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Date, time set for annual César Chávez march
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… Auditorium from 11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. for an after-march program. Miller Auditorium program The program will include a welcome by the Kalamazoo … Through Art." Mendoza is a West Bloomfield artist-activist affiliated with El Museo del Norte, a so-called "museum …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22759
WMU student invention wins $10,000 Lemelson-MIT 'Cure it!' prize
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… ill infants in developing nations. The Lemelson-MIT Program today announced that new WMU alumnus Stephen John of … and individual graduate students. The Lemelson-MIT Program awarded $65,000 in prizes for inventions in the … by the belief that invention can solve many of the biggest economic and social challenges of our time, the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/24028
Celebrating and preserving 75 years of ROTC history at Western Michigan University
University Libraries
… 10 volumes documenting the history of Western's ROTC program and cadets with help from WMU Archives curator John … of Western’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program —including a list of cadets dating back to its 1950 … researching and documenting the history of Western’s ROTC program. Evans created over 1,095 biographies of Western’s …
https://wmich.edu/library/news/2025/04/celebrating-preserving-75-years-rotc-history
Three WMU teams boast perfect scores for NCAA academic progress
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… "It's gratifying to see the NCAA recognize our athletic programs and our University's commitment to keeping academic … five teams in the top 10 percent in 2005-06. A first in program history Three of those four teams earned perfect … tennis, golf and gymnastics. It is the first time in program history that WMU has had three teams with perfect …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15985
Nine incoming students earn $60,000 Foundation Scholarships
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… need. They are part of WMU's mix of top scholarship programs for beginning students. This year's scholarship … to study musical theatre at WMU. Foundation Scholarship program WMU established the Foundation Scholarship program in 2015 to expand college access for new first-time, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/42170
Fourteen staffers to be honored for outstanding service
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… Katherine Bates , Student Activities and Leadership Programs. Andrea Bau , College of Education and Human … Wendt , Office of Information Technology. About the award program The Make a Difference Award Program is a campuswide peer-to-peer initiative that …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31411
WMU to join Michiganders in celebrating 2014 Arbor Day
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… are welcome to add a shovel of soil to the planting. Program to include update on state champion trees The event will include a short program. Attendees will hear details about the scarlet oak … recently confirmed on campus. One of those trees is the biggest dwarf hackberry known to exist in the state and has …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15310
Student honored for leadership, service
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… the community. "David has been instrumental in developing programs that enable students to learn important skills such … ideas with each other." About the Newman Civic Fellows program Sponsored by the KPMG Foundation, the fellowship program promotes student service, research and advocacy to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23281
WMU faculty head to South Africa, Thailand this summer on Fulbright Specialist Awards
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… will travel to Thailand in June. The Fulbright Specialist Program, funded by the U.S. Department of State, promotes … 400 U.S. citizens selected annually to participate in the program. Past recipients at WMU are listed here . Jazz in … with the current focus on STEM and the sense that music programs are on the decline, we are still so fortunate to …
https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/06/fulbright-specialist-summer-2025
Honoring excellence: Education student among Michigan's top teachers
College of Education and Human Development
… , faculty specialist II in WMU’s educational leadership program. “Her commitment to fostering student success, … her leadership aspirations, embodies the core values of our program. We are excited to see her continued influence in … a soon-to-be-graduate of Western's educational leadership program with a focus on building level administration. …
https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/03/teacher-michigan-regional-award-lyndsey-cook