on Aug. 1. "Dr. Obare brings to … named one of the top-25 women professors in the state by Online Schools Michigan. Obare has served as associate …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/40983
Sales students take second place at national competition
Haworth College of Business
… Sales students take second place at national competition Submitted by Abbie Griffith on Trenton Sands (left) and Erin Rogers (right) finished second at … presentation. The two role-plays were individual events, whereas the marketing presentation was a team effort. The …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69903
Western students partnering with MDOT on pioneering bridge project
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… the bridge construction site in Detroit. DETROIT—The historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal is billed as a … student from Whittemore, Michigan. A rendering of the completed arch bridge. (Courtesy: Tetra Tech, Inc. and HDR, … For more WMU news, arts and events , visit WMU News online. Contact: Erin Flynn December 7, 2021 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66486
Mentorship, leadership opportunities open world of possibility for education graduate
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… Mentorship, leadership opportunities open world of possibility … as a pathway coach for the Kalamazoo Promise. It's an outcome Wilson didn't necessarily see in the cards when she … support services on campus. "I wouldn't have had that anywhere else. Western has really allowed me to be connected, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75463
Why I Give: Linda Lesniak
W Magazine
… women in the field of mathematics, which inspired her to give to future Bronco alumni through scholarships. … I thought I could help.” At first, Lesniak had planned to become an elementary school teacher. The Gary, Indiana, native … girl—not a plus in the 60s—and wanted to go to school somewhere that nobody knew me or that I was smart,” Lesniak …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70893
Seniors honored for academic excellence as 2024 Presidential Scholars
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… Montgomery celebrates with Presidential Scholar Ritabrato Chatterjee. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Forty-five students were … education. They've developed grit and the ability to overcome setbacks and obstacles. They've identified their ‘why’ … Ohio For more WMU news, arts and events, visit WMU News online. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75101
Western student powers launch of new compostability testing center
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… Western student powers launch of new compostability testing center Submitted by Erin Flynn on Lon … Pschigoda, general manager of the WMU Pilot Plants, and doctoral candidate Jason Wang provide a glimpse of the … says. For more WMU news, arts and events , visit WMU News online. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68373
WMU historian awarded National Humanities Center fellowship for early Supreme Court book
College of Arts and Sciences
… WMU historian awarded National Humanities Center fellowship for … member has received the fellowship. This recognition comes in acknowledgment of her collaborative efforts on the … For more WMU news, arts and events , visit WMU News online. Contact: Meghan Behymer August 28, 2023 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72562
NeoVent duo wins innovation prize sponsored by U.S. Patent Office
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… Rocca KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The creation of a lifesaving medical tool for use in developing nations has resulted in a Western … team capturing the top spot in the Collegiate Inventors Competition, a program of the National Inventors Hall of … He has been to Honduras six times in the past five years, where he has driven school buses, led clothing donation …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28697