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Emerita recognized as Unsung Hero by Hannan Center

College of Health and Human Services

… with age. Awardees reflect the diverse interests, accomplishments and lifestyles of older people in Michigan.  Unsung … for women to do so, Donna became the first of her three sisters to enter college and earn degrees at the University … Michigan University to become a speech-language pathologist. Her eagerness to learn and ability to contribute was …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/11-2019-oas

Challenges to China's Food Marketing Industry

Haworth College of Business

… in the Nanjing province of China, the location of her dissertation research in 1996. In February, Veeck presented … at École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris. While China has reduced starvation and hunger on a scale unparalleled in history, a number of new challenges have emerged. Veeck …

https://wmich.edu/business/2016veeck

Famed composer Legrand awarded WMU honorary degree

News

… who has written the scores for more than 200 films and television shows, was awarded a Western Michigan University … Keyboard Festival, composer, conductor and pianist Legrand was the recipient of an honorary Doctor of … Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and Iggy Pop. For Kalamazoo's famed Gilmore Festival this year, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32194

Mission

Dance

… Mission Western Michigan University’s Department of Dance is nationally recognized as a community that values aesthetic breadth, student choice and disciplinary excellence. In our mission as a dance community, …

https://wmich.edu/dance/about/mission

Fritz Erickson, Alumni Spotlight

College of Education and Human Development

… grew up in a family of both educators and Broncos. His father was a faculty member in WMU’s College of Education and Human Development, his mother was a literacy educator for KRESA (Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency), and his two brothers and sister are WMU alumni. Although his

https://wmich.edu/education/fritz-erickson-alumni-spotlight

Instructional Technology Center

Teaching and Learning

… Elearning, and WMU Essential Studies (WES). We can also assist with building Elearning content for you as well as show you how to navigate Mediasite, iClicker, publisher content and any other LMS tools. Don't let your frustration get the better of you – use your time wisely and contact us today. Email @email or call (269) …

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OT, social work faculty earn $1.8 million behavioral health grant

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… grant Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Chapleau Harrison KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A four-year, $1.8 million grant for … professor of occupational therapy, and Dr. Jennifer Harrison , assistant professor of social work, received the grant from the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45083

WMU's Michigan campuses and regional locations closed through Thursday, Jan. 31

News

… Events See the University events calendar for a full list of canceled events. The Bronco men's basketball game, … basketball team was slated to play at Northern Illinois on Jan. 31; that game has been canceled with a reschedule … to 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31. The cutoff for appointments is 2:30 p.m. There will be no charge for canceled or no-show …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51382

WMU appoints proven leader as new VP for development and alumni relations

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… alumni relations Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Kristen DeVries KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Following a national search, … Western Michigan University has named an experienced fundraising executive to provide strategic leadership and … efforts, alumni engagement and foundation enterprise. Kristen R. DeVries , previously vice president for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50885

National chemical engineering JEOPARDY! challenges students

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… diligence and perseverance … and a lot of studying. But it isn’t only calculations, reading and lab work. Sometimes, … Beasley, Zachary Hansen, Andy Kaczmar, Chase Roberts, Chris Rohen, Derek Ronayne and Willis Seifert, all chemical engineering students in Western’s …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66627