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University Theatre kicks off with story inspired by civil rights movement

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… movement Submitted by Emily Duguay on University Theatre's Waiting to be Invited" runs Sept. 22-Oct. 8. KALAMAZOO, … by a small but significant moment in civil rights history. "Waiting to be Invited" will open the 2017-18 season Friday, … in "Clybourne Park." Her television credits include "Law & Order," "Law & Order: SVU," "Third Watch," and the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42559

Welcoming messages going up around campus

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… professor of University Libraries and a librarian at WMU’s Swain Education Library. "We learn so much from each other … to discuss joining current welcome efforts and finding new ways to be welcoming in the wake of the divisive 2016 … election campaign and President Donald Trump’s executive orders in January related to immigration and undocumented …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38526

Celebrate faculty, staff achievement at Fall Convocation 2022

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… , will recognize 15 of the University’s finest, including awards for those who’ve championed diversity and global … be newly recognized at the annual celebration. President Edward Montgomery and Dr. Christopher Cheatham , interim … work. The following is a list of recipients in the order they will be recognized. Award recipients Make a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69054

Dunn accepts Department of Defense award for troop support

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… Dunn accepts Department of Defense award for troop support Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) … Michigan University President John M. Dunn was honored May 31 for his and the University's long record … sacrifices that members of the Guard and Reserve make in order to fulfill their duties, and acknowledged the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/668

Flags lowered Thursday for Sgt. Kyle B. McClain

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on McClain LANSING, Mich.—By order of Gov. Rick Snyder, flags on all campuses of Western … Aug. 1 while on foot patrol in Salim Aka, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 1433rd Engineer Company of the 507th … of the 177th Military Police Brigade in Kalamazoo. McClain was a soldier in the Michigan National Guard. McClain …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1253

Pandemic didn’t swallow restaurant industry’s appetite for innovation

W Magazine

… Pandemic didn’t swallow restaurant industry’s appetite for innovation … moved to virtual spaces. John Schmitt “(Last summer) I was walking around downtown Kalamazoo, feeling a little … out there playing music and they'd call your name when your order was ready,” recalls Schmitt. “People were socially …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63904

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo Valley Community College and The Kalamazoo Promise receive $620,000 grant to help working-age students earn postsecondary credentials

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… Mich.—The Michigan Center for Adult College Success has awarded a grant of $620,000 to support Western Michigan … to opportunity in a knowledge-based economy. The grant was one of nine awarded through The Center’s competitive … evidence-based, innovative approaches are what we need in order to provide adults with a college environment that will …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/11/wmu-kalamazoo-valley-kalamazoo-promise-recieve-innovation-investment-award-grant

Flags lowered Tuesday for Michigan State Police Trooper Chad H. Wolf

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on LANSING, Mich.—By order of Gov. Rick Snyder, flags on all campuses of Western … who died from injuries sustained while on duty. Wolf was a seven-year veteran of the Michigan State Police, … serving in the Second District and based in Taylor. He was a member of the Motor Unit. A visitation was held …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26529

Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in March

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… to be locally oriented and globally competent, culturally aware, and ready to contribute to world knowledge and … March 1 2017 Yomiuri Prize for Literature Reading—an awards reception —4:30 to 6 p.m. in 1035-1045 Fetzer Center, … Literature in the poetry and haiku section for his book "Watashi no Hidsuke henkosen (My International Dateline)." …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38374

WMU donates paper pulp to Goodwill program

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… and thank-you cards. For more information or to place an order, visit paperworksstudio.com . …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/2936