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Honors organization recognized with national award

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's chapter of the national honor society Alpha Lambda Delta has again … the Flame Award is a follow-up award to the Society's Order of the Torch Award, the honor society's highest accolade, which the WMU chapter last won in 2015. The Order of the Torch award is only awarded to a chapter every four …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43972

Constitution Day at WMU

College of Arts and Sciences

… at WMU DJ DeLong Creative writing and history major College of Arts and Sciences, Marketing and Communications student … 17, the nation celebrated Constitution Day. As part of the celebration, all federally funded universities and colleges are required to present a lecture in honor of the holiday and in recognition of the formation and …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/constitution-day

Gender-based violence topic for fall 2015 Lyceum Lecture Series

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… 2015 Lyceum Lecture Series will address the growing concern of gender-based violence and will feature a diverse group of WMU faculty and community experts. Sponsored by the Lee … Gender-Based Violence!" Speakers will tackle a wide range of topics including gendered violence in college life, at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26686

Goat work crew returns to campus for second helping

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… verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An even larger contingent of temporary landscape services workers will be on the … campus this summer to clear an overgrown woodlot. The first of this year's two eating crews. (Photo credit: Nick Gooch) … on-site is the 10-goat crew hired last summer as part of a successful one-week pilot project to test the animals' …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40334

While new student numbers remain positive, enrollment takes slight dip

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… competitive environment characterized by declining numbers of Michigan high school graduates, Western Michigan … increased slightly this fall, while the overall number of students enrolled took a slight dip. The fall 2015 … student census at WMU showed a total enrollment for fall of 23,556—down 1.5 percent compared to last fall's total. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27322

Faculty panel to discuss Zika virus during public presentation

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.--A team of faculty experts will discuss the Zika virus during a … Those attending are welcome to bring their lunch. Members of the panel will be Dr. Kieran Fogarty , professor of interdisciplinary health sciences; Dr. Karim …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30281

Dramatic Lake Michigan helicopter crash, rescue on tap in WMU talk

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… verified) on Fiddler KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The horrific crash of an Amway helicopter and dramatic rescue of survivors from cool Lake Michigan waters will be recounted when the pilot of the craft appears next week at Western Michigan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36669

Renowned student success scholar to present public talk

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… Michigan University this month. Dr. Terrell Strayhorn , professor of educational studies and director of the Center for Higher Education Enterprise at Ohio State …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35637

David Chaplin obituary

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… Anonymous (not verified) on Chaplin Dr. David Chaplin , a professor emeritus of sociology at Western Michigan University, died July 27 . … Chaplin joined the WMU faculty in 1972 to serve as chair of the Department of Sociology and retired in 1992 after …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42352

Student helps theater launch program for visually impaired patrons

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… are laughing or gasping during the show. With the help of a Western Michigan University graduate student, a new … a dual master's degree in WMU's renowned Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies , will perform live … student Abby Tongue takes notes during a dress rehearsal of "Madagascar—A Musical Adventure JR." at the Kalamazoo …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52232