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Language immersion through study abroad at WMU

College of Arts and Sciences

… students with new global perspectives that last long after returning home.    Each year, hundreds of WMU students …   One student who participated in this experience was Simon Wilke , a 21-year-old from Mattawan, Michigan, pursuing a double major in Spanish and …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/11/language-immersion-study-abroad

Services set this weekend for Evaluation Center founder Stufflebeam

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Services set this weekend for Evaluation Center founder … what they set out to do.  Nationally, his evaluation work was done for organizations that ranged from the U.S. … models. Stufflebeam earned a bachelor's degree in music education from the University of Iowa in 1958 and … committal, with family only attending, will take place that afternoon. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41433

New permaculture orchard demonstrates WMU devotion to sustainability

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… Submitted by Madeleine Fojtik on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—What was previously a parking lot and, for a long time after, hard pack land on WMU’s west campus is being … peach and plum—and other plantings.  WMU’s landscape services team, known for its out-of-the-box campus land-care …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46645

Alumna’s HBO documentary shines light on medical errors

College of Arts and Sciences

… by Anonymous (not verified) on LOS ANGELES, Cali.—In the aftermath of a harrowing family medical crisis, Margo (Towe) … When her mother-in-law fell into a coma following what was supposed to be a routine partial hip replacement … This journey led to the creation of “BLEED OUT,” an award-winning, critically acclaimed HBO documentary …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74265

President Dunn heads to Malaysia to celebrate 25-year partnership

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… partnership Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sunway University KALAMAZOO--Western Michigan University … private Malaysian universities. The 1987 opening of Sunway College near Kuala Lumpur and the launch of a "twinning … opened in 1987 in rented quarters. By 1997--10 years after its founding--Sunway had a 22-acre campus built by the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/763

Public gets first look at design potential of East Hall renovation

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… be preserved during the East Hall renovation. KALAMAZOO—After four weeks of evaluation and initial design work, … core of the building—the part of East Hall that was completed in 1905 and is considered the birthplace of WMU. Discussions remain underway to assess the cost and feasibility of preserving the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8238

Event set to mark 50th anniversary of King's visit to WMU

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… lead a panel of students and community members—one of whom was in the audience the night King originally spoke. The … to hear parts of a rarely heard formal address by King that was for many years literally lost. For that reason, the … speak in Read Fieldhouse Dec. 18, 1963 , just four months after delivering his acclaimed "I Have a Dream" speech on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11610

History made: Merze Tate College, Black women leaders honor Tate's legacy

Merze Tate College

… In September 2021, WMU named one of its academic units after her—one of the few Black women to have an academic … responsible for overseeing a college that is an alliance of services, units and departments that empower students to … has been called into question, I am honored to serve in ways that celebrate Black women,” says Perryman-Clark. “I …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74559

Western's Cold Case Program helps crack second case

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—For 35 years, the family of Cathy Swartz has been searching for answers in the young mother's … along with forensic genetic genealogy to identify Robert Waters as Swartz's accused killer. Officers arrested him on … into the program I wanted to go into social work. But after meeting MSP detectives, prosecutors and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71545

Annual luncheon to honor human performance, health education alumni

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… for the professional accomplishments, contributions and service of outstanding alumni. Six individuals who earned …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31425