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Engineering professor receives award for support of students with disabilities

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Engineering professor receives award for support of students with disabilities Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Caroline Konstant (left) nominated Dr. Bob White, … meaningful resources, and serving as an outstanding role model for promoting accommodations. “Dr. White forced me to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67927

Citizen uprisings in Libya, Syria subject of annual talk

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… of mass destruction in Iraq appeared before the Iraq War in Arms Control Today and was further articulated after the war in Foreign Affairs. In … resorting to military force. "The punish-and-destroy model is not the answer," he has stated. "Diplomatic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/212

Ebony Vision celebrates 20 years of dance at Western

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Twenty years ago, Edgar Page , B.A.'07, was just finding his footing as a first-year dance major at … diverse backgrounds and aesthetics would be celebrated—setting the stage for the Ebony Vision registered student … walking the halls of the Dalton Center with me in the same modern, jazz and ballet classes that I was in, who really …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70863

WMU's acclaimed Seita Scholars program names new director

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… will take over as its director, effective Jan 3, 2017 . She was selected to lead the nationally known initiative after a … of the Center for Fostering Success. "The search committee was impressed by Ronicka's well-rounded experience at WMU, … in developing and creating the Fostering Success Coaching model. Since 2013, more than 225 professionals around the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/37081

WMU and Thomas M. Cooley Law School to part ways

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… WMU and Thomas M. Cooley Law School to part ways Submitted by Paula M. Davis on Western Michigan … be explored and given time to mature," says WMU President Edward Montgomery . "Today, the pandemic is impacting every … innovations. Since my arrival last year, we have embraced modern teaching techniques, increased our admissions …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/61931

Sleeping Giant Capital closes $10 million in funding, enhancing partnership with WMU

Haworth College of Business

… education. Launched in 2020, Sleeping Giant Capital was founded by Drs. Derrick McIver and Doug Lepisto , who … Sleeping Giant Capital’s platform provides the first model in integrated business education to address a … Michigan University and our students,” says President Edward Montgomery . “It empowers real, immersive and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68153

Doretha E. 'Corey' Mortimore obituary

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… died March 20 at home in San Diego, California. She was 73. Mortimore joined the staff in 1972 and resigned in … University Foundation. Doretha E. Mortimore Mortimore was promoted to director of the Annual Fund in 1984 after … and history in 1968, a Master of Arts in Far Eastern and modern U.S. history in 1973 and a Specialist in Arts in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32195

Trustees agree to extension on Cole-Gilmore property

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… to negotiate and execute an extension to an existing set of development agreements covering a four-block parcel … extension of agreements it approved in 2008 that are set to expire Sept. 30. The University's agreements are with … DTI's parcels. Terms could not be agreed upon. WMU was interested in the property to meet future needs and does …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17656

Drum Choir presents nine drum sets on one stage

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… Drum Choir presents nine drum sets on one stage Submitted by Deanne Puca on The annual WMU … such as Pat Metheny, Joshua Redman, Frank Loesser, Wayne Shorter, Claude Debussy and original compositions by … will demonstrate the vast sonic possibilities on the drum set and give the audience a new perspective regarding the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45774

Student team launching NASA competition dream

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… Lind has dreamed of building and launching rockets since watching “October Sky” in seventh grade. Now, as part of the … in April 2020 . Western Michigan University’s team was one of 42 college teams, and the only Michigan school, … Matt Martin sand the Advanced Rocketry Club's small-scale model rocket. The NASA competition is a culmination of a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56773