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Kalamazoo Public School sixth-graders set to visit WMU this spring

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… More than 1,000 sixth-grade students in the KPS Class of 2023 will tour the University for a day on a … Thursday, March 16 , and continuing through the end of the month . The goal is to encourage early middle school … students to set their sights on college and take advantage of the Kalamazoo Promise tuition scholarship program.   …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38644

WMU trustees approve faculty tenure and promotions

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees approved the tenure of 23 faculty members and promotions of 33 faculty members at its June 3 meeting, effective with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24551

WMU trustees opt to keep 2016-17 tuition increase below state cap

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… fees for 2016-17 by 4.19 percent. Effective with the start of the fall 2016 semester, annual costs for a full-time … university. Despite its status, complexity and high number of degree offerings—more than 250—WMU has consistently been in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33314

College financial aid options explained at free event

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… Student Aid, or FAFSA. Most students qualify for some type of financial aid, with a priority deadline of Tuesday, March 1 . WMU's event, one of dozens being held around the state as part of the MI …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30202

WMU board approves honorary degree for French composer Legrand

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… (not verified) on Legrand (Photo credit: michellagrandofficial.com) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Acting at their Feb. 11 meeting, the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees approved awarding an honorary doctoral degree … such motion pictures as "The Thomas Crown Affair," "Summer of '42" and "Umbrellas of Cherbourg," will be in Kalamazoo …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30243

Campus Ring Road to close temporarily

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Improvements associated with construction of Western Michigan University's new Valley Dining Center will result in closure of a key portion of the campus Ring Road from 7 a.m. Tuesday, July 5, through …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33292

WMU board pledges post-closing support for Miller College students

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… meeting agenda, the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees pledged its support and endorsement for a WMU effort to assist the students of Battle Creek's Robert B. Miller College, which will close at the end of June, by helping them complete their degrees. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/28983

University Theatre presents 'Baby With the Bathwater'

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… This show contains mature content. Patrons under the age of 16 will not be admitted. Purchase tickets online: … is a dark comedy that explores the impossible journey of parenting, the delicacy of children and the unpredictability of the world we live …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35035

WMU jazz students roll a lucky 'seven' in this year's DownBeat Awards

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The June issue of DownBeat Magazine will be on newsstands in mid-May. … WMU in good company, in second place with the University of Music and the Performing Arts in Graz, Austria, a highly … The only program to win more awards was the University of Miami, with 18 awards. But several of Miami's awards, as …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23720

WMU to play critical role in national manufacturing initiative

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… innovation initiative being announced by U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter today in San Jose, California. … Innovation Institute as the nation's newest member of the Obama administration's Nationwide Network for … Alliance leading the initiative. A $75 million Department of Defense award to FlexTech will be matched by $96 million …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26501