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Speakers tackle opioid crisis, civil discourse, mass violence, more
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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Timely issues with broad community appeal are taking place this semester during a Western Michigan … improving urban infant mortality rates and reducing health care disparities. His primary research interests are in population health disparities, behavioral health risk …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51013
PSSO seeking volunteers for highway cleanup project
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… verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Community-minded volunteers are encouraged to join an employee group at Western Michigan University and help clean up the area around the I-94 and Sprinkle Road interchange Saturday, … sign up as a volunteer and watch two safety videos that are less than five minutes long. To sign up or obtain more …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45892
Dedication scheduled for new main campus icon
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… landscape and water feature KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Efforts are in full swing to put the finishing touches on a new … Diedrich , the icon creates a more inviting entry to that area and is a visual reminder of WMU's history and close … that juts out at a 40-degree angle. The seal's elements are cast in bronze and set on a bed of speckled …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23020
WMU United Way launches 2018 campaign with $200,000 goal, children's book drive
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… from an Amazon wish list . Monetary donations also are accepted online . The campus campaign exceeded both its … Way is an extension of that. In ways big and small, you are making a difference." The local United Way emphasizes education as one of its four primary areas to improve the well-being of people in the region in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/49280
Check campus office hours for Thanksgiving recess
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… hours Thursday through Sunday, Nov. 25-28 . Listed below are hours on Thanksgiving Day for select University offices and services. Students, employees and the public are encouraged to call ahead to make sure that a particular … should be referred to local hospitals or other health care providers. The Student Recreation Center closes at 3 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66274
New WMUK-FM manager hails from NPR station in Maryland
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… information officer, who led the nationwide search. "Those are the traits we were out to find, and we're delighted to … in Arlington, Virginia. Before beginning his broadcast career, Williams taught English as a Peace Corps volunteer in … it's clear to me that both the station and the University are deeply engaged in serving both Kalamazoo and greater …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32272
First cohort of product design program sharp on all edges
W Magazine
… designers have to be as invested in the brand as you are—in your communication teams and your engineering … vice president for innovation to consider how her suggestion might be implemented. By the end of the internship … year at Western ahead, Thaj had job offers from three areas of the company: engineering, marketing and product …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63900
John 'Bokey' D. Satterfield Jr. obituary
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… 38 years of service to the University. He began his WMU career as a painter and worked his way up to the maintenance … Indiana. Remembrances A message book and family obituary are available at obits.mlive.com/obituaries/kalamazoo . … for those attending the visitation and funeral service, are available at baxterfuneral.com . …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29516
WMU Medieval Institute wins NEH grant for summer institute
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… National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institutes are two- to five-week projects to which interested college … will provide them with a greater and synergetic awareness of and appreciation for the literature of … Anglo-Saxon England. A great opportunity "These NEH grants are great opportunities for Western Michigan University to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31130
WMU board set to elect officers for 2018 in next meeting
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… as chair and vice chair for the year. Board members also are expected to confirm the appointments of three University … on items the board will consider at the Jan. 24 meeting are posted at wmich.edu/trustees . …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44899