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WMU-trained high school teacher clues students in to forensic science
News
… gets the kids to think analytically, to problem solve and work as a team. Those are skills they can use in any job … other school teachers how to develop forensic science coursework. She has co-authored texts on the subject and created … nature of even a fake crime scene, but because of the workload. “I make them prove all their evidence, and there’s …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46642
New permaculture orchard demonstrates WMU devotion to sustainability
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… here. “That was the challenge. Can we take one of, arguably, the poorest soil sites on campus and make it … Radishes dot the landscape. But there’s a methodology at work here. Gooch explains that permaculture is an …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46645
Occupational therapy program celebrates 100 years of improving quality of life
W Magazine
… Rapids, Michigan. "Our first fellow will begin this fall to work with patients who have experienced a neurological … The department runs as many as a dozen faculty-led fieldwork clinics on campus and in the community, with students … as clinicians outside of the classroom while gaining valuable experience themselves." In July 2022, the Department …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/69000
English department faculty, students help Kalamazoo high school students write scholarship essays
College of Arts and Sciences
… scholarship portal. “The first time we did (the scholarship workshop) last year, it was pretty small,” says Bush. “But … ,” says Bush, who also noted a desire to "do more work within the actual schools, to eliminate transportation … their scholarship essays, Western students also provided valuable insight into college life. It was a great opportunity …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71174
Two honored with Distinguished Service Award
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… them to also pursue connections with the community," a co-worker wrote. "Dr. Fuqua's leadership has certainly been a … learning styles and allowing students the latitude to work problems out on their own." Her efforts led to the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1600
Kellogg Foundation is first recipient of aviation award
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… believes and they provided us guidance in doing the same." Working with the University's Office of Diversity and … children should have an equal opportunity to thrive, WKKF works with communities to create conditions for vulnerable … so they can realize their full potential in school, work and life. The foundation is based in Battle Creek, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/336
Tweets net huge book donation and generous outpouring from Japan
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… Twitter messages calling for the donations. Angles had been working with his colleagues at WMU to offer Japanese as an … used bookstores. Then he repacked the remaining books and worked with a Japanese shipping company to send them to WMU. … in WMU's Waldo Library have spent the past two years working their way through all the donations that have come …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4831
NPR counterterrorism correspondent to give talk
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… She opened Bloomberg's Shanghai and Hong Kong offices, working for both Bloomberg's financial wire and radio operations, and is well known for her work as a White House correspondent for Bloomberg during …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4380
Many WMU offices closed during holiday recess
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… represented employees have contractually scheduled regular work days between Saturday, Dec. 22, and Wednesday, Jan. 2. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3332
Impact of record gift total lauded as trustees see year-end reports
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… home during their years at WMU. Soga, who died in March, worked tirelessly during his decades at the University to … meet its goal of becoming an All-Steinway School, artwork commissioned for Sangren Hall and the College of … on cochlear implants and Multiple System Atrophy as well as work aimed at improving community sustainability," Thomas …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8241