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Renowned Evaluation Center at WMU receives $4.9 million NSF grant
News
… capacity Since 2008, WMU's evaluation experts have been providing evaluation education and technical support … EvaluATE is to educate the project leaders about evaluation—why evaluation is needed, how to find and work with an … arts and events , visit WMU News online. Contact: Diana Berkshire Hearit February 13, 2019 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/02/51701
WMU enrollment is up in teacher preparation programs
College of Education and Human Development
… up in teacher preparation programs Submitted by Tyler Sonnenberg on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Despite a national trend toward … and health education teacher preparation majors. So why are students choosing WMU? Teacher academy partnerships … College. These early connections help build a bridge between WMU and other local schools for when the time comes …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56731
Gaining his Western Wings and Finding His Way to FedEx, Jason Woo’s in Full Control of His Aviation Career
College of Aviation
… Korea, Jason Woo could have shared the skies with a plane bearing an insignia of a country that doesn't share his … aviation industry," he says. "I received not one, but two furlough notices from Delta in the span of a few months." … at WMU wasn't always smooth sailing," he says. "I cannot thank the entire faculty enough for their pivotal …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/12/woo
New Empowering Futures Community promotes exploration, campus engagement at Western
News
… engagement at Western Submitted by Erin Flynn on Elizabeth "E.J." Taylor found support and community in the Fine … Western. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—On the cusp of graduation, Elizabeth "E.J." Taylor is ready to make the world her stage. … and belonging that enhance student retention. It's why the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Housing and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67074
A future to smile about: Aviation grad on fast track to flight deck
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… Hartzell initially thought she might pursue dentistry before her uncle encouraged her to check out the aviation … smiles are one of the first things I look at. So I thought, why not help people have a nice smile, because somebody … Michigan University alumnus who is now a Delta pilot, suggested visiting his alma mater. Hartzell will remain at …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73692
Volunteer experience feeds student's passion to help others
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… . "One of the seniors I met is completely confined to his bed. The first time I went to his house, it hit me that my … taking time to care about and understand one another's struggles and problems helps us connect." Moments like that are … would come in every day and tell touching stories about why they chose to volunteer," Guensche says. "Their spirit …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53331
Japan Foundation Film Series to begin in December
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… Japan Foundation Film Series to begin in December Submitted by Elizabeth Braaksma on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Haenicke Institute for …
https://wmich.edu/global/news/2024/11/film
Public health students reflect on year since Western shifted to distance learning
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… Erin Flynn on [caption] [/caption] KALAMAZOO, Mich.—It has been a full year since the growing COVID-19 pandemic changed … 'Can we be part of that?' told me, "Absolutely. That's why we're an institution. If we can give these students … Along with the University's Medical Director, Dr. Gayle Ruggiero , Bott and Proudfoot co-chaired the WMU COVID-19 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63591
Business experts predict disruption, shortages, flexibility and inflation in store for 2022
Haworth College of Business
… as they prepare for the holidays, and businesses are being tested in every area from retail fulfillment to … in supply chain challenges for the holiday season and beyond. "We are going into the holiday season with a very … College of Business and professor of management, speaks to why you may encounter adjusted hours at many businesses, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66267
Empowered by freedom after years in refugee camps, Medallion Scholar ready to change the world
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… political science at Western, with aspirations of one day becoming an advocate for refugees like himself. WYOMING, … and there's so much poverty that kids are forced to go and beg on the streets or work from a young age. They don't have … kept me alive over there. It made me really happy. That's why I chose to study political science at Western—to be an …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64194