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Long wins prestigious orientation and mobility award

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… and mobility and who are dedicated to serving people with visual impairments. Blaha was a pioneer in the … College, Los Angeles. Other recipients of the Blaha award with connections to WMU, along with the year of their award, include Steve LaGrow (2006), …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/780

Racial attitudes of incoming freshmen compiled in new survey

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… survey include: White students reported less experience with diversity than students of color. Students of color are … least once having had a meaningful conversation about race with someone from another group. Three in ten students expressed agreement with the idea that discrimination against blacks and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5383

St. Patrick's Day plunge benefits Special Olympics

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… competition for more than 20,600 children and adults with intellectual disabilities. This will be the fifth Polar … the students, the Polar Plunge has found a great home with the Broncos," Tom Dowdall, development manager for … Olympics Michigan explains. A swimming pool will be filled with freezing water and set up on the ice rink on a wood …

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

Van Cooley obituary

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… on Cooley A longtime educator who worked extensively with Michigan school districts and spearheaded education … a member of the WMU faculty since 1996, was vacationing with friends in Florida when stricken. Cooley was appointed … as an assistant superintendent and superintendent. Working with teachers and administrators, Cooley developed state and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1117

Emerita receives national honor for children's theatre work

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… She has written several textbooks, including "Improvisation With Favorite Tales," which is in its 16th printing, and … Teacher," which Heinig revised three times after penning with WMU Professor Emerita of Theatre Lyda Stillwell and … She has volunteered for a string of local projects, many with public schools and youth programs. In addition, she …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1884

New entrepreneurial speaker series debuts at business college

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… kicks off at 8 a.m. Friday, Oct. 19, in 2150 Schneider Hall with Jen Randall, president of the Kalamazoo-based firm … The event is free and open to the public and begins with breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Reservations are required and … for Johnson and Johnson. As president, Randall works with the Maestro team to create high-impact learning …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2135

Business student wins one of six Adcraft scholarships

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… a $2,000 scholarship. She and fellow winners, along with their faculty advisors, will be honored at a luncheon … She will also be featured in The Adcrafter magazine, along with her fellow honorees. Rokicki has distinguished herself … WMU's Office of University Relations. Rokicki will intern with Burson-Marsteller in Chicago this summer and will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6880

Cheatham appointed associate provost for budget and personnel

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… staff, and collaborate in the development of budget models within academic affairs and with other vice-presidential areas. "I am delighted Chris … Jennifer P. Bott , WMU's incoming provost. "I was impressed with his background—including his thorough grounding in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47705

WMU student receives competitive $10,000 accountancy scholarship

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… students to pursue careers in audit. Hess graduated with honors in May 2021 and plans to graduate with her Master of Science in Accountancy degree from WMU … Competing on Western's women's lacrosse team. Volunteering with the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kalamazoo. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64592

Two student artists create technology and nature-inspired murals in Waldo Library

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… muralists for the project: Eunsung Bae and Melody Lebert. With support from the University Libraries, Bae and Lebert … environments on the first floor. Both murals connect with the University Libraries' mission to serve the … major but has the opportunity to express his artistic side with a minor in art. Bae will create a mural inspired by …

https://wmich.edu/library/updates/2023/10/waldo-library-murals