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Nobel Peace Prize winner gives public talk Friday
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… Tum Tum received the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize for her work toward justice and reconciliation based on respect for the … Indian and one of only a handful of women to receive the award. While in Kalamazoo, she will be headlining the annual … in the program worldwide and more than 300,000 community service and peace projects have been developed and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/344
Film students capture top prize in national CNN contest
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… Freedom Day. The pair created an original video public service announcement to enter in the "For Press Freedom" … finalists in the contest. The judges' final decision was shared with the WMU students in an April 24 phone call … Price Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi Bashana Abeywardane of Sri Lanka's Journalists for Democracy Bahraini …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/361
Dr. Leroy R. Ray Jr. obituary
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… Studies program, died Tuesday, Feb. 12 in Kalamazoo. He was 82. Ray joined the faculty in 1973 as the Black … his entire WMU career. He retired in 1996 after 23 years of service to the University. Leroy R. Ray Jr. While at WMU, … in the Hands-On Science Training program. In addition, he was one of the founders of the annual Michigan Family Farms …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4919
WMU EV infrastructure most extensive on campuses nationwide
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… solar array are meant to serve as a visual symbol of the way forward for a clean transportation future. "Electric vehicles … WMU to acquire five all-electric Ford Transit Connect service vehicles as well as a large electric …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/191
Medieval prayer book newly available online
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… The manuscript, part of the Cistercian Studies Collection, was digitized by the WMU Libraries Digitization Center and a descriptive metadata structure was designed by the Technical Services Department. The images are now available online as …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/05/7091
Thousands of students, families to attend summer orientation sessions
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… by Anonymous (not verified) on An orientation group tours Waldo Library. KALAMAZOO—Some 8,000 people, including … about college life and the people, educational options, services and resources at WMU. Most of their time will be … those who choose to participate in this orientation come away with a better understanding of WMU and its service and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/05/7223
Director of executive education named for ISM program
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… education named for ISM program Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Jones KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University’s … of the program that I will not touch in some significant way," Jones says. "I truly look forward to that challenge." … eliminate defects, not only in manufacturing, but also the service sectors. With his expertise and experiences, Jones …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/8869
Food justice scholar to host day of events
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… Sustainable Business Practices, College of Health and Human Services, Department of Anthropology, Department of … of Family and Consumer Sciences: Dietetics and Food Service Administration, Environmental Studies Program, Lee …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/8974
WMU, WCCCD add reverse transfer agreement to partnership
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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO—Wayne County Community College District and Western Michigan … to WMU to complete their bachelor's degrees at a WCCCD Wayne County campus. Under the terms of the new reverse … serve some 2.3 million people who live within the college's service district. WCCCD's University Center in Harper Woods …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8660
Sales students receive top honors at regional competition
Haworth College of Business
… client interested in WebBuilder CS, a custom website service. In progressive rounds of competition, students had … individual round of competition, notes, "One thing I took away from this competition is the value of expecting the … to running multiple sales scenarios for this competition, I was able to stay calm and focused." Teamwork carried the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/11/50121