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Chauncey J. Brinn obituary
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… Western Michigan University, died Sept. 14 in Arizona. He was 83. Brinn of Whetstone, Arizona, served WMU during a period of steady development in which programs, services and facilities grew significantly and numerous … as vice president emeritus for administrative affairs and was WMU's first black vice president. Chauncey Brinn Brinn …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27262
Dining Services partners with Invisible Need to expand food options
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… Dining Services partners with Invisible Need to expand food options … food that we make for them," he says. "Some students are away from home for the first time, and to be able to give … students in need, the new initiative also helps cut down on waste—something nutrition specialist Emily Hazel says is …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58180
Western Michigan University launches new course on tribal governance
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… of nearly two years of meaningful planning, the course was developed in partnership with members of the Pokagon , Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish and Nottawaseppi Huron bands of Potawatomi Indians . "Current and … Morseau says. "It's really my hope that we get some great service-learning projects and we can see immediate …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66272
Help select WMU's top four staffers for 2014-15
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… are in the running for WMU's 2015 Make a Difference Annual Award, which carries a $1,200 before-tax prize and will be … finer place to work and study. Annual award candidates Rachael Bower , Department of Business Information Systems. Julie Carr , Career and Student Employment Services. Jonathan Dennis , College of Aviation. Luacia …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23978
Coordinator named to oversee WMU's Lansing-area location
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… Division at Lansing Community College, where she was instrumental in the planning and execution of the … began her doctoral studies at MSU in 2007 and while there, was appointed program coordinator of the College of … flexible, affordable programs and exceptional customer service to students who have chosen WMU as the next step for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23490
William M. Cremin obituary
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… for more than three decades, died Sept. 10 in Marshall. He was 72. Cremin, of Albion, joined the faculty in 1975 and retired in 2007 after 32 years of service to the University. He left an outstanding legacy … for many years as director or co-director of the archaeology summer field school and numerous archaeology …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20677
Supply chain students tackle real-world challenges with Kenco and local alumnus
Haworth College of Business
… Experience-Driven Learning isn’t just a tagline. It’s a way of life. For Western Michigan University students in the … Caldwell, director of logistics operations at Kenco Group, was eager to give back to his alma mater and Curkovic knew … 3810 to assist Kenco, a top-ranked, third party logistics service provider, in solving issues relating to cargo …
https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/08/supply-chain-management-students-experience-kenco-project
Future educator hones leadership skills, gives back with student organization 'Blankets for Bronson'
College of Education and Human Development
… WMU club and winner of the 2023 First Year Student Leader Award. In its first year, Darrah's club crafted 35 blankets … of donating blankets to hospital patients. This passion was inspired by a close family friend who started donating … to volunteer, and my major is teaching me how to be of service to children." Darrah's leadership skills have …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/07/72253
Fostering success of STEM transfer students at WMU is focus of nearly $1M NSF grant
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… of a nearly $1 million National Science Foundation grant awarded to a team of Western Michigan University professors. … talented students in STEM fields," says Dr. Megan Grunert Kowalske , chair of the Department of Chemistry and principal … It will also involve community outreach, such as a service project, that students in the cohort will direct and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61436
Working with youth has its own rewards, challenges
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… Working with youth has its own rewards, challenges Submitted by Deanne Puca on Dr. Karen … Students seeking roles in afterschool, community service and youth activism programs; public and private … to elevate youth assets within our community. "Our vision was to create programs for all levels of those who want to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53714