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Two receive WMU’s highest honor for teaching

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… as the recipients of this year's Distinguished Teaching Awards during WMU's Academic Convocation at 2 p.m. Friday, … address along with the presentation of other campuswide awards honoring this year's Emerging Scholar, Distinguished … investigator of the Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project, which for more than a decade has focused on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27321

Celebrations, activities mark beginning of fall semester

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… year, Fall Welcome partnered with the campus Invisible Need Project's student food pantry and encouraged families to … traffic, students who can't arrive by noon will need to wait and move in any time Saturday, Sept. 5, through Monday … and more than 450 booths, where students can peruse the wares of area merchants and get information about WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26602

Bronco Bash returns to WMU with celebration of new student center

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… there and having them be the backbone of Bash is always huge; it's a way for us to support our students." WMU President Edward … "I'm a business analytics major, so being a part of the project and making it happen, chasing targets and deadlines, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72501

WMU public health students’ social media campaign: #Bewellwmu during pandemic

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… in international science and technology policies at George Washington University. “I am honored to be leading all … on how to overcome this issue. Many people have different ways to cope with stress and fear, but we want to make sure … state and national conferences. “The key students on this project completed a health communication planning course …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58876

B.F.A. in Graphic Design

Gwen Frostic School of Art

… Center) 3710 Special Topics* Senior: spring 4610 Senior Projects 5710 Intern II  (Design Center) 4920 Graduation … Nico Raddatz ,  Mary Foyder, Mike Daines, Becca Eley, Wally Krantz, Tori Thomas, John M. “Jack” Carney, and Rick … recommended to purchase an Apple laptop computer and software necessary to complete the sequence of courses. The …

https://wmich.edu/art/academics/graphic-design

Western's own rocket man turns sci-fi dreams into reality

W Magazine

… (Photo courtesy: Rocket Lab) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—"I used to watch space and sci-fi movies and think, 'That’s so cool.' But as a kid, you don’t realize there's a way to actually help make it happen." Young Greg Neff’s mind … buses and components for spacecraft. Neff’s latest project involves developing a solar array wing for a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74822

Bringing social issues to light

College of Arts and Sciences

… “WMU is really where I discovered who I am, who I want to be and my purpose,” says Billings. As an undergrad … her skills, learning that film and media can be utilized in ways more than for pure entertainment. “My time as an … creating an impactful story “I never really go into a project with a strictly set plan,” says Billings. “I have …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/billings-storytelling

Twenty-two incoming students win $50,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… fall. Medallion Scholarships are the highest merit-based award WMU can bestow on an incoming freshman. Valued at … Students Against Destructive Decisions, the Climate Crew, Project Outreach and the ELA Language Arts Writing Team. … students for two years as a part of the Peer Ministry club. Greenville Cal Kreiner received a Presidential Medallion …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26024

Healing through art and community, a choral concert that made a difference

College of Fine Arts

… from its beginnings in the early 80s through today.   It was a year ago when a colleague showed McWilliams “Of Rage … I knew that regardless, if all of that stuff went wrong, it was still going to make a difference in at least a few … who was more than willing to listen to a Western student’s project. CARES has partnered with WMU on events in the past …

https://wmich.edu/finearts/blog/2019/05/mcwilliamsrecital

Duo leading new venture and supporting students along the way

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Duo leading new venture and supporting students along the way Submitted by Cindy Wagner on   “Their mentoring and donation have granted our … engineering and plant leadership, including work as a project engineer, corporate continuous improvement …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67020