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Counseling alum writes her trauma and journey to heal with memoir

College of Education and Human Development

… Counseling alum writes her trauma and journey to heal with memoir Submitted by Chris Hybels on Demarra West, author of … to do," explains West. "Before my healing journey, I really was under the impression that my past was my past and I was … West describes the trauma suffered in her childhood as nearly obliterating her existence. "In the book I talk about …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75465

WMU accountancy student receives $10,000 scholarship

Haworth College of Business

… Oversight Board (PCAOB) for the 2023-24 academic year. The merit-based scholarship is intended to encourage accounting students to pursue careers in auditing. Thomas is using the award to propel her accounting career forward by pursuing her …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73623

Graduate student endeavors for social change through communication

College of Arts and Sciences

… graduate student Daniel Ebo , studying communication wasn’t always the plan. It just so happened to be the best … for journalism began in his childhood listening to the radio and dreaming of becoming famous one day. As he matured … and gained diverse experiences, he recognized the impact of media on societal change. Ebo's journey into journalism …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74552

Music challenge aims to build harmony, community from a distance

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… Music challenge aims to build harmony, community from a distance Submitted by Erin Flynn on Watch Blake Morgan (left) and Dr. David Loberg Code's … of miles apart, a Western Michigan University faculty member and alumnus hope to bring people together—through …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58869

WMU theatre faculty member wins NEH grant

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… WMU theatre faculty member wins NEH grant Submitted by Deanne Puca on Durham … associate professor of theatre, has received a $6,000 award from the National Endowment for the Humanities. His project, "Medieval Theatre at the Center: Jaques Milet's Destruction of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39426

Hawking biography to be screened

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… Jan. 31 , in 1110 Rood Hall. "Hawking" is a PBS documentary billed as "a remarkable man, a remarkable story." … under-achiever to Ph.D. genius, and from a healthy coxswain on the Oxford rowing team to a diagnosis of motor … In addition, the film highlights the physicist's greatest scientific discoveries and plots his rise to fame and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21370

First-generation WMU graduate adapts to changing career outlook

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… WMU graduate adapts to changing career outlook Submitted by Megan Looker on Joseph Sánchez, aviation management and … a time of rushes on toilet paper and concerned shoppers hoarding meat, it takes a true leader to keep a grocery store … operations, with a minor in general business. He says it was WMU’s third largest aviation program in the country with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59302

Jim Tripp obituary

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… Anonymous (not verified) on Jim Tripp Jim Tripp , a staff member in Western Michigan University's Department of Facilities Management, died Dec. 25, 2015 . He was 62. Tripp, a painter/glazier in the maintenance services … joined the staff in 2001 and had given 14 years of near-continuous service to the University. Survivors include …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29795

Water main break to cause temporary road closure, bus stop change

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Water main break to cause temporary road closure, bus stop … main located on Wilber Street adjacent to the cul de sac near Woodlawn Place will trigger a repair closure tonight— … temporarily interrupted is Woodlawn Place, which is home to the Children's Place Learning Center. According to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29827

Nation’s leading paper engineering researcher awarded endowed professorship

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… Nation’s leading paper engineering researcher awarded endowed professorship Submitted by Erin Flynn on Dr. … KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. Kecheng Li , chair of the Department of Chemical and Paper Engineering, was awarded the … the late Dr. Raymond L. Janes , will be awarded in the near future and has been funded by select foundation member …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71791