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Professor wins Google grant to offer game-design workshop
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… to high school computer science instructors. Equipped with these new skills, the high school instructors can then … WMU team developing the CS4HS workshop has long experience with computer simulation that supports classroom … College. This effort, which Ari-Gur and her team started with two grants from Hewlett Packard several years ago, was …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6292
Trustees approve retirements of five faculty, five staff members
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… All of the faculty members who are retiring are doing so with emeritus status. Their names, positions, years of … items The administrators returning to the faculty, along with their old and new positions, are: Dr. R. Wayne Fuqua , … , food service stockperson in the Valley 1 Dining Service with 16 years of service, was changed to Aug. 15, 2013. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7674
Report details successful first year in implementing WMU strategic plan
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… student employees and a decision to launch an affiliation with Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Available at … Report reflects the actions and outcomes associated with the first full year of work focused on ensuring the … WMU's direction and a key to measuring WMU's successes. With the shift to a new academic year, the University has …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8969
Rise of banned books, consequences and response focus of free talk
University Libraries
… in response. The event is hosted by Western's Libraries with support from the Midwest Collaborative for Library … when there is information or knowledge that conflicts with our personal views and beliefs.” “I’m excited to bring … the Beta Phi Mu Scholars’ Series. Knox recently edited “Trigger Warnings: History, Theory Context” and co-edited …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70404
Professor’s research team helping MDOT reduce construction timeline
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… significant savings from project and road user costs without compromising concrete durability and overlay/healer … overlay bond strength data over patches and repairs with new concrete on two in-service bridge decks, and healer … and bonding of concrete in an in-service bridge deck with extensive cracking,” says Attanayake. “Basically, all …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70417
Presidential Scholar Awardee Information Form
Faculty Senate
… Yes No Where do you consider your hometown, along with city/state? Name and city of the high school you … from List other higher education institution(s), along with city/state, you graduated from and degree(s) earned …
https://wmich.edu/facultysenate/presidentialscholarawardeeinformation
Librarians revamp first-year programming
University Libraries
… higher education, we were trying to increase engagement with first-year students while solving some logistical and … librarians delivered sessions to help create a connection with students earlier in their WMU careers. “Research has … and graduation is positively impacted when they interact with faculty beginning early in their academic careers,” …
https://wmich.edu/library/updates/2022/02/impact-report-fye
Hands-on experience helps engineering grad build bright future
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… future Submitted by Erin Flynn on Sarah Bular will graduate with a degree in manufacturing engineering technology and a … from Western Michigan University on Saturday, Dec. 18 , with a degree in manufacturing engineering technology and a … when we found manufacturing, I jumped into it. I wasn't struggling anymore; I was powering through like 18 credit hours …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66509
Bronco Spotlight: Elizabeth Palmer
Career and Student Employment Services
… others as co-author; (2) co-writing grant proposals with my advisor to learn the funding process; and (3) … to publish, and it shows that I know how to communicate with and accept criticism from fellow scientists to change … and improve the science I am publishing. By writing grants with my advisor, I show that I am able to come up with new, …
https://wmich.edu/career/elizabethpalmer
Jon Holtzman
Intercultural and Anthropological Studies
… violence, interweaving Samburu narratives of war with those of the neighboring ethnic groups with whom they oscillate between peaceful coexistence and …
https://wmich.edu/intercultural/directory/holtzman-0