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Lewis Walker Institute aims to increase support for empowering future juvenile justice leaders

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… Lewis Walker Institute aims to increase support for empowering future juvenile justice leaders … the justice system a foundation to become changemakers. An upcoming fundraiser aims to institutionalize the … youth justice programs.  "When we started this program, the goal was we would be able to establish a program that could …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75132

Talks on community empowerment locally and in Middle East

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… will speak on "Building a New Middle East From the Ground Up: Empowering Marginalized People in Israel, Jordan and … and the power of partnership and solidarity in the struggle for social change. The McGill Middle East program is … to the field of international education and the Gold Medal of the Jordan Red Crescent. WMU's Center for the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/91

ExpressJet, Delta put aviation students on career pathway

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… says Dave Powell, dean of the aviation college. "We're going to help our airline partners identify students in … information session was phenomenal. "We expected a couple of dozen students and ended up with more than 90," … aviation program has operated since 1997 from the W.K. Kellogg Airfield in Battle Creek. Contact: Charyl Roland February …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/148

Emeritus pens book about local vintage car museum

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… University's Waldo Library during a downpour 30 years ago led Dr. David O. Lyon to become addicted to the history … found the archives in the basement of the building, looked up the Kalamazoo-built Michigan car and found an interesting … cars owned by Donald S. Gilmore, a former president of the Upjohn Co. He and his wife, Genevieve, opened the 30-vehicle …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/138

WMU grad student wins coveted NEA creative writing fellowship

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… so many talented people in Kalamazoo and the town is so supportive of the arts. It's really a great community." The … took place in the small town near where her mother grew up. "Instead of actually using her life to write poems," she …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3834

Dorothy J. McGinnis obituary

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… its emphasis on diagnostic and broad-based reading and support services. McGinnis became a faculty member as well as … was developing interdisciplinary diagnostic teams made up of professional staff members and graduate students who … reading texts with classic children's tales and good literature. McGinnis received the WMU Alumni …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4083

Still time to register for noncredit lifelong learning classes, trips

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… fall classes and trips KALAMAZOO—It's not too late to sign up for many of the moderately priced fall classes and trips … Western Michigan University Academy of Lifelong Learning. Upcoming noncredit courses cover a wide range of topics, … understanding the energy landscape and nature in the Galapagos Islands to tips for making long-term care decisions, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9262

WMU students earn top honors at national sales competition

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… In addition, Lorr placed second in the sales role-play category. Aaron Anuszkiewicz , a junior sales and business … and earned first place in the marketing presentation category. "What a fantastic way to showcase the quality of our … to rely on the structure and preparation we put in up until the competition in order for us to execute, and we …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11362

Career and Student Employment Services ready to help WMU students, recent alumni navigate uncertain job market

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… into the future. Business graduate Kordell Smith lined up an inside sales job weeks before graduation. Read about … events in Handshake. “Now, more than ever, networking is going to be very important to students,” says Urban. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59015

WMU engineers design novel methods that could accelerate virus vaccine development

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… Disorder, and the Efficacy of Viral Vaccines” recently uploaded to the open access website bioRxiv , Dr. Robert … vaccine to the corresponding virus. Makin and Durbin are going even further with their findings. They’re also using a … can use it to further refine and apply their research as it goes through the peer-review publication process. This …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/60015