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WMU service-learning, community work wins national praise

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… community work wins national praise Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO—The Corporation for National and … the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll With Distinction . The Honor Roll recognizes higher …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5565

WMU Alumni Association board OKs $1 million for alumni center

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… board OKs $1 million for alumni center Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU Alumni Association Board of Directors … they're on campus, honors our University's heritage and triggers a 'wow' reaction from everyone who visits it," Jackson …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10111

Standout business graduate enters workforce armed with grit, resilience

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Leaders are forged in crisis. It comes as no surprise then that Kordell Smith emerged as a standout … grew up in Southfield, Michigan, had visited three schools. None seemed to fit, and he’d have to choose between sales … business. He had a knack for negotiating and loved to haggle for bargains at garage sales with his friends. That …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59046

WMU engineers design novel methods that could accelerate virus vaccine development

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… WMU engineers design novel methods that could accelerate virus vaccine development Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on [caption] [/caption] KALAMAZOO, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/60015

Counseling Services offers support as WMU returns to campus

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… many aspects of everyday life, and higher education is no different. While adapting routines for health and … anything like this in their lifetime. It's okay to not have all of the answers and to need extra support." … for updated and accurate information. The transition from "normal life" to stay-at-home orders and distance learning …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60511

Financial, academic support available for student-parents in need of child care assistance

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… my wife makes as a teacher weekly. We would have been struggling financially and with a whole bunch of other things if … graduation, because if they don't have child care, they're not able to take classes at the level they need," says Dr. … in the community. "We're a learner-centered University. We know students come in with all kinds of needs. So, this is no

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64780

Student skin care company claims entrepreneurship award

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—When you have sensitive skin, the struggle to find products that work well for you is very real. … that Western Michigan University student  Irene Roberts knows well—one that compelled her to start Transparent Beauty … Michigan. “It seemed crazy to me that with all of the technology available that nobody had developed a way to keep …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64816

WMU using NEH grant to aid first-generation college students

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… to aid first-generation college students Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Dr. Dini Metro-Roland, far right, during … The NEH Humanities Access matching grant, announced Dec. 15 , will help H4E expand and create a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37253

Bell's Brewery partners with WMU, KVCC to offer internship

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… partners with WMU, KVCC to offer internship Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Erika Brockberg, pictured, helped pilot a … West Michigan craft brewer Bell's Brewery has announced a partnership with Western Michigan University and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/12/44258

New cannabis marketing course puts students on forefront of burgeoning industry

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… students on forefront of burgeoning industry Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—It’s no secret recreational cannabis sales in Michigan are …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68892