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Area youths participating in Asylum Lake service project
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… by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU's Asylum Lake Preserve is site of educational service project. KALAMAZOO--More than 150 third graders from four different Kalamazoo County schools will get an … contributes to improving the preserve's ecological health, is set for 9:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday, May 1, or in case of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/373
Business student wins one of six Adcraft scholarships
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… on Rokicki KALAMAZOO—A Western Michigan University advertising student is one of just six students statewide to win 2013 scholarships from the Adcraft Club of Detroit's Adcraft Foundation. Sara … this scholarship," says Rokicki. "I was nominated by my advertising and promotion professor, Dr. JoAnn Atkin . …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6880
'Proven professional' to direct WMU's admissions office
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… 'Proven professional' to direct WMU's admissions office Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … says. "I couldn’t be more thrilled to serve in that role at my alma mater—a University that transformed me and so many … she was assistant director of admissions and orientation from 1999 to 2004. A two-time graduate of WMU, Kornowa …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47494
Professor receives grant to support research on community college trustees and their decision making
College of Education and Human Development
… support research on community college trustees and their decision making Submitted by Nicole Leffler on KALAMAZOO. … with colleagues Dr. Susan Kater and Rebekah Grue l from Idaho State University and Dr. Brett Geier from WMU, … of the college but citizen volunteers. We are interested in how trustees’ values intersect with institutional roles in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70778
Four faculty receive Fulbright Scholar awards, including one Distinguished Scholar Award
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… faculty receive Fulbright Scholar awards, including one Distinguished Scholar Award Submitted by Deanne Puca on … He will interact and work with more than 170 professionals from across the different departments and faculties of the … truth, community and the public, taking into account how these concepts are embodied in different national …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/06/68180
WMU researchers develop framework for creating more efficient masks
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… and play. But the efficacy of face coverings on the market is wide-ranging—an issue a team of researchers at Western … protective equipment (PPE)—such as N95 masks—based on how fibers are arranged in the mask material. Their … the raw materials that you're going to make your mask from before you actually fabricate your mask. And you could …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64847
Works submitted by Department of Dance selected for gala concert
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… (not verified) on Cornelius and Hlavaty performing "My Hyphen" KALAMAZOO—Both dances submitted by the Western … Dance Festival Association East-Central Conference held this year at Ohio University, March 2-5. This is the second … of 45 adjudicated dances were selected for the Gala program from nine different schools from Maryland, Michigan, Ohio …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14310
Piecing it together: Julia LeKander wins Western's 2023 New York Fashion Week Competition
W Magazine
… and could make if following the written instructions with visuals. The skirt LeKander created is inspired by street … LeKander says, "I have gained a new confidence in my abilities as an aspiring designer. The opportunity to … “As an aspiring designer, I love to draw inspiration from street style,” LeKander said. “What could be better …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70891
Doing the right thing (or not) topic of WMU panel discussion
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… Doing the right thing (or not) topic of WMU panel discussion Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … there are serious gaps between our self-assessment of how ethical we are and how we fare ethically in our actual behavior. It is not that we are …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/218
Hackley Woodford: Doctor, Tuskegee Airman and social justice advocate left lasting legacy
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… Dr. Hackley Woodford Born in Kalamazoo in 1914, he spent his childhood performing as a soloist and violinist with his … medicine was his calling at a young age. After graduating from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1932, he enrolled at … degree in 1936 and went on to earn a medical degree from Howard University four years later. Fate intervened as he …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63002