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WMU exceeds national average in attracting international students
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… Schlör , associate provost of WMU's Haenicke Institute for Global Education, says that the University’s growing … trends as well as some areas of special focus. This fall, for instance, trends from the previous year and several new … Scientific Mobility Program, which provides scholarships for overseas study, primarily in STEM fields. International …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11325
WMU students moved to retirement home as part of intergenerational study
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… study Submitted by Madeleine Fojtik on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—For more than a year, three graduate students have made … It’s similar to a college dorm—single rooms, common areas for socializing and a dining center under one roof. But, in … that the facility had unused rooms, she pitched the idea for this project inspired by a similar intergenerational …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46636
WMU's global engagement growth reflects national trends
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… this fall and has expanded its global engagement efforts with new partnerships in Iraq, Turkey and Brazil. … the 2011-12 academic year total. Enrollment in WMU's Center for English Language and Culture for International Students—CELCIS—grew as well, increasing …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/3017
Legendary Bronco track and cross country coach George Dales dies at 96
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… countless lives and was a world-renowned ambassador for the sports of cross country and track and field. Though he will be terribly missed, his legacy of work for the sport internationally at the Olympic and collegiate … but better individuals. He helped people achieve their unforeseen dreams." Dales' Broncos earned 25 All-American …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42968
4 aviation grads first to qualify under new FAA program
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… the Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative to compete for jobs as air traffic controllers. Cameron McGillicuddy , … they will receive a special code that allows them to apply for open air traffic controller jobs. The FAA is … the FAA in AT-CTI was a good fit and a great opportunity for our aviation students. Right now, someone couldn't even …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1240
University of Illinois scholar will take reins of WMU international efforts
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… of Illinois scholar will take reins of WMU international efforts Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Schlör … named Western Michigan University's new associate provost for the Haenicke Institute for Global Education, effective Oct. 1 . Schlör is currently …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7821
Leveling up experience-driven learning opportunities
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… to engage student teaching artists from education, performance and composition majors to support and collaborate … learning isn't just a resume or portfolio builder; for me, it's an amazing guide to the right career path, and it builds comfort through discomfort," says kinetic imaging student …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75848
Transition accomplished, KCMS is now WMU School of Medicine
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… Fales KALAMAZOO-- The transition of the Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies to the Western Michigan University … to Kalamazoo. "The WMU School of Medicine is extremely fortunate to gain the expertise of the faculty and staff of … in the medical school: William Fales, M.D., assistant dean for clinical applications, and Charles Zeller Jr., M.D., …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/923
WMUK's 'Grassroots' celebrates 35th anniversary
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… across Southwest Michigan. With a postal service mentality for making its weekly audio delivery, "Grassroots" is … has been beaming its self-described mix of "real music for real people" across the region no matter what. Listeners … and the music just flows. Other weeks are more of a struggle, but a good show comes out nonetheless. "Here's what …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4771
Three faculty members honored as academia's rising stars
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… service awards. Coryn Chris L.S. Coryn Lauded by colleagues for "modeling what it is to be a scholar" and for having amassed an international record of … book that focused on eastern Cuba, that supporter said, "suggests new directions for the study of religion more broadly …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/9808