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WMU receives $2 million grant to assist farmworker community

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… country and the only one in Michigan to receive grant money for CAMP's new funding cycle. WMU's CAMP project, which is … Division of Multicultural Affairs, will receive $416,293 for the 2017-18 academic year and $2,107,988 overall. It … of Multicultural Affairs and principal investigator for WMU-CAMP, reports that the program will enroll an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42667

Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in June

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… at wmich.edu/global/events by WMU's Haenicke Institute for Global Education. Sign up for a weekly update June 2018 opportunities Friday, June 1 … to 3:15 p.m. at the Rootead Enrichment Center, 1501 Fulford St., Kalamazoo, hosted by Rootead. Work with an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/47029

Canadian scholar wins WMU's 2018 Gründler Prize

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… won Western Michigan University's Otto Gründler Book Prize for his book investigating the widespread belief in fairies … Medieval England, is the winner of the 2018 Gründler Prize for "Elf Queens and Holy Friars: Fairy Beliefs and the … annually in Kalamazoo on the WMU campus. The prize is named for the late longtime director of WMU's Medieval Institute …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/47085

WMU engineering student excels in the classroom, on the rugby field

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… WMU from a rugby teammate. "I went on college visits before Western, but as soon as I came here I knew this is … been a deep love of mine. Hopefully one day I can work for NASA," says Backe, who aspires to apply for the space … how my interest could translate into an actual career. He suggested looking into engineering."  Backe works on a design …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53485

State-of-the-art laboratory to tackle shortage of manufacturing talent

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… Michigan University's Grand Rapids regional location for a state-of the-art manufacturing laboratory. AMP Lab … who are working to ensure an ongoing supply of talent for the region, the demand for engineers and designers … The building began as the Brown and Sehler Co., a wholesale manufacturer of horse harnesses and collars from 1925 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42852

Book editors, contributors to address immigration in panel discussion

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… contributors of the new anthology "Immigration and Justice for Our Neighbors." The event, titled "Immigrant to Neighbor: Journeying Through Hope and Fear," is set for 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12 , in the Brown and Gold Room of … Center. Part of the Western Michigan University Center for the Study of Ethics in Society's fall 2017 season, it is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/42963

United Airlines' Aviate Pilot Development Program puts WMU aviators on fast track to careers

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… than any other program. Aviate will be another option for an individual interested in becoming a pilot with United … program will complement existing pilot pathways, looking for candidates who: Reflect United’s leadership qualities, … since 1997 at the Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field and has been the site of nationally recognized …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/57857

Students sought to answer tough questions as members of the Ethics Bowl team

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's Center for the Study of Ethics in Society is recruiting students for the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Intercollegiate Ethics …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/42213

Herbert "Herb" E. Ellinger obituary

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… a variety of roles at WMU over 41 years of service. A former aircraft mechanic, he taught vocational aviation … in 1954. He taught automotive engineering technology for many years, beginning in 1960 and also was acting head … Steering and Brakes," published in 1979, and was an editor for Prentice Hall automotive textbooks. He also wrote …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41022