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Nobel Peace laureate brings message to WMU

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… WMU Submitted by Erin Flynn on Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Tawakkol Karman will speak at the Great Lakes PeaceJam Spring … as mentors to younger students. Business students in a service-learning course also complete dozens of volunteer … others and reporting on injustices. Karman speaks after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011. In 2007, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58403

WMU AD Beauregard announces plan to retire at year’s end

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… Kathy Beauregard  has announced her plan to retire after 42 years with the University. A nationally known and … leader in her field, Beauregard has racked up many awards for her leadership in college sports. She is the … community is evident through many years of volunteer service. She has volunteered with the American Cancer …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66092

Building a future defined by connection and purpose

Haworth College of Business

… are a vast number of choices to ensure an exciting and rewarding career.” Having applied to WMU right after high school, Andres had hopes of becoming a band director. While he was accepted into the school of music, his grades were not …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/11/accountancy-michael-andres-naba-nontraditional-student

WMU BTR Park welcomes new architectural and engineering firm

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… the Weidenhammer Building at 4664 Campus Drive. The company was able to join the park community that was already full after a reconfiguration of the facility freed up the 3,500 … Park with the intent of growing activity in all of our core service areas over the next five years. Those disciplines …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19492

Western recognized for its support of wounded military members

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… efforts in aiding the recovery of wounded U.S. combat service members and veterans has been recognized with a … Western as a finalist for its 2021 Excellence in Service Award and will make a donation to The Fallen and Wounded Soldiers Fund on the University’s behalf. Western was one of seven finalists that included Texas A&M …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64735

WMU is again home to Michigan Geographic Bee

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… their knowledge of the world while vying for a trip to Washington, D.C. to compete in the National Geographic Bee … will receive $100, a compact world atlas and a trip to Washington, D.C., to represent Michigan in the National … Geographic Society is one of the world's largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations. With a mission to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/14886

Advancing environmental justice topic of humanities lecture

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… protection and health policy. A recipient of the Calver Award, the Heinz Award for the Environment and the Jane Jacobs Medal for … need to know and do about it. The series is exploring how scientific research is defining issues that concern …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13515

From Airport Intern to Airport Operations – Karlee Erickson’s Manages Aviation Opportunities

College of Aviation

… Submitted by Tom Thinnes on 2023 WMU Alumna Karlee Erickson after passing her Movement Area Driver's Test at … in the north-central sector of the state -- and one far away wasn't a suitable option.  Still determined to give it a …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/10/erickson

Growing your own at Western: Bolstering the education workforce

W Magazine

… “The best thing about what we’re learning is that we don’t want kids to replace their original language. We want them … institution for more than 25 school districts, regional service agencies and multi-district consortiums … making an impact in GYO districts like VanderWoude’s. “After the first week of classes, I was already talking to my …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73397

Installation of innovative stormwater treatment system underway at Asylum Lake

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… Installation of innovative stormwater treatment system underway at Asylum Lake Submitted by Paula M. Davis on … in partnership with Mark Kieser of Kieser & Associates, a scientific research and environmental consulting firm in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72823