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Western Michigan University Asian Initiatives presents 2024 Spring Gala celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
International Student and Scholar Services
… Western Michigan University Asian Initiatives presents 2024 Spring … for an afternoon of cultural delight as Western Michigan University Asian Initiatives proudly presents the … 2024 Spring Gala. Attendees will enjoy performances by: Michigan Hiryu Daiko drummers Award-winning Peking Opera …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75138
WMU teacher ed programs projected to grow 36% with Future Proud Michigan Educator Grow Your Own
College of Education and Human Development
… teacher ed programs projected to grow 36% with Future Proud Michigan Educator Grow Your Own Submitted by Nicole Leffler … Kristi VanderWoude , a kindergarten teacher at West Kelloggsville Elementary in Grand Rapids, Michigan. VanderWoude has been trying for two years to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/07/72182
Western unveils new public electric vehicle chargers on campus, more than any other Michigan university
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… electric vehicle chargers on campus, more than any other Michigan university Submitted by Erin Flynn on Western … through the ChargePoint app. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is amping up sustainability efforts. The … of charger use and will continue until the vehicle is unplugged and moved. Those fees are based on research conducted …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68042
Dunn set to begin five-day tour of 13 Michigan cities and Chicago
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… Dunn set to begin five-day tour of 13 Michigan cities and Chicago Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Western Michigan University President John M. Dunn will spend five … current and emerging strengths. Traveling across Michigan in a specially wrapped bus, John and Linda Dunn …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38143
Part of West Michigan Avenue at campus center will close for five days
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… Part of West Michigan Avenue at campus center will close for five days … been canceled. KALAMAZOO—Access to center of the Western Michigan University campus will be more difficult for five … undertakes critical infrastructure work that will shut down Michigan Avenue from Western Avenue to North Dormitory Road …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15400
Executive director of local nonprofit to present at first Mercantile Bank of Michigan Speaker Series
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… of local nonprofit to present at first Mercantile Bank of Michigan Speaker Series Submitted by Samantha Hooker on … will be the first speaker in the Mercantile Bank of Michigan Speaker Series at Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business. Luke …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54715
New fund affiliated with WMU aims to raise $50M to acquire small businesses in West Michigan
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… WMU aims to raise $50M to acquire small businesses in West Michigan Submitted by Stacey Anderson on (Left to right) … Capital , a private investment firm with ties to Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business, announced … generate economic, social and educational returns in West Michigan by acquiring small businesses. The fund seeks to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60872
WMU launches Native American elders-in-residence program
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… gap between students and Indigenous leaders at Western Michigan University. The University received a nearly $1 … of the three Potawatomi tribal nations in Southwest Michigan: Gun Lake, Pokagon and Nottawaseppi Huron Band of … an award ceremony on Friday, Sept. 19 , at FireKeepers Casino Hotel, following the NAHF board meeting at 11 a.m. …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/native-american-affairs-council-launches-elders-residence-program
Detroit Free Press calls WMU one of state's 'green leaders'
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… solar panels on the roof of Sangren Hall. KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University has been named a 2013 Michigan Green Leader by the Detroit Free Press. WMU was … The breakfast ceremony will take place at the MotorCity Casino Hotel. Contact: Cheryl Roland May 9, 2013 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/05/7130
Detroit entrepreneur, former trustee honored for legacy of leadership
W Magazine
… also served as a co-managing partner of MGM Grand Detroit Casino and co-owned five Black-owned newspapers. Throughout … WMU Distinguished Alumni Award in 1980; Detroit News Michiganian of the Year for mentoring new entrepreneurs and … in the arts, education and entrepreneurship in 2010; and Michigan Lifetime Humanitarian Award in 2019. ■ …
https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2024/11/fall-2024-pickard-obituary