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Third-annual AMP Lab Open House event welcomes STEAM-curious kids
WMU-Grand Rapids
… building and constructing with Tinker Toys. Kids watch an EggBot translate their design onto a ping-pong ball. Kids … a fidget spinner cut by a CNC machine. The AMP Lab @ WMU is located in downtown Grand Rapids. GRAND RAPIDS, … third-annual free AMP Lab Open House event. Future scientists ages 5-12 are invited to come explore the world of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75134
Western Michigan University launches new course on tribal governance
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… University, in partnership with three local tribal nations, is adding a tribal governance course to its Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) program. The product of nearly two years … with members of the Pokagon , Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish and Nottawaseppi Huron bands of Potawatomi Indians . …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66272
Final parking strategy set for Arcadia Flats
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… the west end of Arcadia Loop and Moore Drive. Lot 23, which is currently being used for construction activities, will … the project wraps up. "We appreciate the students who raised concerns and provided input at the initial project … and in this case, it is also a great start to something bigger—Hilltop Village," Dakin says. Stay up to date on …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58162
Robert Swinehart obituary
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… University as an upholsterer. He was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy Swinehart , who was also an upholsterer for WMU for 25 … She died Sept. 18, 2013 at age 80. A memorial gathering is pending. Contact: Deanne Puca July 19, 2018 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47980
Western unveils new public electric vehicle chargers on campus, more than any other Michigan university
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… Kalamazoo campuses. A real-time map of campus chargers is available through the ChargePoint app. Chargers are … Kalamazoo campuses. A real-time map of campus chargers is available through the ChargePoint app. KALAMAZOO, … of charger use and will continue until the vehicle is unplugged and moved. Those fees are based on research conducted …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68042
Student Recreation Center reopens with safety precautions in place
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… Submitted by Erin Flynn on The Student Recreation Center is offering outdoor and virtual fitness classes to keep the WMU community active this fall semester. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Workout pods. Reduced … arrive someplace new, that isolation can begin to feel bigger.” “To feel connected and that sense of belonging here …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61100
New app offers self-guided tour experience to prospective WMU students
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… Submitted by Erin Flynn on A new self-guided tour app is available in the Apple and Android stores. As of Monday, April 24, 2023 , the self-guided tour app is no longer available. Explore the virtual tour or schedule a campus visit on the Visit WMU webpage . KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62451
Richmond Center for Visual Arts hosts exhibition highlighting contemporary prints from WMU Art Collection
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… Richmond Center for Visual Arts hosts exhibition highlighting contemporary prints … by Robert Rauschenberg and to its right the print “Historical Culture” by Jan Voss. The works are part of a … and Warrington Colescott. Prominently featured on the right is the print “Blackburn” by Ron Adams with a print to its …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70291
Alumna with passion for poetry named Kansas Poet Laureate
College of Arts and Sciences
… passion for poetry. And, now, the entire state of Kansas is ready to hear her. Dr. Traci Brimhall Brimhall, a Kansas … post awarded by the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission to promote the arts as a public resource. "Poetry is the thing that helped me be where my feet are. It helps …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70298
Students help lead COVID-19 prevention, education efforts on WMU campus
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… pandemic. A group of Western Michigan University students is leading the charge to keep their peers safe and, … "We are the people coming back to campus on a regular basis. Therefore, we are all responsible for the health and safety of campus," says Melanie Mitchell , a chemistry graduate student who helped create the COVID-19 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61540