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Great Lakes Honored with Service-Learning Award |
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Posted 5/10/2012 at 8:18 AM by Kevin D in Affiliate News
Affiliate: Great Lakes |
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KALAMAZOO--A handful of Western Michigan University faculty members, students and community organizations were recognized for their dedication and service at WMU's first Service-Learning Award Celebration April 12 on campus.
Award winners
Dr. Michael Millar, associate professor of Spanish
Dr. Timothy Palmer, professor of management
Dr. Edmund Tsang, associate dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Colleen Griffin of Plainwell, Mich., a junior majoring in dance
Jen Nitz of Kalamazoo, a senior majoring in social work
Drew Wolford of San Diego, Calif., a senior majoring in practical writing
Building Blocks
Michigan Department of Transportation
Seeding Change--Great Lakes PeaceJam
Community organizations
Seeding Change-Great Lakes PeaceJam was nominated by Janice Maatman, director of nonprofit education programs. Maatman's classes have worked with PeaceJam on numerous projects, as have other teaching staff on campus. PeaceJam educates young people in areas of social justice, conflict resolution and leadership skills and then teaches students to put these skills to work in their communities. During the 2010 academic year, PeaceJam hosted more than 40 service learning projects, all with excellent student and partner reviews. The organization's work has inspired WMU students interested in social justice to start their own registered student organization based on the principles that PeaceJam embraces.
For the full article: http://www.wmich.edu/news/2012/05/446 |
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