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Assessment conference returns for 9th year

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… as well as faculty and staff members, including part-time instructors, are invited to attend. The featured … session. Conference attendees should feel free to come and go as their schedules permit. The event is free of charge, … topics for all faculty, graduate teaching assistants, part-time instructors and staff. Those who are new to assessment, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45214

Engineering student eases University scheduling process

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… managers to communicate and adapt to an ever-shifting timeline. The department reached out to Abudayyeh to … construction projects were put together. That experience is what Olimat has valued most. He says his supervisors always … projects together. She says we’re going to do that and she does most of the work, but she just wants to teach me,” …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66213

Recent graduate pursues dream to ignite students' passion for learning and discovery

College of Arts and Sciences

… before on that level. That summer changed my opinion on what it is to be a scientist and certainly changed my track … school science teacher in Puerto Rico. It was during that time that he recognized his passion for teaching, which … many reasons, but exercise can be beneficial at any age—it doesn’t matter when you start.”  In addition to his studies, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69137

Kellogg Foundation is first recipient of aviation award

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… The Kellogg Foundation was singled out for its longtime support for diversity initiatives that impact the … is a part of everything the W.K. Kellogg Foundation does and believes and they provided us guidance in doing the … special our relationship with the Kellogg Foundation is and what it has allowed us to accomplish," says Capt. David …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/336

Intrigued by a good mystery, Western student decodes path in cybersecurity

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Intrigued by a good mystery, Western student decodes path in cybersecurity … sophomore Evelyn Ortiz-Martinez , that feeling is part of what she loves about her chosen major at Western Michigan … because the computers we have today take an extremely long time to decode the encryption.” But in an evolving field, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70195

From spores to scores: WMU grad student cultivates connection through mycology, music

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up. "I just love being outdoors. And the more I get to know what I'm surrounded by, the more connected I am to it and … the more I feel a deeper understanding of everything that's going on," says Cerberville, a music composition master's … and more useful tools, and the other students I spend time with, that I work with, have also really helped to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66721

Western honors, celebrates veterans with service dog program donation, scholarship

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… scholarship Submitted by Deanne Puca on President Montgomery joins Dan K. with service dog Lucy, a doberman in a … on Tuesday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. in Waldo Stadium. During a timeout in the first half of the game, representatives from … impacted by both visible and invisible war wounds. It does so through the sale of branded merchandise and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73306

Jazz student takes composing experience to new level, livestreaming process online

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… thousands of miles apart. Now that they have some extra time on their hands with the new stay-at-home orders related … Award, he recorded his first solo album a couple of weeks ago. It features some of WMU's world-class music faculty, … to survive. "Music—and I'm pretty sure all forms of art—is what every human being is now turning to," he says, pointing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58733

Team USA luger sees natural track to career success at Western

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… on every miniscule move his body makes. “It’s a rush and at times kind of scary, but I guess that’s where the adrenaline … on his way back home. “When I flew from Munich to Chicago, I turned airplane mode off and got an email from … the University’s most distinguished merit-based award, is what sealed Cookman’s commitment to Western. Growing up in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70875

Broncos Lead interns grow job skills by helping kids grow in their love of nature

W Magazine

… grant applications really 100% connects the dots between what we learned and what we need to know; it really is … were so successful all three Broncos were offered full-time summer positions with the organization.  "Why wouldn't … and it's awesome," Howe says.  "You're working, but it doesn't even feel like you're working because we feel like …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72461