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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