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WMU trustees approve new three-year contract with AFSCME

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… conference-call meeting Monday, Aug. 20 , the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees unanimously approved a … elements of the new agreement include changes in employee health care premium contributions as well as health care … expanse on the eastern side of Howard Street between West Michigan Avenue and Stadium Drive. For more WMU news, arts …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48598

Governor appoints new members to WMU Board of Trustees

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… Whitmer , two new leaders are set to join the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees: WMU alumnus Kurtis … a Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan. Turfe serves as chair on the advisory boards of NEMO Health and STEL Technologies. He is also a member of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62619

WMU Study Abroad nears pre-Covid levels, faculty-led programs drive participation growth

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Braaksma on KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Thirty-nine Western Michigan University students will embark on international … Dancy and his peers delivered a presentation on mental health courts in the United States. They met with students … that supports the global engagement of the Western Michigan University community. Its offices assist more than …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/01/studyabroadgrowth

Prof wins a 2015 Independent Publisher Book Award

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… verified) on Wilson KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A book by a Western Michigan University professor about Battle Creek's health and wellness past and its central figure, Dr. John … semi-frontier town, yet created what became the most famous health-and-wellness center in the United States and possibly …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26352

More than 600 schools competing in RecycleMania

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… on RecycleMania through March 31 KALAMAZOO--Western Michigan University is participating in RecycleMania 2012, a … per person with 9.31 pounds recycled per person. Fifteen Michigan schools are competing this year including Kalamazoo College, Michigan State University, the University of Michigan-Ann …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/188

Arts and sciences communications recognized at annual awards event

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… Puca on Goaley KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The regional chapter of the Michigan Public Relations Society of America recognized Western Michigan University marketing and communication … the year and the highest standards of performance in West Michigan. The annual event recognizes practitioners who …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/46860

Hoveida Family Foundation gift advances WMU power systems and grid resilience research

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… gift from the Hoveida Family Foundation will help Western Michigan University expand its research and educational …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/10/hoveida-family-foundation-gift-power-systems

Festival brings more than 900 singers to campus

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… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO--The 74th annual Southwestern Michigan Vocal Festival will bring more than 900 talented singers from 22 high schools to Western Michigan University for a daylong celebration that will … and Joseph M. Martin's "The Awakening." The Southwestern Michigan Vocal Festival is one of the largest, oldest and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/175

Redirecting the Aviation Dream: Jonathan Freye Leverages Himself as an Aviation Lobbyist

College of Aviation

… Muskegon Catholic Central High School located in the Lake Michigan shoreline community about halfway up the state's … a pilot up in the blue.  Specialists at the University of Michigan diagnosed a type of epilepsy that doesn't manifest … is my advice to students in any facet of the industry.  Health is fragile and the industry can be fickle.  Learn as …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/10/freye

WMU students clean up in Clean Energy Challenge, win $31,000

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… and Lindsey Truit. KALAMAZOO-- Five teams of Western Michigan University students won more than $30,000 in micro grants and awards in the Michigan Clean Energy Venture Challenge, a statewide … type of worms to break down biodegradable material from healthcare facilities that is not currently recycled. Team …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/184