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Business mentors partner with WMU entrepreneurs to pitch products at Innovation Expo

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… as they have done in previous years, the University found a way to safely connect students to mentors from regional businesses to work with them through the product design competition. Sponsored by the College of Engineering … and dividing the tasks among themselves and communicating between the group and me," says Middleton, who has a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/62845

Annual concert showcases student talent, benefits scholarships

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… school and be a study in juxtaposition—large ensembles give way to soloists, chamber music precedes full choir. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45176

WMU women aviators ready for start of national cross-country race

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… featuring top women flyers from around the nation. Elizabeth Bates , an April 2016 WMU graduate from Plymouth, … the the deep south. Official race checkpoints along the way include Albuquerque, New Mexico; Midland and Waco, … and some of the southern areas of Texas are known for pop-up thunderstorms we'll have to watch out for." For …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33082

Program celebrates 40 years of supporting "ATYP-ical" young students

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… Program celebrates 40 years of supporting "ATYP-ical" young students Submitted by Deanne Puca on Instructor Becky Cooper reads "Macbeth," a tragedy by William Shakespeare, with her ATYP … how they treasure the friendships they make along the way." There is a "sense of accomplishment that comes with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/67780

Campus Activities Board presents comedian Erin Jackson

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… Card, and $2 without. Erin Jackson has performed stand-up on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Comedy Central's "Live at Gotham," TV Guide Network's "Standup in Stilettos," and The Comedy Factory. Erin was also a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10710

Some 700 people to participate in 2016 César Chávez March

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… César Chávez March Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Betances KALAMAZOO, Mich.—More than 700 people are expected … learn the importance of pulling cultures together as a way of bringing America back to the top in education, … Multicultural Affairs and a few WMU students. The small group wanted to celebrate the life and achievements of the late …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31161

Why I Give: Linda Lesniak

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… STEM areas who are women is woefully low, and this was some way I thought I could help.” At first, Lesniak had planned … location, reputation for preparing teachers and financial support.  “I was a very smart girl—not a plus in the 60s—and … education. Her mentors “took a mill rat” and suggested she get an advanced degree in math.  “I had to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70893

Anita Hill to kick off new 'Raise Your Voice' speaker series

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… her testimony of sexual harassment directed at then-U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, will launch a new … be addressing on college campuses and we thought the best way to do that is to bring it out into the open and make … support across campus, with a long list of co-sponsors signing on. They include the College of Arts and Sciences, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21125

Jean E. Lowrie obituary

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… WMU, the endowed Jean E. Lowrie Children's Literature Fund supports an annual lecture series in the field of school and … librarian of Iceland, summed up Lowrie's career this way: "I doubt that many people are aware of the enormous … worldwide," the former student wrote. "She has always been untiring in developing school libraries around the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20588

High school seniors invited to fall open houses

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… can receive an admission decision at the event by signing up for on-site admission when registering and bringing the … be provided during individual appointments that will be set up with an admissions counselor. Each open house begins with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2268