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Campus office hours released for Memorial Day
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… no classes Monday, May 28. Additionally, many offices will be closed or operating on reduced hours Monday. Classes … all offices resume normal hours Tuesday, May 29 . Listed below are Memorial Day weekend hours for selected University … Portions of a particular building that do not normally go into night setback mode will not go into holiday mode. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/47146
Trustees authorize two lease agreements
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… University trustees authorized the administration to enter into two lease agreements: A two-year lease extension of a … Megee Printing for 250 square feet of retail space in the Bernhard Center where the company operates a copy center … Inc. for 1,450 square feet of retail space also in the Bernhard Center for the site of a casual restaurant. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/1101
Greenhouse staff pushes past glass ceiling for Alice the Agave plant
College of Arts and Sciences
… from the roof of Finch Greenhouse once the plant's buds begin to bloom. As she blooms, Alice will develop light … Today, beyond the icy grip of winter, Alice the Agave americana plant commands attention as she readies herself for her … the spike, and once it does that, it puts all of its energy into flowering. Then it runs out, and it dies.” Before …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71874
WMU honors alumnus, Medal of Honor recipient at Bronco football game
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… Michigan University graduate James C. "Doc" McCloughan has been awarded the Medal of Honor . The retired teacher and … Vietnam. Trump said the former Army medic repeatedly "ran into danger" in spite of his own grisly injuries during a … hard to describe, McCloughan told a television reporter. "I can tell you, I was amongst a lot of heroes in that 48 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43734
Geography professor helps organize Lake Michigan Trail Conference
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… Conference Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Lemberg SAUGATUCK, Mich.—Kayakers, cyclists and regional … been working independently for years to develop kayak and canoe trails, cross country bicycle routes, hiking trails … opportunity to integrate these independent regional efforts into a new type of tri-modal trail through a collaborative …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/2811
Sue S. Coates obituary
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… of Home Economics, national secretary of the American Collegiate Retail Association and member of the American and Michigan Home Economics … from 1991 to 2005. She then retired for a second time and returned to Columbia, Mo., where she spent her summers, and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7809
WMU earns national recognition from U.S. Green Building Council
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… at all educational levels. WMU was named the 2014 Best of Green Schools recipient in USGBC's higher education … reduction programs and support of cooperative research into green manufacturing practices." 'An ideal example' … they are an ideal example of how colleges and universities can set national standards for excellence." The award means …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20744
Most WMU offices closed Labor Day weekend
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… services, Western Michigan University offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 1 , in observance of U.S. Labor Day. … Monday, Sept. 1, are: the Bernhard Information Desk, Biggby Coffee, Buster's/Textbook Alley, Santorini Grill and … Portions of a particular building that do not normally go into night setback mode will not go into holiday mode. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/08/18095
WMU alumni entrepreneurs reveal how they built their businesses
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… need to take calculated risks, financial and otherwise, may be at the top of that list. But making the requisite … the business model, mustering the wherewithal to reposition can be crucial to surviving and thriving. In the W … it is you want in your business. Even hiring people turns into a pivot when you find out someone has an underlying …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/47050
WMU has several connections with film premiering at Air Zoo
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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on "Pilot Error" will be shown Nov. 8 at Air Zoo in Portage, Mich. PORTAGE, … prominent Western Michigan University connections will be revealed Saturday, Nov. 8 , when the Air Zoo Aerospace & … and interviews and offers a fact-based, insider's glimpse into the potential consequences of keeping pilots in the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20050