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Finding his way: coursework, experiences and support

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Hicks (left) enjoys an alumni award event in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences with other students. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western … engineering student Colton Hicks is figuring out the type of engineer he hopes to become—broadening his own skillset …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/07/75952

Engineering students lead cutting-edge automation research at WMU

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… left, sits alongside Jean Ruestman, administrator of MDOT's Office of Passenger Transportation, inside one of the … from suburban Chicago. While he knew his strengths were in science and math, he didn't solidify his path in engineering …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/56105

Michigan public universities win liberal education designation

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… aimed at championing and advocating for the importance of a 21st-century liberal education. Michigan will become … the 12th state in the nation designated as a formal member of the Liberal Education and America's … for liberal education for all students—through studies in science, humanities, the arts, and the social sciences. We …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28109

Speaker to address today's changing perspectives on gender

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… on gender Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Schofield KALAMAZOO, Mich.—During two appearances in Kalamazoo … a noted diversity educator on transgender issues will offer concrete, easy-to-understand guidance for "not putting … what really matters. Schofield Although Schofield aced his Bachelor of Arts in theatre coursework at Emory University, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/39114

WMU to confer 1,260 degrees during summer commencement

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… The University will confer 1,269 degrees: 821 at the bachelor's level, 417 at the master's level and 31 at the … The afternoon ceremony will include a public celebration of the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters that WMU has … of Education and Human Development, Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Health and Human Services. The 12:30 p.m. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32989

Film major takes passion, career to Cannes Film Festival with WMU Study Abroad

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… his journey on Instagram @wmustudyabroad. He is reminded of his grandmother, the woman who would watch movies with … chart his own, remarkable path.    With the assistance of the Haenicke Institute for Global Education , Knowles … Video and Media Studies program in the College of Arts and Sciences emphasizes hands-on education, says Dr. Vincent …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/02/study-abroad-sean-knowles

Herbert W. Kenz obituary

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… W. Kenz Herbert W. Kenz , a retired associate director of student financial aid and scholarships at Western Michigan University and longtime member of the military, died Sept. 17. He was 87. Kenz, ofof Mining and Technology from 1948 to 1950, and earned a bachelor's degree in secondary education from WMU in 1952 as …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27621

WMU honors innovative teaching at Spring Convocation

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… Innovative Teaching Award will be presented to the team of Marian Tripplett and Dr. Dee Ann Sherwood , both of the School of Social Work. The Innovative Teaching Award … her leadership. She initiated the process to bring the Bachelor of Social Work Extended-study program to the degree …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/29981

Dr. David Szabla

Education Leadership, Research and Technology

… (2022—present) Information Age Publishing.  The objective of the Research in Management Consulting Book Series is to … and disseminating the resulting insight to a broad range of practitioners, academicians, and organizational … robotics, the internet of things, biotechnology, materials science, data science and big data, and quantum computing. …

https://wmich.edu/leadership/academics/organizational-change-leadership/ocl/ocl-faculty/david-szabla

20th Annual Russian Festival a Big Hit

College of Arts and Sciences

… Annual Russian Festival a Big Hit Olga Bonfiglio College of Arts and Sciences staff writer Kalamazoo girls in traditional Russian … She has visited the country 18 times after she earned a bachelor’s degree in Russian studies at Grand Valley State …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/russian-festival