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WMU prof and storyteller hits Moth stage again after CBS feature

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… Morning" segment on storytelling and will be appearing this week at an event in Detroit put on by the storytelling … in The Moth's 4th annual Michigan GrandSLAM Championship pegged to the theme "Fall from Grace." "I am thrilled to be a … community and celebrating the art and craft of storytelling than it is about winning a competition." At the StorySLAMS, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1644

Mobility grant drives WMU and state forward as leaders in high-tech education, research and training

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Undergraduate research assistant Maggie Waechter (left) works with Dr. Claudia … University and Western. The funding will support more than 200 students pursuing careers in mobility, innovation …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75119

Dunn visits China and Malaysia to celebrate partnerships

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… Dunn visits China and Malaysia to celebrate partnerships Submitted … WMU has welcomed students from that nation to WMU for more than 45 years, and the University was the first to formally … ceremony in China featured officials from the Chinese Ministry of Education and the Guizhou provincial government. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41069

WMU public health students’ social media campaign: #Bewellwmu during pandemic

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… right, and professor Robert Bensley, middle, meeting to discuss their COVID-19 social media campaign. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Remember to “keep the social in social distancing,” “be a source of light and love for someone who … in the public health program, there could not have been a better opportunity to close out my time at WMU,” says ESG …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58876

Education and human development alumni recognized as most influential people of West Michigan

College of Education and Human Development

… leaders. Sandra Upton , f ounder and chief DEI strategist at Upton Consulting Group and a graduate of WMU's … equity and inclusion (DEI). Crain's describes these lists as the "who's who" of power brokers across the West … hiring practices and diversity programs. Over her more-than-25-year career, Upton has worked with notable …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73266

Historic $100M fund launched by WMU faculty to pioneer place-based investment and Experience-Driven Learning

Haworth College of Business

… Historic $100M fund launched by WMU faculty to pioneer … Portland Products where Sleeping Giant Capital announced h istoric $100M fund. Dr. Doug Lepisto, left, speaks with Gov. … of its second investment fund that launched with more than $100 million in committed capital and ambitious growth …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/10/sleeping-giant-capital-historic-fund

Department of Commerce awards $2.1 million for Phase II of BTR Park

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… the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration will provide funding needed to begin 2017 … next year. The need for Phase II of the park was triggered by the fact that the original BTR Park, located just … the city of Kalamazoo and WMU. It has attracted more than $150 million in investment and generated more than

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35437

Agreement gives K College students head start in earning grad degrees

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… verified) on Gonzalez and Dunn KALAMAZOO, Mich.—After more than a century of being neighbors and partners in countless … work out specific details about which courses in their disciplines may count toward degree requirements. "This is a fantastic opportunity to leverage the resources we …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40237

WMU preparing Kalamazoo newspaper archive for public use

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… in words and pictures that dates back to the 1800s, is being prepared for eventual public access as part of the Western Michigan University Archives and Regional History Collections. The newspaper's owner, MLive Media … researchers and others interested in learning about more than 100 years of greater-Kalamazoo history. "It really …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/992

WMU's foster youth support program to get $750,000 from state

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… on KALAMAZOO--The new Michigan budget approved by the Legislature June 5 includes $750,000 in the Department of Human … earn college degrees. The item in the DHS appropriation is part of an overall state budget that also includes a 2.31 … 3.21 percent more in state funding for the 2012-13 year than was received for the current fiscal year. The entire …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/771