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World Religions and Cultures

… 15 teacher training colleges to become a pilot center for a project on teacher education and religion. A committee of … establishment of a department of philosophy and religion was essential to the educational mission of the institution. A faculty line was created, and, on the recommendation of Reinhold Niebuhr …

https://wmich.edu/religion/about/history

Three professors to be honored with Distinguished Teaching Awards

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… Three professors to be honored with Distinguished Teaching Awards Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western … University will honor three individuals with its highest award recognizing faculty members for their work with … the Maine Women Writers Collection to begin his next book project, a biography of novelist Sally Wood and a critical …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/48800

Community, campus programs to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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… "The Courage to Create" poetry reading and competition awards reception, 4:30 to 6 p.m. , WMU Trimpe Building … development. She is also the founding director of Project NIA, a grassroots organization dedicated to ending … Carvalho-Pinto at (269) 337-7208 or  @email . Pre-MLK Walk Lunch Discussion, 1 p.m. , WMU Kanley Chapel Dialogue …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/12/44323

Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in December

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… sculptor Albert LaVergne will discuss his second Fulbright project in Nigeria at the Dec. 5 ARTbreak talk at the … engagement opportunities in December. Highlights include a Kwanzaa celebration, various art exhibits, performances and … African and Caribbean styles of movement. First class is always free, $10 for non-members; open to the public. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/44054

Rising stars on Western's faculty honored with Emerging Scholar Awards

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… stars on Western's faculty honored with Emerging Scholar Awards Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western … its rising stars in higher education with Emerging Scholar Awards . Drs. Wendy Beane , associate professor of biological … "Taming of the Passions." His research for this latest book project has also received the support of a major research …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68973

The County Drain Commissioner Is One of our Most Important Elected Officials

College of Arts and Sciences

… of history and environmental and sustainability studies, was among a panel of three who helped answer that question … commissioner of Barry County expanded the scope of the project without getting required permits from the state—or … want their storm water retention ponds to look like golfing greens while others want theirs to have native vegetation. …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/drain-commissioner

Interior design student helps plant shop owner grow new business

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… Collins, an interior design student from Mendon, Michigan, was lead designer for the new MJ Home store in downtown … University student helped to cultivate its aesthetic. "We want people to come in and feel peaceful and take a moment … be in my first year in a design program and then have this project, it really did open my eyes. These are real …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/06/68254

Communication Alumni Earn Top University Honors

School of Communication

… Pscholka   Thomas P. Englert receives Distinguished Alumni Award Thomas P. Englert, a 1976 graduate of Western Michigan … as one of two recipients of the 2015 Distinguished Alumni Award.  Established in 1 963, the Distinguished Alumni Awards … as the International Security Assistance Force Commander’s project liaison. She and her team delivered the first NATO …

https://wmich.edu/communication/communication-alumni-earn-top-university-honors

University sums up third year of 2012-15 strategic plan, begins update for 2015-20

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… on how the plan's tactical action communities and their project action teams are being transitioned as strategic … priorities for the year. "One of the major accomplishments was the implementation and completion of the first … says. "This priority initiative provided a meaningful way to look at integrated planning across all academic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26987

WMU among grant winners recognized at 'Americas' summit

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… Innovation Fund competition April 9 . The universities awarded grants were celebrated the following day at a … studying in the United States to 100,000 by 2020. Funding was granted to only 10 percent of the proposals submitted to … affected by migration, will play a supporting role in the project. "The purpose of this program is to better …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23193