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Seminar to focus on building adult literacy in southwest Michigan
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… Research and Training Symposium, a free public event, will be held from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Fetzer Center, gathering people from across the area to examine best practices in adult literacy and strengthen services for … But the need is still great. There are 25,000 struggling adult readers in Kalamazoo County—13 percent of our …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36668
Academic programs to highlight annual Russian Festival
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… on The 19th annual Kalamazoo Russian Festival will be held Nov. 15. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A series of humanities … start at 9:30 a.m. Folk dancers, singers and musicians will be featured throughout the day, along with Russian cuisine, … will conduct a workshop on the famous pysanki eggs, giving the audience a chance not only to learn about …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20065
WMU to confer about 1,400 degrees during virtual fall commencement ceremonies
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… level and 29 at the doctoral level. All programs will be shown in Eastern Standard Time: 9 a.m. —Health and Human … vice president for academic affairs, will speak. There will be vignettes on graduate success, insight from college deans … summer II session. Ceremonies for fall commencement will be virtual to accommodate safety guidelines during the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62417
Registration open for Homecoming Campus Classic run
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… open to people of all ages, families and three- to five-member teams. It is timed with the Chronotrack B-Tag Disposable … If participants use their own chips, their times will not be recorded. The 5K walk and 1K fun run and walk are not … 1K events. The 5K course is certified, and both races will begin in front of University Arena on Western Avenue near …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35446
WMU’s first Universitywide military scholarship available
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… Universitywide military scholarship, with applications being taken through April 1. Eligibility The Veterans and Dependents Scholarship is a need-based award and will be available to those currently serving, those who have … by Saturday, April 1. Students awarded the scholarship will be notified by May 1. Eligibility criteria and application …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35092
WMU's Fall Convocation to feature new format, location
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… Mich.—A daylong celebration and collaborative gathering is being planned for Western Michigan University's 2016 Fall … Convocation, scheduled to take place Friday, Sept. 30 . Members of the campus community are being asked to mark their calendars now and plan to be part …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32063
Agreement awards college credit for career and technical education
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… and technical education courses under a new agreement between Western Michigan University's College of Education … Education . Under the agreement, incoming WMU students may be eligible, when their CTE courses align with courses in … may align with students' high school CTE coursework can be found on the advising office website . Ultimately, it is …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51145
Partnership will lead to WMU engineering degrees for Aquinas students
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… Juan Olivarez signed the agreement May 3. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Beginning this fall, Aquinas College students will be able to select engineering as their career goal and earn … College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. A partnership between Aquinas and WMU announced May 3 means that Aquinas …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39787
Trustees approve 3 percent room and board rate increase for 2018-19
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… year. The annual cost for the room and board package will be $9,894, starting in fall 2018. Complete rates for all residence halls with varying meal plan levels can be found at wmich.edu/housing/info/rates . The new rates … halls. Changes to campus residential living are slated to begin this spring in the South Neighborhood with the removal …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46537
ISM program among top 10 in the nation
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… strength of WMU's program, which was one of only three to be ranked in all three evaluation categories. "Gartner's … , WMU professor of supply chain management. "We have been and will continue to be a program that gives employers exactly what they need." …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47844