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Western's thriving campus community returns with promise of prosperous year ahead

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… year ahead Submitted by Erin Flynn on First-year students got a jump start on Bronco Life during Fall Welcome. Fall … know their new campus home. Fall Welcome ambassadors took time to show first-year students around campus and lead them … involved fun and games in Waldo Stadium, including a group dance by Fall Welcome ambassadors. First-year students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69092

WMU launches Best Midwestern High School Writing contest

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… is the brainchild of Charles and Lynn Zhang , longtime friends of WMU and of the honors college, who pledged financial support to launch what will become an annual program. "It was inspired by … journalistic writing. In each of these three writing categories, prizes will go to the top three students in two …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/2938

Out-of-this-world internship launches alum toward astronaut goal

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… in June 2017, the only engineering intern accepted at the time. "For my first internship, it was kind of nerve … at the facility." The project gave Ganzak a chance to put what he'd learned in the classroom to work. "A lot of the … So you need something to produce more lift force so it doesn't hit the ground so fast." In order to offset the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53872

Bronco Bash returns to WMU with celebration of new student center

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… for us to support our students." WMU President Edward Montgomery will officially kick off the festivities by firing … "We're so excited to give the campus community a taste of what our Greek orgs are all about, and step and stroll … on all kinds of free goodies, Bash is more than just a good time, says Wayne Bond , assistant director for campus …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72501

Celebration planned for 2024 Experience-Driven Learning Grant awardees

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… Mich.—Western Michigan University students don't wait to go out and change the world; they excel in opportunities to put what they're learning into practice. The institution is ramping up the impact of experiential education with the new …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75272

Music theatre performance graduate ready for next act

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… Flynn on Read a special message from President Edward Montgomery  for Western Michigan University's 2020 graduates. … Rapids. “The individuality in a lot of Western grads is what sets alum apart from other schools. Everyone is … broader education even more. “These are really uncertain times, and it is scary to think about the future as we near …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59064

Career ap-peel: Potato farm sprouts job opportunities for Broncos

W Magazine

… figure out where our carbon footprint today is coming from, what our baseline is and how to make improvements." That … here has been taking something that took a lot of time for a lot of managers—people who don't necessarily have … just in every aspect of my career path," Thompson says. "It doesn't feel like I'm doing insignificant work, and it gives …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75869

Fulbright specialist envisions more conflict as Arctic ice melts

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… workshop that developed realistic scenarios for what future Arctic conflicts might look like. The event, … Law School. His latest book is titled "Terrorism, Ticking Time-Bombs and Torture." He also has co-edited "Binary … for the chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court and now does fieldwork with native communities in the state. He also …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47942

Anthropology professor emeritus receives State History Award for Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

College of Arts and Sciences

… and being able to piece together a story about life at that time. Picture a career as an adventurer, detective and … the history of The City of Four Flags Beginning in 1691 in what is now Niles, Mich., Fort St. Joseph functioned as a … director upon her graduation in 2017. “I think that he does a lot for his students. It’s not just that he does a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70260

Propelling the next generation of engineers: WALI gives students a shot at space exploration

W Magazine

… Aya Zahreddine, Carlos Zamorano Guerrero, Fernando Miguel Gonzalez Cruz, Cameron Larson and Carter Simmons. KALAMAZOO, … earned another try in the UNP’s next cycle in 2018. This time, the CubeSat plans aimed to verify performance and … especially as a sophomore. … I feel very proud of what I’m doing so far." "Being able to show that you have …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74818