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WMU student team wins national Wege sustainability prize

News

… from around the nation in the eyes of an international panel of judges whose task was to assess the teams' ability to use design principles to … problems. The WMU team captured first place and a $15,000 award March 28 in an event the Grand Rapids-based Wege …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22739

Past IIAS News

Intercultural and Anthropological Studies

… Mainah, part-time instructor presented their work on the panel, “Belonging as a Dimension of Diversity: Beyond Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” at the 20th Hawaii International Conference on Education. Dr. Staci Perryman-Clark, Director of IIAS, was featured in the College of Arts and Sciences alumni …

https://wmich.edu/intercultural/past-iias-news

Top model, top student: WMU Medallion Scholar slays in the classroom and on the runway

News

… WMU Medallion Scholar slays in the classroom and on the runway Submitted by Erin Flynn on Maya Narayan has made multiple appearances on New York Fashion Week runways. (Photo courtesy: Jabbar Walker @art_of_jabbar ) … words from a basketball poster on her brother’s bedroom wall have become a mantra for Narayan: She tried just about …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/03/music-theatre-performance-medallion-scholar-new-york-fashion-week-maya-narayan

Music students invited to perform at Carnegie Hall

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… Music from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in 2012, and was a semifinalist in the International Trumpet Guild’s … an Edwin E. Meador Theatre and Performing Arts Scholar and was the Harper C. Maybee Scholar in the 2012-13 academic … Arnold then travels to the chosen university and leads a panel to judge the recital of competing semifinalists. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12663

Wrenching Wings and Gearing for Professional Growth with Dr. Gail Rouscher

College of Aviation

… in a situation in which to grow. Being involved in any way, showing that I am passionate about what they are … suburb of metropolitan Detroit, Rouscher needs a large wall in her home to showcase the four diplomas she has …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/04/rouscher

Global Engagement Program honors student achievement and community support

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… community impact and campus partnerships at an annual awards ceremony.   More than 160 students earned Global … receives her certificate at the Global Engagement Awards ceremony.  There are 10,000 active participants in the … on campus; providing K-12 outreach; hosting lectures, panels and events; and showcasing arts, entertainment and …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2026/04/gep-awards-2026

Raising the bar in HR: Q&A with Mike Powell

Management

… in their profession. With graduation just a few months away, Mike looks back on his time at the Haworth College of … moment when you realized that human resource management was the field you wanted to major in? My ‘aha’ moment was in … teams. My team came in second place, as determined by a panel that included the CEO of the business we consulted …

https://wmich.edu/management/powell2021

WMU expert tells PBS audience University has resources to help vulnerable students transition to college

College of Education and Human Development

… and academically, says Western Michigan University's Dr. Wanda Hadley. Dr. Wanda Hadley Hadley, an associate professor of educational … and families can find resources to help at college as a panelist on Beacon College's educational show, “A World of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71595

Savings add up for students under Libraries' grants for free online textbooks

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… Education Resources (OER) grants, University Libraries awarded $1,000 grants each to 10 faculty and instructors. … this period of increased virtual instruction. "I've always been mindful about textbook costs and tried to choose … studies from other publicly available sources (like pay-wall-free PR trade publications). I think this flexibility …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63257

New Resiliency Center coordinates care for the ‘whole person’

W Magazine

… those who are in the child’s life.” Drawings hang on an art wall in the Children’s Trauma Assessment Center. These … best fulfill their needs. Resiliency case manager Shelbey Watson-Beasley, also a social work graduate student, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63901