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Be a legacy: Special education student carries on family tradition
College of Education and Human Development
… brother. Soon after, she got married and began a family of her own and never went back to school. “When I’ve been at classes, I’ve often thought about what it could have been like when great … internship and jobs she has found the greatest amount of joy comes from connecting with the individuals she …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69543
IT Forum to explore communication in business
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… IT Forum unfolds at Western Michigan University. Business professionals from across the region are invited to gather … Nov. 2 , at the Fetzer Center to expand their knowledge of information technology's impact on multiple industries. … or to register , visit wmich.edu/infosystems/itforum/index.php . Registration is free for WMU students, faculty …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2455
Student leadership, academic integrity on tap at Ethics Center event
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… academic integrity when she speaks later this month as part of the Western Michigan University Center for the Study of Ethics in Society's spring 2016 lecture series. Cecelia … Parnther , a doctoral associate in the WMU Department of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology, will …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30982
WMU will award honorary degree to Antonio Flores
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… Dr. Antonio R. Flores , president and chief executive officer of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, will receive an honorary …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38754
Beginning Years, 1915 to 1942
Bronco Marching Band
… to the “hitherto strictly men’s organization…because of her exceptional ability in handling the slide,” reported … 1921 by Director Virgil Altenburg resulted in the formation of a band that would consistently perform and grow in size to the band we have today. The first formal photo of the band taken in the 1920–21 school year In the first …
https://wmich.edu/marchingband/history/beginnings
Psychologist honored for scholarly impact
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… on Dr. Douglas Johnson KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An assistant professor of psychology at Western Michigan University is the first … that recognizes the impact research is having in the area of organizational behavior management. Dr. Douglas Johnson …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40464
WMU Ethics Center offers book reads, sponsors reading groups
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… WMU Ethics Center offers book reads, sponsors reading groups Submitted by … Mich.—The Western Michigan University Center for the Study of Ethics in Society is sponsoring book reading events … the fall semester to encourage discussion about the role of ethics in decision making and moral judgment. Between the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35113
John D. Sheppard obituary
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… by Deanne Puca on John D. Sheppard John D. Sheppard , professor emeritus in accountancy, died Oct. 15 . He was 83. Sheppard retired in 1992 after 27 years of service. He joined WMU as an assistant professor of accounting in 1965, and he became an associate …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27929
Richard F. Raklovits obituary
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… on Richard F. Raklovits Richard F. Raklovits , associate professor emeritus of health, physical education and recreation, died Nov. 21, 2017 . He was 89. Raklovits, of Kalamazoo, joined the faculty in 1957 and retired at the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45100
Tobacco whistleblower to highlight spring Ethics Center series
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… that his company intentionally manipulated the blend of its products to make them more addictive will highlight the upcoming spring season of six lectures presented by the Western Michigan University Center for the Study of Ethics in Society. Jeffrey Wigand will speak at 7 p.m. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21224