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WMU to join Michiganders in celebrating 2014 Arbor Day

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… are welcome to add a shovel of soil to the planting. Program to include update on state champion trees The event will include a short program. Attendees will hear details about the scarlet oak …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15310

WMU, Cooley Law School consider formal alliance

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… of cooperation that has led to a number of joint degree programs and shared facility initiatives in Grand Rapids and … 25,000, seven regional locations and more than 240 degree programs. Cooley is the nation's largest law school, with … a law school and school of medicine," notes WMU President John M. Dunn. "The benefits that accrue from that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6237

Annual Bee to bring young geography whizzes to campus

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… first-place national winner will receive a $25,000 college scholarship and lifetime National Geographic Society … third-place finishers receive $15,000 and $10,000 college scholarships, respectively. "The year 2013 is a special year … 125th and the National Geographic Bee's 25th," says John Fahey , National Geographic Society chairman and CEO. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6134

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

W Magazine

… is now. We’ve seen some really creative approaches,” says John Schmitt, former restaurateur, alumnus and senior … out events, which have mostly moved to virtual spaces. John Schmitt “(Last summer) I was walking around downtown …

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

Indigenous hip-hop artist brings new perspective to Western

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

… to the community through my work, through my music, through programming and interaction.”   Waln has served as an … and is hoping to attract Indigenous students and scholars to Western with the excellence of his work.  …

https://wmich.edu/provost/news/2024/09/frank-waln-artist-residence

WMU's Wolfinbarger named Michigan Professor of Year

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… part of the annual U.S. Professor of the Year Program. The awards Ppogram, created in 1981, is the only … award for Dr. Wolfinbarger," says WMU President John M. Dunn of the news. "He is an incredibly inspirational … trombone and has led the University's brass and percussion programs, has been a WMU faculty member since 1986. Students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11355

From Army Skies to Life-Saving Flights: The Journey of Brian Vanderberg

College of Aviation

… is Brian Vanderberg, a 1991 graduate of WMU's aviation program, and he's been at those controls for almost a … 1974 Shortly after he received his bachelor's in Western's program to train professional pilots, Vanderberg sampled … a friend" who happened to be participating in the WMU ROTC program suggested that Vanderberg had what it takes to join …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/11/vanderberg

Professor receives international honor with prestigious Kuwait Prize

College of Arts and Sciences

… of Sciences (KFAS): to recognize distinguished Arab scholars and researchers and acknowledge the value of their …

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

Young people pursue varied interests at WMU summer camps

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… information Various dates in June and July-- ATYP Summer Programs for students entering grades six through nine who have qualified for the Academically Talented Youth Program, 9 a.m. to noon or 1 to 4 p.m. Sessions include … campus, $950 for students who live off-campus. Competitive scholarships are available. Contact: (269) 387-4681 or …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/362

WMU employees invited to special premiere

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… should know. It begins with a welcome from President John M. Dunn, who sets the stage for what it means to be a … history, structure, strategic plan, Brand Ambassadors program and key points of pride. The seventh and final …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15037