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WMU names Essential Needs program to honor President Montgomery

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… Montgomery Essential Needs program manager; and President Edward Montgomery visit the Bronco Food Pantry in Faunce … Michigan University’s celebrated Essential Needs program is set to be named the Montgomery Essential Needs program. The new name honors Dr. Edward Montgomery , whose tenure as Western’s ninth president …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/03/essential-needs-named-montgomery

Sangren Hall earns LEED gold certification as a 'green' building

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… the campus' most honored building project, has just been awarded LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building … buildings that meet rigorous standards for sustainability, water and energy efficiency, resource selection and … Sangren not only meets, but also exceeds the high standards set by the USGBC for LEED Gold," says WMU President John M. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17649

WMU precision flight team takes flight with national top five finish, lifelong industry connections

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… while points earned for top 20 placement in each event go toward the championship title.   View the results “I am proud … work and dedication that the team showed this year. As always, each competition season poses its own set of challenges, and the team did a great job to overcome …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/05/2025-sky-broncos-national-safecon-top-five-finish

WMU to confer 1,336 degrees during summer commencement

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… summer ceremonies will last about two hours and be geared toward students who are graduating from a particular set of degree-granting academic units. The 9 a.m. ceremony … to attend commencement, and each participating student was eligible to reserve up to six guest tickets. Tickets …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16785

WMU to confer more than 2,700 degrees at April commencement

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… spring ceremonies will last about two hours and be geared toward students who are graduating from a particular set of degree-granting academic units. The 9 a.m. ceremony …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15313

WMU room and board rates to rise by 2.95 percent

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… for apartment-style and residential units for 2014-15 were set by trustees when they met in December. A strategic … support initiatives to create environments where students want to live and eat while pursuing their academic and … the Center Residential Neighborhood. Planning is also underway for a new dining facility overlooking Goldsworth Valley …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15072

Area Sustainability Leadership Summit hosted by WMU

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… champions will highlight a Sustainability Leadership Summit set for Thursday, March 27 , on the Western Michigan … and sustainability manager, Bronson Health Care Group Inc. Walker Modic , sustainability specialist, Bells Brewery, … or moderator of international conferences, including the Washington and Bonn International Conferences on Renewable …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14523

Kalamazoo County students are up to something big

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… workshop is March 8. KALAMAZOO—Kalamazoo County youth are set to create something big next month—something really big. … science and technology collaborative, and the Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations … with the 'One Community' foundational theme of the Walker Institute's community engagement work," says Dr. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13855

Making AI more accessible for people with speech differences

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… researchers from Michigan State University who were awarded an NSF Convergence Accelerator Grant to shift … technology they currently use and where it falls short. "We want to get a good feel for how much they're using it, why … research team. "We are approaching the project with a mindset that improved technology is not enough, and that true …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71793

Twenty incoming students win $60,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… fall. Medallion Scholarships are the highest merit-based award WMU can bestow on an incoming freshman. Valued at … for two years in Connections Lunch Partners, which sets up lunch partners for special-needs students. She is a … captain, and the winter guard, which she serves as rifle soloist and sabre soloist. Graham has been active in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32715