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Group started to fill students' critical unmet needs

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… launched with a fundraising effort featuring a $10 student-designed T-shirt available in mid-September through various … are looking for volunteers in each campus building to set aside food collection sites and regularly assist with … Whole-grain dry cereals and pastas. Dried (preferred) or water-packed fruits and vegetables. Olive oil and dried …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18486

WMU teams identify potential for seven-figure Detroit city savings

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… Garage, a citywide vehicle maintenance and parts warehouse facility, and the Shoemaker Terminal Garage, a bus … optimization system; and developed a citywide set of fleet rollout priorities and timing. At the bus … well in the Bronco Force Solutions Team concept, which is designed to provide consulting assistance to entities with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17539

Three WMU teams boast perfect scores for NCAA academic progress

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… respective sports for the multi-year academic performance ending in 2012-13. WMU had four teams recognized for being in … perfect scores, besting the previous record of two, which was set with the multi-year scores ending in 2011-12. WMU is one …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15985

Statewide summit to focus on college access for youth from foster care

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… care Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The summit is set for May 16. KALAMAZOO—Michiganders who support foster … Success is marking it with free events aimed at raising awareness about the importance of increasing access and … students who have experienced foster care," says Maddy Day, director of outreach and training for the Center for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15655

Gala to showcase enhanced relationship between WMU, Air Zoo

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… for the Air Zoo's May 16 Science Innovation Hall of Fame Awards Gala and Dinner . The inaugural benefit gala, set for 5:30 to 9 p.m. , will honor science and arts …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15811

New book about World War II memories grows out of class project

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… New book about World War II memories grows out of class project Submitted by … of Occupational Therapy, and Dr. Ellen Page-Robin , founding director of the WMU Gerontology Program. The two … because it was scary for them to approach people, to set up interviews and get out there and conduct the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15025

Full range of campus and area events slated to honor King

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… to honor King Submitted by Deanne Puca on A balloon release was held at the end of last year's march to MLK Park. … honor slain civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. , including a convocation, march, day of service, and educational … and mental health. Mental health agency booths will be set up between 5 to 6 p.m. Participants will be able to view …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12675

Three executives awarded WMU's top alumni honor for 2014

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… Three executives awarded WMU's top alumni honor for 2014 Submitted by … Western Michigan University can confer on its alumni, the Distinguished Alumni Award. The 2014 recipients are … oversees a college that has five schools—Architecture, Art, Design, Drama and Music—160 faculty members, 1,300 students, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18417

Summer construction to cause few traffic disruptions on campus

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… Summer construction to cause few traffic disruptions on campus Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) … be installed in September. Kalamazoo artist Joshua Diedrich was commissioned to design the piece to celebrate WMU’s history and create a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16683

WMU launches new entrepreneurship opportunities for students

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… (not verified) on WMU's Schneider Hall KALAMAZOO—Adding to a growing number of entrepreneurial activities … in nature. Many come to WMU with a business already underway and business ideas that they would like to pursue," says … creativity, value propositions, product and service design, finance and teamwork. "Graduates of this minor will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15728