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Kaley Shumake, Haenicke Institute For Global Education
Kaley Shumake, Haenicke Institute For Global Education
Study Abroad Alumni
Kaley Shumake, a 2012 graduate of Western Michigan University’s global and international studies program, met the head monk of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism in a four-week Tibetan mind and body sciences study abroad program in May 2012 offered by Emory University. Half of the program’s curriculum was focused on the mind, medicine and healing and half on Tibetan Buddhist culture.
Wmu International News Fall 2012, Haenicke Institute For Global Education
Wmu International News Fall 2012, Haenicke Institute For Global Education
WMU International News
In this issue, read about a WMU professor and international researcher who backpacks two-and-a-half weeks in the Himalayas to reach a cliff cave research site for a project partially funded by the National Geographic Society; our new Buddy Abroad program that welcomes incoming exchange and Study Abroad @ WMU students; our full-service Immigration Services team; and much more.
Jaqueline Eng, Margaret Von Steinen
Jaqueline Eng, Margaret Von Steinen
International Faculty Researchers
Evidence of what might be an ancient funerary defleshing ritual found in human-made caves in the Upper Mustang region of Nepal has been discovered by WMU bio-archaeologist Dr. Jacqueline Eng as a member of a research team that is funded in part by the National Geographic Society.
William W. Cobern, Margaret Von Steinen
William W. Cobern, Margaret Von Steinen
International Faculty Researchers
Dr. William W. Cobern, Distinguished University Professor of Science Education and Biological Sciences as well as director of the Mallinson Institute for Science Education, spent five months in Turkey beginning in September 2011 conducting research and giving lectures on methods for effective instruction for the teaching of science.
Wmu International News Spring 2012, Haenicke Institute For Global Education
Wmu International News Spring 2012, Haenicke Institute For Global Education
WMU International News
In this issue:
- Globally engaged aviation program helps developing countries spread wings
- Homeland development key outcome for Afghan degree-seeker
- German-born American new CELCIS activities coordinator
- Growing global programs is key mission for WMU international administrator
- Georgian tennis ace scores on and off the court
- International activity converges in Global Business Center