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Student Recreation Center reopens with safety precautions in place

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… Submitted by Erin Flynn on The Student Recreation Center is offering outdoor and virtual fitness classes to keep the … fitness mashup event and "glow yoga." Members can find out what programs the SRC is offering and browse class schedules … arrive someplace new, that isolation can begin to feel bigger.” “To feel connected and that sense of belonging here …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61100

Endowed med school scholarship honoring Dunn will benefit WMU alums

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… community with a $2.2 million endowed scholarship fund in his name that will support medical students. With his retirement looming, Dunn's vision and student focus will … said. "Students have always been, and will continue to be, what is most important to President Dunn." The scholarship …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40050

'Twist of fate' gives painting grad space to come into her own as an artist

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… 'Twist of fate' gives painting grad space to come into her own … of the world and your view of art. At the end of the day, whatever you make is from your viewpoint, so you should be … given me the technical and conceptual skills to become what I want to be as an artist," says Opolka, ready to make …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62508

Trustees vote to name WMU engineering facility for Elson S. Floyd

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… the successful Business Technology and Research Park he envisioned. The naming will be effective after the University … He went on to serve as president of the University of Missouri and then Washington State University. He died … land known as the Lee Baker Farm would become the home to what became a $99 million engineering complex and the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25452

Why I Give: The Arnson Family

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… belief in higher education, the five Arnson brothers surprised their mother and proud Bronco alumna, Fritzie, with news of a named scholarship this past June. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Giving back has always run in … path.  “Many students, me included, might not know exactly what they want to do when they start out,” he says, “but WMU …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2024/11/why-i-give-arnson-family

'Ultra Reflection' student fashion show takes sustainability to the stage

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… show takes sustainability to the stage Submitted by Chris Hybels on Students designed and produced every aspect of … so easy for people to purchase that they don't think about what impact it has on the world." Julia LeKander , a fashion … natural tones. "Fast fashion brands have been going bigger and more global," says Gutierrez. "For me personally, I …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71360

Spanish professor dies Sept. 20 after being found unresponsive

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… Spanish professor dies Sept. 20 after being found unresponsive … in a pool at Kalamazoo's YMCA. Dr. Carolyn J. Harris , professor and undergraduate advisor in the Department … before the Spanish department was formed in 2003, headed what was then the Spanish section of today's Department of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18987

WMU course examining startups wins national award

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… Deans Association. Submitted by Dr. John Mueller , assistant professor, and graduate assistant Fareed Shalhout , it was one of 18 submissions from … course, WMU students are encouraged to learn and experience what cities are doing to foster startups in their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26957

WMU wins $500,000 grant to create wide range of autism services

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… WMU wins $500,000 grant to create wide range of autism services Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Peterson KALAMAZOO—Those suffering from autism and their families are getting some much needed help … national figures who will lend their expertise. "We think what we're doing is very compatible with the overall state …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13787

Poets with WMU ties explore Michigan through verse, discussion

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… Poets with WMU ties explore Michigan through verse, discussion Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The … to Western Michigan University will read from their work this month and participate in a panel discussion on how living … Teaching Award. His books include two poetry collections—"What the Earth Taught Us" and "Sonnets: Signs and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12800