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WMU's Seita foster youth effort garners national acclaim

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… most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines—has announced Western Michigan University as the … through its Seita Scholars Program . "Phi Kappa Phi is proud to recognize Western Michigan University for its … staff and alumni. The society has chapters at more than 300 select colleges and universities in North America …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/47092

WMU geology efforts lead to national recognition, two publications

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… special papers—each focused on an area of WMU faculty expertise. The unusual publications are among just over 500 such … and from Wisconsin, Illinois, New York and Ohio. The triggering symposium, Kehew notes, was sponsored by the Great … professional society with a growing membership of more than 26,000 individuals in 115 countries. GSA provides …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/46965

Brooke Hinz

First-Year Faces

… her life giving back to others. The 18-year-old launched a distracted driving campaign that was recognized by the state … a peer leader in high school, a member of Big Brothers Big Sisters and National Honor Society, and she has spent … speakers, posters and driving simulators, reaching more than 1,200 students at Mattawan High School.  Her hard work …

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English Accelerated (M.A.)

Graduate College

… English Accelerated (M.A.) English Accelerated (M.A.)   Application deadlines  *This program option is available to current WMU undergraduate students pursuing …

https://wmich.edu/grad/program-masters-english-accelerated

Executive Assistant Senior

Human Resources

… Executive Assistant Senior Job code 009059 Pay grade G Pay type … and performs advanced, diversified, and confidential administrative activities for the executive. Works independently … demands such as occasionally lifting/moving materials less than 25 pounds. Working conditions Work is generally …

https://wmich.edu/hr/employees/staff/jobdescriptions/009059

History

Biological Sciences

… History 1908 to 2003: A brief history of the Department of Biological Sciences at WMU … had been built three years earlier in 1940 and housed more than 200 plant species. In 1953, after 30 years of service, …

https://wmich.edu/biology/about/history

WMU prof wins NSF grant to study stress in Kenyan communities

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A Western Michigan University anthropologist has been awarded a $135,891 National Science Foundation … Kenya. Dr. Bilinda Straight , professor of anthropology, is one of two principal investigators involved in the … will give more nourishment to infants and little children than teens. It appears the pastoralist groups in northern …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/19986

Results-oriented academic leader, public policy scholar will lead Western’s academic affairs division

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… policy scholar will lead Western’s academic affairs division Submitted by Erin Flynn on Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig … and Vice president for Academic Affairs. Vasquez Heilig is currently dean of the University of Kentucky (UK) College … of Kentucky's College of Education, which includes more than 70 programs across a wide range of fields. With an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69883

Career Development

Management

… Career Development You’ve got the drive, energy and discipline to study hard and dream big. Let us help you level … and co-curricular programs, as well as work with advisors, alumni and professors to develop your professional … work together so you can bring your A-game to the world. Discover Zhang Career Center Target your dreams right at the …

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Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences

… and Hearing Sciences at Western Michigan University is pleased to share accomplishments and updates on its … with about two million Americans living with it and upwards of 80,000 Americans acquiring the disorder each year. … study shows A study by audiology graduate student Nathan Williams and professor Gregory Flamme shows that …

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