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Parent and teacher recommends History Day contest
History
… day to day classroom routine. Students enjoy the change of pace, participating in the competitions, and looking at … have to learn how to manage their time in order to meet all of the requirements. They have to take their large project and break it down into smaller units of work, pacing themselves in order to finish on time. …
https://wmich.edu/history/devrieshd
Healing Arts Speaker Series: Yann Martel
Humanities
… Yann Martel achieved worldwide acclaim with the publication of his novel "Life of Pi," which won the 2002 Man Booker Prize. It has been … for 11 Academy Awards. In this talk, Martel details some of the events in his life that led him to write the …
https://wmich.edu/humanities/healing-arts-speaker-series-yann-martel
Acclaimed ensemble to play Wednesday night concert
News
… Mich.—The Sphinx Virtuosi, a conductorless ensemble of soloists comprising top alumni of the national Sphinx Competition for young Black and … while engaging young and new audiences through performances of varied repertoire. They perform masterpieces by Bach, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26869
Kent State professor to hold workshops on higher education reform
News
… Kent State professor to hold workshops on higher education reform … University Thursday, March 19 , for a daylong series of conversations and a keynote address on the reform … currently serves as Kent State University’s sole Trustees Professor. A former provost at Kent State University, he is an …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21998
WMU alumni entrepreneurs reveal how they built their businesses
News
… stories about Bronco entrepreneurs in the spring 2018 issue of W Magazine . KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Entrepreneurship is an adventure with a long list of challenges business owners gustily embrace by launching … risks, financial and otherwise, may be at the top of that list. But making the requisite pivot—or, more …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/47050
Trustees vote to name WMU engineering facility for Elson S. Floyd
News
… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees July 8 voted to name the building that houses … S. Floyd Hall will be the new name for the massive College of Engineering and Applied Sciences facility that was begun during Floyd's presidency …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25452
Glista a national leader in aphasia, communication access
Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
… national leader in aphasia, communication access Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology Master Faculty Specialist Sandra Glista is the head of the Aphasia Communication Enhancement Program at the … related to aphasia. Glista is also a strong proponent of Life Participation Approach to Aphasia and is among the …
https://wmich.edu/speech-audiology/glista
Logo Contest
Sammons Center for Innovation and Research in Occupation Based Technology
… Research in Occupation Based Technology, in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Western Michigan University, is … be recognized. Criteria for selection Best illustration of the concept "occupation based technology" Best illustrates the purpose, mission and philosophy of the Sammons Center Most creative design that is judged to …
https://wmich.edu/occupationtechnologycenter/logo-contest
Vinter next up in Entrepreneurship Forum
Haworth College of Business
… next up in Entrepreneurship Forum KALAMAZOO—Co-founder of Free Run Cellars and expert vintner for Round Barn Winery … training spanned the Burgundy, Alsace and Champagne regions of France, the Rhein region of Germany as well as touring and tasting throughout …
https://wmich.edu/business/moersch
WMU lacrosse team goes viral with rock, paper, scissors video
News
… lacrosse game canceled by lightning? Rock, paper scissors, of course. A video of the Western Michigan University lacrosse team settling its canceled match with the University of Dayton has gone viral, with some 423,000 views. The WMU …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35427