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WMU student team wins national Wege sustainability prize

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… to solve a truly wicked problem." The second annual transdisciplinary design contest asked teams of five to work collaboratively across institutional and disciplinary boundaries to create a circular economy—a … designed The Local Loop Farm, an agricultural system that exists symbiotically with the surrounding community, using …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22739

Marti Hearron's final gift to WMU establishes a fine arts professorship

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… Marti Hearron's final gift to WMU establishes a fine arts professorship Submitted by Anonymous (not … revealed only after her death. Hearron, a renowned biostatistician for the Upjohn Co., died Nov. 29. Her estate included a $2 million gift to WMU that will establish the Arthur E. and Martha S. Hearron College of Fine Arts …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21654

Sales students take second place at national competition

Haworth College of Business

… Griffith on Trenton Sands (left) and Erin Rogers (right) finished second at the 2022 State Farm Marketing and Sales … across the nation competed at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg. Rogers and Sands are both sales and … “I’m definitely proud of how Erin and I were both able to juggle not only this competition, but our many different …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69903

Longtime employees to be inducted into 25 Year Club

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… employees for a total of 1,202 members. The membership list is posted online at wmich.edu/hr/25yearclub . This year's inductees Joyce A. Alexander , finance assistant, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20077

2008-09

Western News

… Western Michigan University faculty and staff members, published from September 2008 through June 2009. The most recent issue is listed first. If you are not able to view these PDF … designation; Foster student efforts garner $500,000 Kellogg Foundation grant; Service anniversaries for June; On …

https://wmich.edu/westernnews/2008

Program launched to diversify health care workforce through university-community partnerships

College of Health and Human Services

… 2021 to the Health Careers Pipeline Program (HCPP). HCPP is a seven-week mentorship program focused on health career … mentors will meet weekly, participating in activities and discussions to introduce them to various health careers. … challenges these high school students will face,” says Lisa Brennan , executive director of the Western Regional …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62357

Welcome letter

Humanities

… person and virtually, a range of scholars, writers and activists whose work powerfully highlights diverse women’s … Michigan Attorney General Dana Nestle, political scientists Christine Wolbrecht and Kevin Corder, historian Deirdre …

https://wmich.edu/humanities/welcome-letter

From heartbreak to hope

W Magazine

… of lives with the school in Cambodia he helped found. But his accomplishments did not come easily. A journey born from heartbreak … He learned English and graduated high school, but he struggled to find his place in higher education. Then, he found …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57397

20 new WMU students win $50,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… to begin their studies at Western Michigan University this fall. Medallion Scholarships are the highest merit-based … awards in American higher education. Fifteen of this year's incoming scholars received a Presidential … or the individuals for whom the scholarships were established. The 2012 recipients were announced in July. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1223

Meet Julio Foliaco

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… alumni, Julio Foliaco, returned to campus in 2018 to reminisce on his college experience. "If anyone asks me, 'what do you feel … in 1988 with a master’s degree in development administration and is currently a faculty member at one of the …

https://wmich.edu/global/meet-julio-foliaco