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Reading, writing and reflecting on service learning
News
… equipment and cleaning up juice box spills isn't the way most college students choose to spend their free time. … an organization to work with, she immediately gravitated toward Read and Write Kalamazoo . The nonprofit "exists to … skills got McGrath excited about her service learning project. "I love hearing about people's stories. I love that …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53333
Alumni classnotes, fall 2024
W Magazine
… fiction book, “I, Soldier: A Voice from the American Civil War.” Vinod Thomas , BA ‘70, MA ‘71, published “Risk and … leadership and enhance team dynamics. Jay Martin, BS ‘84, was appointed as the new executive director of the … of Pakistan. He is responsible for generating quarterly projections for the main macroeconomic variables and the …
https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2024/11/fall-2024-alumni-classnotes
Spring/Summer 2024
W Magazine
… a means for Broncos to impact the world around them in real ways even as students. Companies and the community reap the … alike. This is just one of nearly two dozen faculty projects to immerse students in experience-driven learning … issue, you will be impressed by the remarkable ways the Western community is effecting change. We are …
https://wmich.edu/magazine/spring-summer-2024
From the soccer field to electric fields, aerospace engineering degrees propel Bronco toward career success
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… fields, aerospace engineering degrees propel Bronco toward career success Submitted by Erin Flynn on Hannah … aerospace engineering. As a Lee Honors College scholar, she was named the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace … Allen . "It was very illuminating to work on this kind of project," she says. "This kind of thing could have …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/72012
Film preview, discussion to focus attention on mental illness
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… period. The goal of the evening is to increase awareness and dialogue about mental illness and connect those … "Coming up for air" is directed by Robert Cicchini and a project of the Heartland Independent Film Forum. More …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/10/49463
Rudge named College Science Teacher of the Year for ability to inspire students
College of Arts and Sciences
… University College of Arts and Sciences . The annual award from the Michigan Science Teachers Association honors a … my mind, of using stories is that it engages students in a way that traditionally taught science classes do not.” … History, Philosophy and Science Teaching Group and project director of a National Science Foundation grant to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66892
Two will receive WMU's Distinguished Service Award
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… Two will receive WMU's Distinguished Service Award Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. … with a Western Michigan University Distinguished Service Award during WMU's annual Fall Convocation recognition … trains teaching assistants and mentors student senior projects. He "understands the role of an educator and, as …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/48801
WMU taps leader from Oregon State to take reins of Bronco Athletics
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… director can build in the years to come,” President Edward Montgomery says. "Dan comes to Western with a strong … department strategic planning, fundraising and capital projects. He joined the Oregon State University (OSU) … capital projects and internal operations in 2017. He was promoted in 2019 to executive deputy athletic director …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66647
Online repository provides publishing option for campus community
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… and creative work published is just a few mouse clicks away through ScholarWorks at WMU . ScholarWorks is an online, … of things from before 2005. A lot of newsletters and other projects are just done electronically on someone's computer. … the service," Bundza explains. "This is a less expensive way for us to go because Digital Commons provides the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/261