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Alumni classnotes, fall 2023

W Magazine

… in his series, which includes “Johnny Angel” (2020) and “Up North” (2021). Kirk Anderson, BS ‘73, MA ‘85, of West … Van Diepenbos , MBA ‘94, senior vice president and the group manager of Comerica Bank’s business banking practice for … chorus conductor of the Detroit Opera Youth Chorus. Peter Poggione , MS ‘21, was hired to lead the St. Joseph County …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73618

WMU program offers free tutoring, mentorship to KPS middle and high school students

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… but a Western Michigan University program provides struggling students a place to find support. The University's Office of Precollege Programming … help with homework free of charge. Roughly 50 KPS students signed up for sessions during fall semester. That number has …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63181

Interdisciplinary evaluation program helps WMU alum become energy leader

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—"We've got a responsibility to live up to the legacy of those who came before us by doing all … from Western Michigan University. A NEW DIRECTION Growing up with a large extended family in Kalamazoo, Brown was … her priorities and looking for the best way to support her children. "Luckily I am blessed to have wonderful …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54503

Reading, writing and reflecting on service learning

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… for Read and Write Kalamazoo. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Breaking up arguments over playground equipment and cleaning up juice box spills isn't the way most college students … saying, so I did a lot of figuring that out the first couple of weeks," says McGrath. While it doesn't directly fit …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53333

Funding awards help small businesses hire summer 2017 interns

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… program The Small Company Internship Award Program provides up to $3,500 in matching funds for a company to hire an … intern for summer 2017. Companies may apply for funding for up to two interns from either one or two MCRN schools. … says WMU has $35,000 to disperse this year, enough to support about 12 to 14 internships at the recommended rate of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38170

WMU trustees to meet, elect board leaders for 2014

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… set at the Jan. 22 meeting. Other agenda items to be taken up include reports covering gifts, grants and personnel …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12714

Room and board rates for 2019-20 top WMU trustees' agenda Wednesday

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… Wednesday in the Heritage Hall ballroom. Other action items up for board adoption include the naming of a new …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53058

In the heart of Samburu

College of Arts and Sciences

… literally littering the roadsides for miles, going up to water points.”  For people like the Samburu, whose … “In the 90s, human subjects research protocols were super small. Mine, I think was a paragraph,” Straight … members of the Samburu community search for a cell phone signal. Straight notes the Samburu are early adaptors of …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-samburu

Swing and a hit: Digital marketing grad's internship lands him job in the big leagues

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… 16 , with a bachelor's degree and a dream job already lined up. In the new year, he'll be headed to Los Angeles to work … specialist for FOX Sports—a job he landed after impressing supervisors during a summer internship with the network that … to study civil engineering. While he liked the idea of design and creation, he realized after an engineering …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73706

Postmodern Jukebox comes to Miller Auditorium

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… of shows to packed-house crowds around the world. The group takes current Top 40 hits and re-imagines them as coming … alt-rock hit "Creep" as a torch-like ballad that's racked up 21 million views and was named one of the "9 Best Viral … jazz remake of Elle King's "Ex's & Oh's" for MTV UK. The group's accomplishments have earned them praise from a plethora …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35844