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Western adds leaders for enrollment management and government affairs

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… search process. Pending Board of Trustees approval, his appointment becomes effective on June 15 . Dr. Charles … Previously, he was senior director in the Office of Admissions at Alma College. He also held several admissions … building those campus relationships again and finding out what we need to share with state and federal legislators …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68007

Skyrocketing drone usage leads WMU to offer consulting service

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… University has stepped in to fill the equipment and expertise gap by offering consultants who provide the necessary … interpret it for clients. Want to find out where a building is losing most of its heat? Wondering if parts of a field … GPS. You can fly up there and make a movie of what you see or take stills of it." WMU's Upjohn Center The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54032

WMU education professors receive $29.5M grant to support Grand Rapids children, families

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… the grant through the U.S. Department of Education's Promise Neighborhoods Program . One of the largest federal … for the children of Southeast Grand Rapids." The W.K. Kellogg Foundation , which has invested in Grand Rapids and built … programs in the country to do so. “The work will build on what we have done through the HIL Project/SEED Grant and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66620

Trailblazing Western alumna Dr. Merze Tate honored with celebration, statewide tributes

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… Flynn on Both Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan legislature signed tributes for Dr. Merze Tate Day. Pictured left to right: Tomika Ward, assistant dean of academic advising in Merze Tate College; … keynote address, entitled "Merze Tate's Michigan," sharing what she's learned while conducting research for an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70638

South campus transformation moves forward with opening of Arcadia Flats

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… by Erin Flynn on Move in begins at Arcadia Flats. Twin sisters Tomi and Tobi Awojobi, from Nigeria, begin to unpack … "I really love how modern yet conducive for living the flat is," says Tomi. Staff members remove ice from the steps in … "Western's vision was captivating when it first released what the apartments would look like," says Kiara Hickey , a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/01/62814

South Haven lighthouse logbooks shed light on 1800s coastal life

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… life Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Student assistant Lawrence Stout works on digitizing the South Haven … are being painstakingly digitized in high-resolution, tagged image file format—TIFF—images, giving as close a … weather observations and a historical record of commerce in what was then a fairly busy port. The logbooks also shine a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23022

Event set to help students, employees learn about rec center

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… up with their Bronco Card and workout clothes and check out what the facility has to offer. Scheduled activities An … tax on their membership fee. For fee structure details, visit wmich.edu/rec/facilities/access . For more SRC information, visit wmich.edu/rec . For more WMU news, arts and events , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/12/44327

Bronco lineman recognized among elite student-athletes in the nation

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… in the nation Submitted by Erin Flynn on Mike Caliendo is a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, known as the … preventative medicine is just as important to reacting to what someone already has. So there definitely is a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66104

Herbert "Herb" E. Ellinger obituary

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… in 1942 as a flight instructor during World War II, joining what was then Western Michigan College in 1944. He earned a … WMU in 1983. Ellinger wrote two books, "Automechanics," published in 1972, and "Automotive Engines," published in 1974. … where he worked on airplanes, vehicles, small engines and whatever needed to be fixed while teaching mechanics how to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41022

Technology creates new layer of safety for people with visual impairments

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… Technology creates new layer of safety for people with visual impairments Submitted by Erin Flynn on Read more stories about Bronco innovation in the summer 2019 issue of W Magazine . KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An experience with a … only detects obstacles on the ground," says Ari-Gur. "But what if there is a low-hanging branch in front of them? …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55553