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Anthropologist earns book award
College of Arts and Sciences
… Performing Afro-Cuba: Image, Voice, Spectacle in the Making of Race and History .” Wirtz received the honor Nov. 21 … Meetings in Denver. Her book, published by the University of Chicago Press last year, analyzes a variety of performances and the ways they construct Cuban racial and …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/edward-sapir-book-prize
Annual Award Winners, 2012-13
Make a Difference Awards
… Annual Award Winners, 2012-13 Jill Hamilton, Office of Admissions Debby Honsberger, Dining Services-Bernhard … Gracie K. Mae, Dining Services Jennifer Morrow, Department of Spanish and Department of World Languages and Literatures …
https://wmich.edu/makeadifference/annual-2012
Celebrated writer to speak at WMU
News
… Jin, who uses the pen name Ha Jin, is the winner of the prestigious National Book Award and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. He is director of the creative writing program at Boston University. His … for Chinese Studies, and co-sponsored by the WMU Department of English, Haenicke Institute for Global Education and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45979
WMU football Broncos win MAC title
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… are 2016 MAC football champions (Photo provided courtesy of the Mid-American Conference) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The No. 13 … for the first time in 28 years. A record-breaking crowd of 45,615 gathered for the championship game at Ford Field … in Detroit, with WMU fans filling an overwhelming majority of the stadium. This is the school's fourth football …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36759
Campus Coach Seita
Human Resources
… coaches and advises Seita students with all aspects of entry, assimilation, retention and graduation related to … Promotes personal and academic success and well-being of Seita students in their transition to adulthood. Coaches … as a Master-level Social Worker (LMSW) in the State of Michigan or LMSW eligibility within one year of …
https://wmich.edu/hr/employees/staff/jobdescriptions/010093
2017 Diversity and Inclusion Conference focuses on caretakers
College of Health and Human Services
… Diversity and inclusion committee chair, Betty Dennis kicks off the conference. The 2017 Diversity and Inclusion Conference at the College of Health and Human Services was focused on Health and … who also delivered the Burian Lecture, continued her theme of building bridges for older adults in multicultural …
https://wmich.edu/hhs/02-2017-conf
WMU students place first in high-profile national sales competition
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… WMU students place first in high-profile national sales competition Submitted by Cindy Wagner … winners Burnham (left) and Ross KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A team of two WMU sales and business marketing students was named … Marketing and Sales Competition , held at the University of Central Missouri in November, and brought home $4,000 in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20223
Make a Difference staff award nominations due
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… Friday, Feb. 28. KALAMAZOO—Nominations for the spring round of Western Michigan University's semiannual Make a … members for their accomplishments and daily investment of energy and creativity. It features semiannual and annual … and spring, semiannual awards are presented to a maximum of 15 people. Those selected for the accolade receive a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/12876
Geography Professor Receives National Geographic Society Award
College of Arts and Sciences
… Geography Professor Receives National Geographic Society Award Western … research project, "An Ecological Economic Multi-Scale Study of China's Grassland Resources." These funds will support … Development Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Collecting at multiple scales, the team combines …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/national-geographic-society-award
Global collaboration showcased at Asian Forum
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… throughout Asia. It is an opportunity for education professionals to exchange ideas addressing contemporary … attending from Asia will meet with WMU faculty members and officials who are interested in expanding their global … remarks from Dr. Wolfgang Schlör , associate provost of WMU's Haenicke Institute for Global Education. During …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31075