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WMU trustees approve contract with teaching assistants

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… Western Michigan University trustees approved terms of a new three-year contract with the University's Teaching Assistants Union that is effective for the start of the 2012-13 academic year. The contract elements were ratified by the WMU chapter of TAU during a May 23 union vote. They include: A 1 percent …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/762

Film explores developing Muslim identity in post-9/11 America

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… in "Mooz-lum." KALAMAZOO—The Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations will present "Mooz-lum," a … at Western Michigan University's Little Theatre. Screening of the film will be followed by a Skype discussion with … household, is navigating his way through his first year of college when the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks occur. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1855

Events planned for National Coming Out Day

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… National Coming Out Day on Thursday, Oct. 11, are being offered at Western Michigan University. Among those coming … will include refreshments. They are being sponsored by the Office of Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender Student Services. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1914

Community, University come together for Bronco football

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… Sept. 8. KALAMAZOO— CommUniverCity Night —annually one of the biggest events in southwest Michigan—brings the … Michigan University communities together for an evening of football, fun and fireworks, featuring the Broncos' first home game of the season. WMU takes on Eastern Illinois at 7 p.m. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1366

Kalamazoo Film Society presents 'Amour'

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… Admission is $5. Critically acclaimed and the recipient of multiple awards, "Amour" is a profound look at life and love. Long-married Parisian … enjoy their retirement years in an apartment full of books and music. Their cultured and comfortable lives are …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6295

WMU experts, alum explain why locally sourced food is enjoying a renaissance

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on Lori Evesque, co-owner of Natural Cycles Farm Allegan, Mich.—The edible prize was … to reveal an immature artichoke. This vegetable, a member of the thistle family prized for its clean, earthy flavor, … customers may receive a fresh artichoke or two in one of their upcoming weekly produce offerings from the couple’s …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/59822

Campus thermostats set back for winter recess and closure

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… energy during winter recess and the holiday closure of Western Michigan University offices. According to Pete Strazdas , associate vice … the setback has resulted in an annual energy savings of $165,000 and is part of an overall campus energy …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/37100

Faculty invited to apply for short-term exchange program

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… program Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on University of Passau KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University faculty … for a short-term exchange program at the University of Passau. The successful WMU applicant will spend May 1 through June 30, 2013, as a visiting professor at UP, one of the newest German universities in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1574

Faculty member Anthony Ellis dies, campus memorial service planned

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… on Dr. Anthony Ellis Dr. Anthony Ellis , associate professor of English and an expert on Renaissance literature died … was 46. A private burial has taken place and a celebration of his life is being planned for Ellis, who battled leukemia …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12548

Big things are brewing: Alum leads the charge to diversify craft brewing industry

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… Submitted by Erin Flynn on Jamaal Ewing holds a pack of four original Black Calder brews. Mbaba Mwana Waresa is the fertility goddess of South Africa’s Zulu nation. Ruling over agriculture, … books from his business classes that have turned into valuable resources as the company developed. “We actually …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63903