CMU professor receives national award for teaching and dedication

Only 8 percent of adults in the U.S. today are proficient in a foreign language, compared to more than 50 percent in Europe. This statistic is something that Susan Knight, a Central Michigan University professor of Spanish and chair of the Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures, plans to change through her dedication to [...]

CMU professor’s unique photography earns him international award

As people travel, they often take multiple photographs with hopes of sharing specific moments in time with family and friends. A Central Michigan University faculty member, however, has a different goal in mind as he captures snapshots of his various journeys and has been recognized internationally for his work.
Al Wildey, a CMU associate professor of [...]

CMU students help establish library in Ghana

A group of Central Michigan University students recently returned from Ghana where they helped set up and organize a new library that has been in the making since 2002.
“It was all built by hand,” said CMU senior Kristen Cole of Grosse Pointe Farms. “So this was a long time coming for them. They have no [...]

Jay C. Martin

by Amanda Wisswell, Vision Mid Michigan

Company: Central Michigan University
Job title: Director of Museum of Cultural and Natural History and Director of Museum Studies Programs
Education: Marin graduated from Jonesville High School in Jonesville, Mich. in 1980. After graduation Martin attended Western Michigan University where he received a bachelor’s degree in museum studies, anthropology and underwater archaeology in 1984. Martin [...]

CMU senior promotes health and sustainability with campus project

Two years ago, Central Michigan University senior Chris Venegas had an idea to promote health and sustainability within the CMU and local communities. Today, his idea has turned into the Campus Grow project, which focuses on an organic community garden and composting.
“Campus Grow offers our communities sustainable alternatives to the industrial food system through [...]

CMU student one of Entrepreneur magazine’s top five

Consumers who carry multiple credit, debit and rewards cards may jump at the chance to have an easier and more secure way to shop. This is the thinking behind Central Michigan University senior Daniel Pearson’s business idea that has landed him in the running for Entrepreneur magazine’s College Entrepreneur of 2010.
“This is incredibly humbling to [...]

CMU student receives $5,000 grant to create nonprofit organization

Abandoned and stray animals in the mid-Michigan area may now have hope for a better life and an alternative to euthanasia. A Central Michigan University student has been awarded a grant from the Pepsi Refresh Project to put her vision to save these animals into reality.

CMU senior Sara LeBourdais of Bay City submitted [...]

Sophisticated microscope brings new research opportunities to CMU

Central Michigan University students and faculty who conduct research in genetics, neuroscience or biology in labs across campus now have one more tool to advance their studies.
The Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope — a $450,000 microscope unit paired with a high-tech computer — provides not only better precision but also more opportunities for exploration.
“We’re able [...]

CMU to develop online Six Sigma training for Dow Chemical employees

Central Michigan University and The Dow Chemical Company both have a great deal to gain from their collaboration in creating flexible Six Sigma training options for Dow employees around the world. An agreement between the two organizations will help Dow deliver critical business results and also will benefit CMU students with the Six Sigma training [...]

Allie Boyer

by Amanda Wisswell, Vision Mid Michigan

Company: Art Reach of Mid Michigan
Job title: Program Coordinator
Education: Boyer graduated from Birch Run High School in Birch Run, Mich. in 2006. She studied integrative public relations at Central Michigan University, where she graduated with her bachelor’s degree in 2010.
Her new job: Boyer assists in organizing and scheduling classes for the Art Reach program, designing [...]

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