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New entrepreneurial speaker series debuts at business college

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… speaker series devoted to entrepreneurship is unfolding at Western Michigan University's Haworth College of … Fortune 1,000 clients. Maestro Founded in 2007, Maestro was built to challenge the boundaries of online corporate training and business support and to set a new standard for such efforts. The company's business …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2135

St. Patrick's Day plunge benefits Special Olympics

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… University community is invited to plunge into the icy waters of a makeshift glacial pool in Lawson Ice Arena on … T-shirt and are eligible for other incentive prizes, depending on the amount of money raised. Visit somi.org to … A swimming pool will be filled with freezing water and set up on the ice rink on a wood floor borrowed from the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/226

Second City returns to WMU for employee training session

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… new training session open to all faculty and staff members set for 1:30 to 4 p.m. Thursday, April 12, in the Fetzer … to Second City's first WMU training session in 2010 was so positive that the University is bringing the sketch … topics of bullying, violence prevention and generational differences. The new presentation, "Working Better Together: …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/238

WMUK station head featured on NPR's Friday StoryCorps segment

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… general manager of Western Michigan University's public radio station, WMUK, is slated to be the interview subject on … Military Voices Initiative. Bolar's interview was recorded by phone Nov. 20. In it, he talks about his … Bronson Park to tell their stories in the StoryCorps studio set up there. Bolar, who got to know Isay during the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/3155

Guests to speak on campus as part of Universitywide common read

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… verified) on Lacks KALAMAZOO—Three public events have been set focusing on "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," the … chosen for WMU's first Universitywide common read. The award-winning book's author,  Rebecca Skloot , will speak at … in Society will sponsor a panel of WMU faculty members discussing the book on Lacks, as it relates to research …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4018

WMU home page remains focused on prospective students

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… new year. The first four rotating features, along with additional features now in production, are designed to convey critical University marketing messages … and other regular visitors to the website are encouraged to set WMU News as their default home page. WMU News has been …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/51

Journalism professor's book examines reporter bias

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… fair, ethical and inclusive coverage in the news media is the aim of a new book written by a Western Michigan … Culture and Context," published in January by Holcomb Hathaway Publishers. Christian contends that although journalists … way to avoid purposeful bias in the news, a more pervasive set of internal biases and flaws in thinking can lead to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/652

Prescribed burns planned at Asylum Lake April 22

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… Lake. Prescribed burns are fires that are intentionally set and carefully managed. They are periodically necessary to maintain and promote the health of … and wind speeds between 5 to 15 m.p.h., the exact burn date was announced shortly in advance. Signage will be in place, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75346

Fall event welcomes LBGT college students to Kalamazoo

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… students and their allies. The free public event is set for 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15 , at the Western Michigan University intramural fields between Howard Street and Rankin Avenue near Goldsworth Valley Pond. … on area college campuses and in the local community. In addition, attendees will be able to enjoy music, food, games …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9260

Fountain Plaza reopens after summer improvements

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The new plaza design includes a curved fountain wall and increased green space. KALAMAZOO—Fountain Plaza by Western Michigan University's Miller Auditorium officially reopened Oct. 10 with a ribbon-cutting …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10405