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University welcomes two explosive-detection K-9s to police force

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… are Kalamazoo County's first and only explosion-detection canines. The dogs and their handlers, WMU officers Travis … both explosive detection and patrol in mid-January. "It has been a lot of work for the officers, but I think that they … One example of that is bomb-detection work. Obviously, I can't smell what he can smell," Lininger says, adding that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/02/51620

Trustees slate short conference call meeting

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… from the Connable Board Room on the second floor of the Bernhard Center. The sole agenda item is consideration of … Part-time Instructors Organization. The group has a membership of 675. The proposed new three-year contract was … Feb. 26. If approved by the board, the contract will go into effect with the start of the fall 2013 semester. PIO …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5853

WMU's Ming Li among national diversity award honorees

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… higher education leaders honored this week by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity … college and university administrators who go above and beyond their everyday leadership duties and "give back" to … education dean at WMU since 2013, was specifically honored because he has focused his career on diversifying the K-12 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38795

WMU to play critical role in national manufacturing initiative

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… in a new $171 million manufacturing innovation initiative being announced by U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter … that meet the expressed needs of the military and can be transitioned to consumer markets. They will include … and industry is supportive with the idea of moving quickly into a manufacturing environment. "Our role, specifically, …

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

Leadership, internship and relationships elevate sport management grad's experience

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… Cheatham is ready to take the next step toward his dream of becoming a basketball administrator and sports agent after … advocates, so you need to talk to them as much as you can and approach every day as a new opportunity," he says. … the keys. Once you take the initiative, everything falls into place." Cheatham racked up experience as a student …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/04/graduate-success-sport-management-ethan-cheatham

WMU alumna honored for efforts to curb human trafficking and end modern-day slavery

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… by Erin Flynn on WASHINGTON, D.C.—Enslaved by a family member who trafficked her from the West African country of Togo to the United States as a child, hope … associated with it. Today, he says, she's blossomed into a shining example of the impact WMU students can have …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61417

From childhood poems to literary Alaska: An alumna's journey to authorship

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… a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 selection, and it has been positively reviewed by numerous media outlets, … was my main plan,” says Moustakis. “I was accepted into a few literature programs and also waitlisted at U.C. … hold onto,” says Moustakis. “You also hope for the best but cannot expect anything and wait and agonize. And you have to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73670

WMU's Seita program named finalist for national higher ed award

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… Project Degree Completion Award is open to all 237 APLU members, and the WMU entry selected is its celebrated Seita … to achieving our national goal of 60 percent of adult Americans holding a bachelor's degree by 2025. Meeting that goal … integrate the foster care experience as they transition into and through college. Significant financial aid. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/42136

Annual Music Showcase Spectacular slated

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… recognized music program is a family-friendly benefit concert with all proceeds being applied toward music student scholarships. Tickets are … variety of WMU's diverse musical offerings will be woven into an uninterrupted montage of ever-changing sights and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37742

Campus participation urged for library survey

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… are encouraged to participate in the online LibQUAL+ survey being conducted this month by University Libraries. Take the … from March 11 through April 8. Questions or comments can be sent to @email . For more information and to take the … survey, visit wmich.edu/library/libqual . Contact: Tonya Durlach March 8, 2013 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5558