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Bronco behind the big screen: Alumna uses makeup to tell stories in movies and TV

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… Flynn on Ellen Arden, BFA '13, has worked with a number of Hollywood actors over her career, from Emily Blunt and … grew up, on a dirt road outside of town.” Arden After high school, Arden began working on independent film productions … and Adriane Little , director of the Gwen Frostic School of Art and professor of kinetic imaging.   With …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75852

Western Michigan University teams up with Detroit Lions as official educational partner

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… Western Michigan University teams up with Detroit Lions as official educational partner Submitted by Erin Flynn on … , a cybersecurity major and graduate of Renaissance High School in Detroit, will receive the Detroit Lions Western … will partner with the team to work with Detroit high school students to inspire future Broncos. More details will …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/western-michigan-university-detroit-lions-official-educational-partner

Open house at Fort St. Joseph to feature food, culture

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… shop, play games and learn in 18th-century style at one of the Midwest's oldest historical sites from 10 a.m. to … by Western Michigan University's archaeological field school at the site of the 18th-century fort, which is … Lakes. WMU has conducted its annual archaeological field school at the site since 2002 in partnership with the city …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8574

Alumni classnotes, fall 2023

W Magazine

… Lee Ongley , BS '47, MA '58, HHC '84, first female mayor of the city or Portage, Michigan, and an activist and … of Laws degree in dispute resolution from Pepperdine Caruso School of Law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution in … appointed as a board member for Niles (Michigan) Community Schools. Kelly Burris , BSE ‘88, a member of Western’s Board …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73618

Sixth-graders get a look at college life at WMU

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… Mich.—Sixth-grade students in the Kalamazoo Public Schools' Class of 2025 will tour Western Michigan University for a day on a school-by-school basis and participate in free activities on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/51811

Updated WMU post-grad data shows 92 percent find immediate success

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… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A full 92 percent of Western Michigan University 2015-16 alumni were employed or in graduate school within three months of commencement, new data … alumni who were: Employed full time—71 percent In graduate school/continuing education—14 percent Employed part time—6 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37696

Professor contributes to mathematics education research

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… Professor contributes to mathematics education research … verified) on Ziebarth KALAMAZOO— Dr. Steven W. Ziebarth , professor of mathematics at at Western Michigan University, is … use of elementary and secondary mathematics curricula in school settings. The various tools represent different …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1886

Trustees reauthorize borrowing for building projects

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… on KALAMAZOO—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees approved a motion July 25 to authorize the … to enter into one or more loans or unsecured line of credit agreements to finance all or a portion of the … Kalamazoo that is owned by WMU and being leased by the WMU School of Medicine. Both authorizations call for a repayment …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/1109

Event set to welcome new education dean

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… to formally welcome Western Michigan University's new dean of the College of Education and Human Development. Dr. Ming Li , whose … positions at that university, including director of the School of Recreation and Sport Sciences and director of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10347

Longtime faculty member, civic leader Charles Warfield dies at 77

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… 5 . He was 77. Warfield was a faculty member in the College of Education for 41 years, retiring at the close of 2013 as … Warfield A Kalamazoo native and graduate of University High School, Warfield was a former member of the Kalamazoo Public Schools Board of Education, serving as president during his …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32759