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  1. Taste of Midwestern offers International Culinary Delights, Culture

    International cuisine delights the Midwestern University community

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    • IL - Downers Grove
    Students stand in line for cultural dishes.
  2. Valley High School Students Discover Healthcare Careers at MWU

    High school students from around Arizona joined Midwestern University for our annual Health Sciences Career Day.

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    • AZ - Glendale
    Two high school students holding up bones
  3. Winter Commencement Ceremony Celebrates College of Pharmacy Graduates

    Pharmacy students earn their doctoral degree, mark career milestone

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    • IL - Downers Grove
    Four College of Pharmacy graduates holding their diplomas.
  4. Amazon Prime Video's "The College Tour" to feature both Midwestern University campuses

    The University’s two campuses in Glendale, AZ, and Downers Grove, IL, will both be featured on the program, which tells each school’s story through the perspective of its students.

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    • AZ - Glendale
    • IL - Downers Grove
    Aerial photo of the Glendale campus
  5. Midwestern University Names Victoria Franks as Vice President of Multicultural Affairs and Community Outreach

    Midwestern University is happy to announce we have a new Vice President of Multicultural Affairs and Community Outreach.

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    • AZ - Glendale
    • IL - Downers Grove
    Headshot of Victoria Franks
  6. Phi Zeta Research Day Offers Faculty/Student Collaboration, Honors Society Induction

    Students explore healthcare topics via research.

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    • AZ - Glendale
    Veterinary Medicine student presents her poster presentation to another student
  7. Black History Month Honored with Several Cross-Campus Events

    The University commemorated healthcare figures, celebrated culture

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    • AZ - Glendale
    • IL - Downers Grove
    Members of the National Optometric Association chapter celebrate Black History Month with a variety of cultural food.
  8. People with Disabilities and Midwestern Students Twirl the Night Away at the Valentine’s Dance

    Annual Dance Leads to Healthcare Experience Outside the Clinic

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    • IL - Downers Grove
  9. Glendale Student Wins Arizona Regional Brain Bee at Midwestern University

    The 2024 Arizona Regional Brain Bee at Midwestern University was presented in partnership with the BHHS Legacy Foundation.

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    • AZ - Glendale
    Top three students of Midwestern's Brain Bee standing side by side
  10. H.S. Lopez Family Foundation, Midwestern University Partner to Offer Rural High School Students Healthcare Career Experiences

    The Foundation has provided a generous $14,000 grant to fund a scholarship for six exceptional high school students from rural Arizona to attend the eight-day Health Careers Institute for High School Students at Midwestern’s Glendale Campus this summer.

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    • AZ - Glendale
    Five students wearing latex gloves learn about anatomy with a dummy arm
  11. Midwestern University Celebrates Lunar New Year

    The Lunar New Year Events Commemorated the Year of the Dragon

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    • IL - Downers Grove
    Lion dancers dressed to mark the Year of the Dragon dance in The Commons.
  12. BHHS Legacy Foundation Renews Grant Funding for Midwestern University High School Programs

    BHHS Legacy Foundation has decided to continue their partnership with Midwestern University.

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    • AZ - Glendale
    • IL - Downers Grove
    Students learning about health care equipment
  13. CDMA and CDMI Students, Faculty Explore Oral and GI Health Connections

    Cross campus research examines the link between oral and GI health.

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    • AZ - Glendale
    • IL - Downers Grove
    Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine-Illinois program faculty and staff pose for a group photo
  14. Midwestern University Appoints New Dean of Students

    Midwestern University is proud to announce that Shannon Sesterhenn, M.S., Ed.D., has been appointed as the new Dean of Students for both the Glendale, Arizona and Downers Grove, Illinois campuses.

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    • AZ - Glendale
    • IL - Downers Grove
    Shannon Sesterhenn headshot at Glendale campus
  15. AZCOPT Students Provide Free Eye Care for Resettling Refugees

    Optometry students and members of SVOSH assisted VOSH in giving eyecare to about 185 refugees from Afghanistan, Latin America, Ukraine, and several parts of Africa.

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    • AZ - Glendale
    Optometry students pose for a group photo outside the Community Foundation building.