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Western's Japan Program manager recognized for community impact

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… Japan Center has been presented with a 2023 Key Partner Award from Michigan State University Extension. The award is granted annually to those who’ve contributed greatly … locations. Furthermore, she helped develop “4-H in the Kitchen,” “4-H Exploration Days” and the “Japanese Visiting …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73255

Simply Eight founder to speak at Entrepreneurship Forum

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… innovation. Prior to Simply Eight and ITEAS Group, Pang was a marketing executive at several consumer package goods … foods industry and is bringing the basics back to the kitchen. With only eight or fewer all-natural ingredients …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9139

Mentorship, leadership opportunities open world of possibility for education graduate

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… the Kalamazoo Promise, months before graduation, as a pathway coach, mentoring high school seniors. "It was initially an internship until I was hired in January," … year program, Wilson had a mentor who advocated for her and set her up for success by connecting her with tutoring and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75463

Broncos Lead interns lead efforts to encourage sustainability in Kalamazoo

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… the city. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As the city of Kalamazoo works toward a greener future, Western Michigan University students are helping lead the way.    For the second year in a row, the city’s Department … and trash bins and increase recycling downtown.    “By setting up in these public spaces, we have a lot of room to …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/09/broncos-lead-internship-kalamazoo-city-sustainability-year-2

Campus community invited to weigh in on Valley design concepts

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… of a design firm that will renovate the existing dining and kitchen facilities in the Goldsworth Valley residence halls …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31635

Arcadia Flats approved as name of new student housing under construction

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… Arcadia Creek, Arcadia Flats is the first project underway as part of WMU's South Neighborhood transformation.  … affairs.  The new apartment-style units are geared toward upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, with a … rectangular floor plans on a single level. All units have a kitchen, bathroom and living area and can be studio or …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53109

Janice S. Weaver obituary

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… at Western Michigan University, died Dec. 30, 2015 . She was 68. Weaver joined WMU's staff in 1988 and retired in … in several campus cafes as well as every WMU dining hall kitchen except one. In addition, she had done just about … baker, salad maker and stock person. The Portage resident was a police dispatcher in Nebraska before moving back to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29783

Shining light on the future of disinfection

W Magazine

… , WMU's associate vice president for facilities management, was eager to add to his team's arsenal. "We were looking at … we’d have it any other way." Several AvaUV devices are set up around campus, including near entrances and exits in … Cassidy Taylor/Tekna A large Cube 2 unit is used in the kitchen of Valley Dining Center to sanitize equipment. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61834

Three Midwest Poets Laureate Share WMU Beginnings

College of Arts and Sciences

… to act as a literary ambassador, promoting access to and awareness of poetry as an art form with residents across … Mark Turcotte (Turtle Mountain Band of Anishinaabe) was named poet laureate of Illinois in 2025 and was the very … laureate for 32 years until her death in 2000.  “Gwendolyn set a precedent that is hard to live up to and to be …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/09/cas-magazine-poets-laureate

Register now for low-cost Chinese culture courses

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… --5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays, May 7 to June 11, Can-Do Kitchen, 511 Harrison St., Kalamazoo. Tuition: $60. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/327