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New collaborative home for student organizations at Western encourages engagement, boosts belonging

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… Cooper checks equipment in WIDR-FM's new space in the SOC. With both enclosed offices and desk spaces, a conference … rooms, the design gives RSOs room to interact and engage with each other and prospective members like never before.  … It's just so cool to be in a space that other people will know about," says Cori Osterman , editor-in-chief of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72511

Western’s jazz program claims top honors in prestigious international music competition

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… Western’s jazz program claims top honors in prestigious international music competition … a jazz faculty committed to a standard of excellence within the classroom and ensembles. Our students thrive within a pedagogical environment that both challenges them …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64332

Ending racism through education, systemic change is goal of criminal justice alumna

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… school in Detroit interviewing students, and Lymon was suggested as one of the top students in her class. "I remember … and also for others," Lymon says. Two decades later, she now leads an organization focused on eliminating racism … years after graduating from Western Michigan University with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice.  "Being able …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/66995

WMU to use large grants to study improvements to aviation safety

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… to study improvements to aviation safety Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Brown KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western … accessibility and sustainability by partnering the FAA with a national network of world-class researchers, … funded by a $104,226 grant, Brown and WMU are partnering with Purdue University. In the project's first phase, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29646

Fueled by her own trauma, doctoral student fights to break cycle of sexual violence

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… Erin Flynn on Tabitha Mpamira created the EDJA Foundation—now known as the Mutera Healing Foundation—to break the … manifests in many ways. Tabitha Mpamira became fascinated with its complexities while working in psychology … and overcoming sexual violence that she came to terms with her own childhood trauma.  She was volunteering with a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65358

Help select WMU's top four staffers for 2014

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… Help select WMU's top four staffers for 2014 Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Additional information in support of a … during this fall's Academic Convocation. The prestigious honor is reserved for the most outstanding employees—those who …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15615

Many WMU offices closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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… offices closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Many events are planned in observance of … Exceptions include Subway, Santorini Island Grill and Biggby Coffee, which will be open for their regular hours of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12650

Think Big initiative shifts from thought to action

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… Kobe Brown, a theatre major. Western Michigan University is not a place to go, it's a place to become. That's the mantra … national average. "Our enrollment is perfectly correlated with this trend," Proudfoot says. "We must do something … by the state—the rest comes from tuition and fees. Along with that rising financial burden, students are facing a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57294

WMU to confer more than 2,400 degrees during spring commencement

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… than 2,400 degrees during spring commencement Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan … should call (269) 387-2320 to make arrangements. Guests without tickets may view the commencement ceremonies live on … will be accepted. Not all browsers are compatible with the commencement stream. For instructions on how to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46521

Outstanding faculty, staff members awarded WMU's highest honors

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… Outstanding faculty, staff members awarded WMU's highest honors Submitted by Erin Flynn on President Edward Montgomery and Provost Jennifer Bott stand with award recipients. (Back row, from left) Montgomery, Dr. … Dr. Brian Wilson, Dr. Matthew Mingus, Bott, Dustin Skaggs, Dr. Willam Rantz (Front row, from left) Dr. Vun …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55462