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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

Public health students reflect on year since Western shifted to distance learning

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… In the face of adversity, the Western community rose up to support each other and find new ways to create and connect. … Along with the University's Medical Director, Dr. Gayle Ruggiero , Bott and Proudfoot co-chaired the WMU COVID-19 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63591

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

Dawn M. Nelson obituary

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… received by WMU. Although born in Kalamazoo, Nelson grew up in nearby Comstock and graduated from Comstock High …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43245

Western honors Native American heritage, creates path to deepen connections with tribal communities

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… Confederacy in Southwest Michigan—the NAAC is working to support, elevate and advocate for Native American … on Tuesday, Nov. 15 . Mills was orphaned at age 12 and grew up in poverty on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South … only American to ever bring home gold in that race, and his upset win has been called one of the greatest moments in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69671

A new hub for belonging and connection

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… at the heart of campus. The building was intentionally designed to maximize natural light, something students … “When the marching band started playing outside … I was supposed to get up and speak, and I gulped because I thought, … but it never quite got there because it wasn’t really designed as a student center. It was designed more as a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73398

Top seniors honored as 2016 Presidential Scholars

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on The Presidential Scholar designation is the highest academic honor that WMU can bestow … of more than 6,500 students. The Presidential Scholar designation is the highest academic honor that WMU can bestow … Matthew T. Bracey of Plymouth, Michigan. Integrated supply management— Jordan S. Berning of Battle Creek, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31219

Western students engage with state legislators at environmental policy town hall

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… a step further in her environmental policy course, giving upper-level Western Michigan University students the … and what I need to be speaking to them about. It opened up this new door for me to what I want to be doing and … students as well as constituents," Keele says. "My biggest goal is to open students up to the experience, (teach …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66596

Updated Teach-in location: ‘Power of nonviolence’ highlighted at WMU MLK Day Celebration with national speaker, teach-in event

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Updated Teach-in location: ‘Power of nonviolence’ … Mr. Sellers’ talk and the teach-in will be inspired to take up the arms of nonviolence in order to reach the peace and …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/01/power-nonviolence-highlighted-wmu-mlk-day-celebration-national-speaker-teach

Skyrocketing drone usage leads WMU to offer consulting service

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… Charles Jay Emerson (left) and Adam Mathews in WMU's W.E. Upjohn Center for the Study of Geographical Change. … as UAV consultants on a contract basis through WMU's W.E. Upjohn Center for the Study of Geographical Change . "We're … operations, governmental agencies—a lot of different groups that need precise data without having to spend a lot of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54032