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WMU now offering a bachelor’s degree in event management; accepting students this fall

College of Education and Human Development

… WMU now offering a bachelor’s degree in event management; accepting … by Chris Hybels on WMU students at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts's fair.  WMU students at downtown Kalamazoo's Annual … Department of Human Performance and Health Education, the School of Communication, and the Haworth College of Business …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71572

Akol Abol: From Sudan to WMU

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… attacked my village in southern Sudan. I awoke to the sound of automatic weapon fire blasting through my small hut. … This horrific attack on my village resulted in the death of my ten sisters and my father.”   Since the start of the … a way to survive. Those were the days that I would go to school, drink water as lunch, do homework, drink water as …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2014/09/akol-abol

WMU competes in regional Ethics Bowl competition

Study of Ethics in Society

… Ethics Bowl at Harper College in Palatine, Illinois, north of Chicago. The team finished 1-3 after competing against … Technology and eventual qualifier Northwestern. The other schools qualifying for the national championship Feb. 26 in … engineering, law, medicine, personal relationships, school, and politics. They met twice a week to prepare …

https://wmich.edu/ethics/regional

WMU competes in regional Ethics Bowl competition

Study of Ethics in Society

… Ethics Bowl at Harper College in Palatine, Illinois, north of Chicago. The team finished 1-3 after competing against … Technology and eventual qualifier Northwestern. The other schools qualifying for the national championship Feb. 26 in … engineering, law, medicine, personal relationships, school, and politics. They met twice a week to prepare …

https://wmich.edu/ethics/regional-0

Duke scholar to address violence, mental illness and the law

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… (not verified) on Swanson KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The intersection of gun violence, mental illness and the law will be explored … Oct. 19, when a Duke University scholar speaks as part of the Western Michigan University Center for the Study of … appearance is co-sponsored by the WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine. For more information, visit …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35694

Memorial service set for engineering professor Fred Sitkins

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… Memorial service set for engineering professor Fred Sitkins Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Frederick Z. Sitkins Frederick Z. Sitkins , professor emeritus of engineering design, manufacturing and … WMU alumnus, Sitkins began his professional life as a high school and community college teacher in the Dearborn area. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28420

Rising stars on Western's faculty honored with Emerging Scholar Awards

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is able to offer students a world-class education because of the … medicine and the Western community—and engaging many high school, undergraduate and graduate students in her … the National Science Foundation to bring middle- and high-school science teachers into her lab for summer research …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68973

25 Year Club to induct 72 longtime employees

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… ceremony for WMU employees Nov. 27 KALAMAZOO—A total of 72 people who began their service to Western Michigan … who have built their careers at WMU. With the new class of inductees in place, the club includes 447 active … and commercial law John E. Campos , sound studio manager, School of Music Hugh O. Carpenter , retired pipefitter, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/2313

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 University's incoming … increased slightly this fall, while the overall number of students enrolled took a slight dip. The fall 2015 …

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