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Why I give: David Lyth
W Magazine
… he taught for 33 years. His favorite thing about teaching was watching the light bulb go off for his students. “I was … in his retirement, his enthusiasm for the field is unmistakable. It’s so palpable that he established a scholarship … for five years. Before she passed away in 2014, the Lyths set up the Joyce Caylor Lyth Memorial Endowed Scholarship at …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69871
Former U.S. congressmen and elections director will lead 'Protecting Democracy' discussion
We Talk
… degree in public administration from WMU in 1987. Thomas was known as “the dean of the nation’s election directors” … and policy engagement. WeTalk members seek to raise awareness about free speech protections and promote the value … of respecting viewpoint diversity as part of the academic setting and learning environment. WeVote is a non-partisan, …
https://wmich.edu/wetalk/news/2024/09/wetalk-wevote-protecting-democracy-panel-discussion
ARC students hold panel discussion on Syrian refugees in crisis
College of Arts and Sciences
… April 21, the Advocates for Refugees in Crisis and the WMU Model United Nations Club held a panel discussion on the … family’s experience in Syria during and before the civil war; and Susan Reed , managing staff attorney from the … Rights Center, who spoke on the issue of refugee resettlement from a legal perspective. Ramea Almubarack was …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news-syrian-refugees
Graphic design student learns art of networking at WMU
News
… Partners, the Western Michigan University alumna is a long way from her hometown of Spring Lake, Michigan. Strait talks … first saw possible on a campus tour at WMU. "A professor was talking about how they have interns out in New York and … excited about learning. Real-World Experience Strait, left, sets up her STEAM Collaboration sculpture at an exhibition …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57683
Afrobarometer
Economics
… formats SPSS (.sav files) for downloading complete data sets directly, and Excel (.xlxs files) for downloading … and 2009. You seek this information for Burkina Faso, Botswana, Madagascar, Mozambique and Senegal. The online data … 2: Select countries to analyze choose Burkina Faso, Botswana, Madagascar, Mozambique and Senegal. Click on See …
https://wmich.edu/economics/global-data-center/afrobarometer
Western student powers launch of new compostability testing center
News
… of the WMU Pilot Plants, and doctoral candidate Jason Wang provide a glimpse of the components of their compostability testing facility. Wang fills pots with soil to test compostability in his … of the WMU Pilot Plants . "We've gone to the next level and set our system up to automatically capture data and generate …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68373
Theatre student gives back to hometown with youth summer program
News
… Company , coaching 40 kids to learn a full-length Broadway production from scratch in just two weeks. "I'm doing … acting and their songs, and we put together costumes, a set and everything that it takes to put our entire show … amazing and supportive and encouraging—everything that I want to be as a theatre educator as well." Full circle …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/jack-austin-youth-theatre-summer-program
Gov. Snyder announces Kellogg Foundation's Woodrow Wilson Fellows
News
… to be prepared through the program since the fellowship was launched in Michigan in 2010. "Michigan needs to develop … approaches for the STEM fields—a clinically intensive model still rare in university-based teacher preparation. … works with communities to create conditions for vulnerable children so they can realize their full potential in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16559
Undergraduate Careers
Political Science
… in mind the long-term benefits of focusing on a specific set of skills. Additionally, today's high-tech job market … coupled with a significant amount of American government sets up a strong framework for primary education givers. A … political science will need to continue their education toward a master's or doctoral degree. The majority of …
https://wmich.edu/politics/careers/undergraduate
CAMP, family science alum prepares for career in bilingual childcare with El Concilio
College of Education and Human Development
… Nuevo Horizonte. However, Zuniga's first experience was as a volunteer in their after-school program with her … opportunity as a learning experience for myself because I wanted to work with children," explains Zuniga. "I was … wouldn't have graduated without CAMP," says Zuniga. Being set up for success, Zuniga later joined Latina sorority, …
https://wmich.edu/education/news/2024/08/family-science-camp-alum-internship-kalamazoo-elconcilio-preschool