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Photos and Trivia

Planning, Space Management and Capital Projects

… welding technology. Many of WMU's maps and engineering designs during the mid-20th century were by Beukema. More on … and a story of devotion to an ideal which would not be swayed over 50 years of time." Full cover Back to top Dalton … Kruglak Sundial In 1987, the sundial on the pedestrian mall between Kanley Chapel and Wood Hall was named for Haym …

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WMU researchers get $12.5 million grant for school leadership renewal

News

… schools in 20 West Michigan counties, the project will support teams of school principals and teacher leaders by: … Ionia, Kent, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola and Ottawa counties. MASA's Region 7 … who may be future principals. The school team will be assigned a team of coaches who will work with them over a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43228

Capital Intern Program

College of Arts and Sciences

… would reach that high. We started in 1978 with just a couple of interns in Kalamazoo Township.” A longtime political science faculty member, Houghton has always been an advocate of experiential learning. Early in his … by the Lee Honors College. Twice a week, students assigned to state representatives, senators, lobbyists and …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/capital-intern

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources

College of Arts and Sciences

… academic books, documentaries, etc.). One of the best ways is to learn a second language. Interact with Diverse … Lobby Your Department -  push yourself and colleagues to do better . Include students and how it is important to their … Faculty Fellow will be the facilitator for the PDI. Designed as a “train-the-trainers” workshop, the Institute …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/dei-resources-cas

More Powerful than the Governor

Lee Honors College

… As a result, Canada and the United States drew up and signed the Boundary Waters Treaty in 1909 to jointly manage … In the 1950s the Horseshoe Falls were reshaped for better distribution of flow and an unbroken crestline. In … however, was the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway in the 1950s. It included three hydro power dams and one …

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Required Capstone Experience

Healthcare Services and Sciences

… experience may decide that their future goals are best supported by completing a research project.  The required … The capstone project provides students an opportunity to design and complete a project in health services. Only … on this project at their place of employment, but not always. Capstone projects may take many different forms. Some …

https://wmich.edu/healthservices/academics/healthservices/internships

Qi Qi

CELCIS

… factor that appealed me. Kalamazoo is centrally located between two large cities—Detroit and Chicago—one is a U.S. … of getting a quality education, along with seeking ways to grow as a human being. “Education is really … in any class. Learning this early on in CELCIS has been significantly valuable to my studies and in my personal …

https://wmich.edu/celcis/qiqispotlight

Art and science project highlights importance of not blowing off STEAM

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… of Music and Department of Chemistry . It challenges the groups to develop original works of art based on analysis by … student and Fulbright Scholar from Russia. "Chemistry was always something I didn't understand quite well." The students … sample. "The collaboration bridges gaps in understanding between people," says Emma Somers , a painting and biology …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54132

Publications of the Richard Rawlinson Center

Medieval Institute Publications

… focus on the mind in isolation. By examining the interplay between mental and physical acts deployed in Old English … to external influences, both human and diabolical. This struggle to produce right thought and action reflects an … how early medieval authors create patterns of interaction between the mental and the physical. These provide hidden …

https://wmich.edu/medievalpublications/books/rawlinson-series