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Check campus office hours for Thanksgiving recess

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… hours on Thanksgiving Day for select University offices and services. Students, employees and the public are encouraged … days Nov. 25-26 since the University continues to provide services during Thanksgiving recess. Represented employees … regular hours beginning at 8 a.m. Nov. 29 . WMU Libraries ' Waldo Library will close at 5 p.m. on Nov. 24 and reopen at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66274

Resilience, hope fuel athletic training grad’s drive for success

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… Mich.— Taylor Gaines is no stranger to hard work. Since she was old enough to be employed, she's been bringing home … hard to provide for her family and for her future. "I was working two jobs in high school, helping pay for rent … but I also want to open a pro bono clinic, giving free services to people that can't afford them. Once I get my …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66430

Twenty-four incoming students win $50,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… fall. Medallion Scholarships are the highest merit-based award WMU can bestow on an incoming freshman. Valued at … Barra has been involved in numerous school and community service projects through her membership in the National … Chormann Medallion Scholarship and plans to major in industrial and entrepreneurial engineering. The Midland High …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16679

Visual Impairment & Orientation and Mobility scholarship now accepting applications

Blindness and Low Vision Studies

… mobility. In return, recipients commit to a minimum 3-year service obligation at a VA health care facility. Eligible …

https://wmich.edu/visionstudies/news/2026/02/viompsp

WMU alumni create educational opportunities for Kalamazoo refugees

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… volunteers stand together. The Summer Enrichment Program was initiated by Western Michigan University alumni Jeremy … says Marion, who earned a master’s degree from WMU in industrial engineering. “They wanted to come here but it was still hard. I couldn’t even …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54617

WMUK schedules on-air spring membership drive

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… to WMUK financially support the production of award-winning local news and arts content, as well as popular … 102.1 FM WMUK recently celebrated winning three Excellence Awards from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters for … Western Michigan University, WMUK has been a broadcasting service to southwest Michigan and northern Indiana for more …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45779

Western honors staff for impact on students and campus community in 2023-24

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… recognize four exceptional staff members during the Fall Awards Celebration on  Friday, Oct. 11 , for their … Dining Center;  David Prellwitz , gardener with Landscape Services; and  Karmella Todd , senior administrative … are recipients of the prestigious Make a Difference Award, which is one of the University’s highest honors for …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/make-difference-award-annual-winners-2023-24

WMU researcher making groundbreaking gains in filtration of toxic chemicals

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… at factories around the world. Doctoral student Neha Sawant talks with Atilhan in his lab. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Climate … Michigan University professor is working on a revolutionary way to capture those particles before they have a chance to … grain-sized pellets housed in large vessels next to an industrial plant. "Whatever you purge from that plant, it's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72846

Academic achievement: Dean Lillian Smith’s collaborative research published in scholarly journal

College of Health and Human Services

… Dr. Lillian Smith , Dean of the College of Health and Human Services, and her co-authors recently had an article …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/08/dean-smith-published

Harold W. Homan obituary

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… Western Michigan University staff member, died Jan. 26. He was 86. Homan joined the WMU staff in 1970. A pipefitter in Facilities Management-maintenance services , he retired in 1990 after 20 years of service to the University. The Portage, Mich., resident was a member of VFW Post #5855 as well as Faith Reformed …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/124