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University opts out of Bellevue property purchases

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… decision to purchase 10 homes on Bellevue Place and Oakland Drive that are immediately adjacent to the north edge … from such local zoning and planning ordinances. "This was a very simple purchase, and we thought the use of the … Der Kley , WMU vice president for business and finance. "It was never our intent, though, to spark an uncomfortable and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14471

WMU's 'living, learning laboratory' models sustainability

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… though still in its infancy. Much of the fledgling forest was last year the unpaved driveway to a soccer field, and thus largely hardpan, stony, not very fertile. But the land and the students working it are resilient, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28342

Development leader to discuss perseverance, success in bringing Costco to Kalamazoo

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… success in bringing Costco to Kalamazoo Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Greg Dobson KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Perseverance, … on the 40-acre project began in November 2013, but land acquisition and planning took place over the course of … Business Administration in 1995. From 1991 until 1998, he was assistant to the president under Western’s …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67091

Climate change—Michigan's state in year 2100

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… of spring run-off. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The magnitude of future warming in the Great Lakes region depends on choices being … fires as well as flooding will increase, and deadly heat waves and algal blooms will spike. Karowe stresses that the … business as usual, Karowe expects 70 percent of the Earth's land surface and almost all of the Great Lakes region will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51388

Student pursues public service with prestigious award

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… Student pursues public service with prestigious award Submitted by Erin Flynn on Caitlin Wiley explores Rio … the prestigious Boren Scholarship . The $20,000 grant is awarded by the National Security Education Program to … across the country. "Instead of making better use of the land already available for crop growing and cattle raising, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53032

Poet, advocate for undocumented writers is next Frostic speaker

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… the author of "Cenzontle," "Dulce" and "Children of the Land," will read during a free public event in 2452 Knauss Hall .  In addition to being an essayist and award-winning poet, Castilo is an advocate for undocumented … member of the Undocupoets campaign, which protested and was instrumental in eliminating publishers' exclusion of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45699

WMU to break ground on economic-development engine

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… input in 2016 and 2017. That input led to the design that was submitted to the EDA approximately a year ago. With the … the goals of the park with the natural features of the land. As part of pursuing the development: A bee colony on the site was relocated to ensure it would not be disturbed. A rare …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50722

Broncos reach new heights in NASA Student Launch competition

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… LaBonte, Ella Kubesh, Tyler Clendenning and Markus Vanderzwaag show off some of the rockets their team has built.  … competing for the exact same thing," says  Markus Vanderzwaag , an aerospace engineering student from Elkhart, … looks on. "We had to simulate a crew of four astronauts landing on the surface of another planet, and upon landing, …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/05/nasa-student-launch-challenge-2025-aiaa-pegasus-rocket

Full series of monthly family entertainment announced

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… stage at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11 —Movie night, "La La Land," Heritage Hall tours and outdoor tailgate games at … Hall in Lot 1. Overflow parking is available across Oakland Drive in lots 10, 11 and 12. No advance registration is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39925

From Aviation Camp to Aviation Captain

College of Aviation

… USA.  However for Richard Bartlett, Battle Creek, Mich was aviation mecca.  It was the city that offered him the access to the key that … from a local flight school.  The process of taking off, landing, and performing basic maneuvers was exhilarating.  …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2015/09/bartlett