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Faculty, grad students travel to Japan to explore pandemic response

College of Arts and Sciences

… or shaking hands, so there was already some built-in social distance in that regard.  Of course, when you're on trains packed like sardines, that social distance goes out the window," Covell explains. … in the language and hopefully, one day, I would love to work within a field in Japan that will allow me to focus on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70129

Candidates to head education college visiting campus

News

… Cooley Nichols taught at McNeese State University and worked at the State of Mississippi Department of Health and … and history at Wright State University. He also was a social studies teacher and district departmental chairperson for social studies for the Celina City School District in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7477

Flying, French, and Fit – WMU has it all for Rebecca Lowe

College of Aviation

… I have always been intrigued by how airports and airplanes work."    Stimulating that interest were the frequent visits … Chicago's Midway and O'Hare airports to observe their inner workings, her first flight in a Cessna 172, viewing … the process, the concept is for small groups of students to work together to help improve classroom performance and …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/02/lowe

Celebrating the Power of Reading: Sculpting in Nigeria

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… will begin in August 2016. WMU Sculptor Albert LaVergne working in Nigeria on "The Gift." LaVergne will design a … hand and eye coordination at an early age.”   LaVergne working on "The Gift."   In his free time as a child, … of California-Berkeley, where he discovered he enjoyed working in large scale, which required a medium more durable …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2016/06/lavergne-sculpture-nigeria

Climate change and its relationship to natural disasters to be discussed

News

… to fix other problems, too. By integrating natural and social science, and through many forms of geospatial and … Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. Her work has been recognized with career awards from the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45661

Sustainable innovation earns Western students a share of $19,000

News

… through the presentations, I thought to myself, 'Wow, the work being reported is so outstanding, the judges are going … governances that surround the climate movement and other social justice movements was entirely enlightening for me," … opportunity," says Laura Evans , director of environment, social and governance for Cirba Solutions. "With such a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71723

Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in September

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… to thrive as global citizens and professionals in a diverse workplace by encouraging them to be locally oriented and … learning English in relaxed conversation about local and social topics. Free and open to the public. Multicultural … Native Americans. Free and open to the public. Ice cream social with international students —2 to 4 p.m. at Kanley …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42183

Broncos Lead Internship Program makes impactful debut

W Magazine

… experiences were wide-ranging, from accountancy students working as auditors to education students crafting … just about every Bronco involved. "There was a group of (social work and psychology) students who were at the YWCA, and they …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72460

American-style teaching covered in CELCIS graduate assistant training program

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… help international graduate assistants prepare to teach or work with undergraduate students at WMU. Light said the … at other universities, attending related conferences, networking with colleagues in national organizations doing similar work, and by conducting research in the field to learn best …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2013/02/celcis-graduate-training-feature

Four faculty receive Fulbright Scholar awards, including one Distinguished Scholar Award

News

… the global water supply crisis. He will interact and work with more than 170 professionals from across the … debate, revise and advance the watershed science framework he and his colleagues have proposed; brainstorm and … in Western democracies in light of emerging political, social and technological realities. These include changes in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/06/68180