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Working with youth has its own rewards, challenges

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… education for professionals who work with young people in programs outside of the classroom are growing, and Western … roles in afterschool, community service and youth activism programs; public and private human services organizations … those programs, and a Ph.D. for students who want to pursue scholarship in those areas. The graduate certificate can …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53714

Dunn accepts Department of Defense award for troop support

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… right) KALAMAZOO--Western Michigan University President John M. Dunn was honored May 31 for his and the University's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/668

St. Patrick's Day plunge benefits Special Olympics

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… donations to participate in the event. WMU President John M. Dunn also is expected to participate. "From the … along with Sam's Club, the Housler Restaurant Group, Papa John's and Kohl's. The Polar Plunge is known for its zany …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/226

Detroit enlists help of WMU teams to boost city operational efficiency

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… are from WMU's celebrated integrated supply management program, which is ranked 12th in the nation. They are … city storage facilities. WMU's integrated supply management program became involved with the city's focus initiatives … graduate Hanna Downs, one of the ISM program's national scholarship recipients. "I could not be more excited to be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16655

(dis)Credit: Erasure and scrutiny of women in STEM

College of Arts and Sciences

… to targeted harassment via social media that can traumatize scholars, their families and colleagues. Women’s experiences … Education at Virginia Tech. From 2013-15, she served as program director for Engineering Education at the National … as a founding faculty member of the Picker Engineering Program at Smith College, the first engineering program at a …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/about/wmu-advance/erasure-scrutiny

Event set to mark 50th anniversary of King's visit to WMU

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… D.C., and just weeks after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy—an event that King addressed in his remarks … WMU's Dec. 2 event will feature remarks by WMU President John M. Dunn, a keynote address on the theme by Gordon and a … WMU in 1982, is the host of the nationally syndicated radio program, "Weekend with Ed Gordon." The Emmy-award-winning …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11610

Former development official to discuss climate change's economic impact

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… at 4 p.m. in 2028 Brown Hall. WMU President Emeritus John M. Dunn will offer introductory remarks, and the panel discussion will follow Thomas' presentation. The program, which is free and open to the public, will conclude … economics as well as of environment and sustainability. The program is being co-sponsored by WMU's Department of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42967

Distinguished Teaching Award

Teaching and Learning

… faculty members for their teaching work. A similar honors program, the WMU Alumni Association Teaching Excellence … Gianakaris, Gerald Hardie, Harold Ray 1990—Arnold Johnston, Richard Keaveny 1989—Alan Brown, Robert Felkel, … White 1987—Max Benne, Gary Chartrand, Meshulam Groper 1986—John Fisher, Gilbert Hutchings, Roy Olton, Shirley Scott …

https://wmich.edu/x/teaching-learning/faculty-development/awards/distinguished-teaching

Ten staffers honored for outstanding service

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… Delores J. Minshall , Office of Information Technology Johnny L. Paige , Bernhard Center Renee M. Pearl , Office of … Services Joe VanDerBos , Sindecuse Health Center About the program The Make a Difference Award Program is a campuswide peer-to-peer program that recognizes …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/28926

Spotlight on The Gaelic Background of Old English Poetry Before Bede

Medieval Institute Publications

… of Anglo-Saxons and Gaels. Unfortunately, few modern scholars examine the evidence provided by Anglo-Latin … concentrated on continental contacts and influence. The scholarship surrounding Bede’s account of the first recorded … (Historia Ecclesiastica [HE] iv 24), is a case in point. Scholars of Old English literature have no clear context for …

https://wmich.edu/medievalpublications/blog/2023/02/ireland