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WMed Class of 2021 chosen from largest-ever applicant pool
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… with our fourth class," says Jean Shelton , director of Admissions and Student Life. Shelton adds that with each class … groups traditionally underrepresented in medicine. This adds to the diverse community of medical students and … a variety of majors from biology, public health, chemistry and neuroscience to psychology, economics, philosophy …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/42229
Ethics Center offers three book club events for the fall semester
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… the Study of Ethics in Society has announced readings and discussions of three books dealing with hot-button ethical … questions as part of book clubs during the fall semester. Discussions of the three books begin Wednesday, Sept. 20 , … than one week before the group's first meeting . Medical racism Keagan Potts, a master's degree student in philosophy, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40701
Dance students return from service trip in Panama
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… provided free dance classes to children who wouldn't otherwise have access to arts education. WMU dance students at the Reserva Cerro Ancón in Ancón, Panama. (Photo credit: Allison Yates) This was the second year WMU students have participated in the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40282
John Borsos
Political Science
… 1972-88 John was a Kalamazoo native and a creative artist, outstanding athlete, and intellectual adventurer. From … young age he expressed an outgoing, gregarious nature and his enthusiasm, humor, and large heart touched many lives. … tragically shortened life were characterized by heroic struggle and optimism against overwhelming forces. By middle …
https://wmich.edu/politics/borsos
WMU football coach P.J. Fleck named regional coach of the year
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… the Year by the American Football Coaches Association, and is now a finalist for AFCA National Coach of the Year. Fleck has guided … last three seasons. Under Fleck's guidance, the Broncos finished 8-0 in conference play and became the first team in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36807
Frank R. Olenchak obituary
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… former Western Michigan University faculty member, died at his home in Columbia, South Carolina, Aug. 24 . He was 88. … joined the WMU faculty in 1966 and retired in 1984 as an assistant professor emeritus of education and professional … Michigan, in 1969. He organized, developed and administered the center's office for student teaching and in 1971 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35298
Evidence-Based Practice
The Evaluation Center
… Center at Western Michigan University contracted with this project. Title: Critical Review of Evidence-Based Program Repositories and Registers for Behavioral Health Treatment Sponsor: U.S. … Daniela Schroeter, co-principal investigator, and Dr. Chris Coryn , co-principal investigator. Dates: July 1, 2011, …
https://wmich.edu/evaluation/evidence-based-practice
WMU, Kalamazoo Valley forge pathways to success through more than 50 program-level transfer agreements
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… Valley Provost Dr. Paige Eagan, Kalamazoo City Commissioner Jeanne Hess and WMU Associate Vice President for … interim dean of WMU Merze Tate College; Dr. Satish Despande, dean of the WMU Haworth College of Business; … president of enrollment management. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Administrators from Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73316
Trustees set strategic direction for WMU for next five years
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… plan—identifying the University as a learner centered, discovery driven and globally engaged university. The Gold … meaningful and provided an end product that would serve this University well," said Dr. Jody A. Brylinsky , associate … Academic excellence. Inclusive excellence and equity. Discovery and collaboration. Sustainable stewardship. Those …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31205
Skills Employers Want in College Graduates
Career and Student Employment Services
… career readiness as the attainment and demonstration of requisite competencies that broadly prepare college graduates … an understanding of situational context and logical analysis of relevant information. View example behaviors of … from different local and global cultures. Engage in anti-racist practices that actively challenge the systems, …
https://wmich.edu/career/students/transferableskills