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Brewpub on tap for Western's new student center

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… come and have a bite or beer before you go to the show. Or after a football or hockey game you could stop in," he says. … amenities. Before construction even started, the center was designed through the lens of institutional diversity and … welcomeness and inclusivity. "From the very beginning, we wanted to make sure the building was inclusive, so all …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65077

WMU board adopts new campuswide policy changes

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… rolled out and implemented as an interim policy in January. After a five-month comment period in which members of the campus community provided input, the policy was refined and presented to the board for final approval. … issue," said Trustee Mary Asmonga-Knapp of Battle Creek after hearing the formal presentation to the board. "I am …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25472

Nominate colleagues for spring 2017 staff award

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… Nominate colleagues for spring 2017 staff award Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, … Western Michigan University's semiannual Make a Difference awards are due Tuesday, Feb. 28 . Make a Difference is a … presented to non-faculty employees who provide exceptional service to the University. Every fall and spring, semiannual …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37612

WMU to mark 20 years since 9/11 attacks with silent climb at Waldo Stadium

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… WMU to mark 20 years since 9/11 attacks with silent climb at Waldo Stadium Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A … the sacrifices our neighbors (in the military and emergency services) have made to ensure we're able to do what we're … 2,226 steps, counting only steps up. Sara and Anthony Helms after completing the silent climb in 2019. Entry fees range …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65246

Nominate colleagues for fall 2016 staff award

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… Nominate colleagues for fall 2016 staff award Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, … Western Michigan University's semiannual Make a Difference awards are due Monday, Oct. 31 . Make a Difference is a … presented to non-faculty employees who provide exceptional service to the University. Every fall and spring, semiannual …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35472

Igniting innovation: A record-breaking year of groundbreaking research

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… of Research and Innovation drew in $59.6 million in total awards for fiscal year 2024, up 42% over the previous year, … sustainable future, they will also graduate with sought-after skills that few of their peers have been able to … federal grant backed by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration—are experiencing firsthand the …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2024/11/office-research-innovation-record-breaking-year

Julie K. TerMeer obituary

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… Western Michigan University staff member, died May 11 . She was 44. A staff member since February 2012, TerMeer was an administrative assistant II in the Counseling Services unit of WMU's Sindecuse Health Center. She was …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32212

Area Latvians to celebrate centennial with arts celebration at WMU

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… yearlong festivities taking place in each Baltic country. After centuries of German, Swedish, Livonian Polish and Russian rule, the Republic of Latvia was established on Nov. 18, 1918, when it broke away and declared independence from Russia in the aftermath …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45903

WMU prof takes tax help to indigenous villages in Alaska

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… Alaska. The program is supported by the Internal Revenue Service, an Anchorage-based nonprofit and various tribal … returns. They rode around on snow machines, ate whale and walrus, and took steam baths with tribal elders. Kinsey … that "while temperatures were cold, the villagers kept us warm with their hospitality." Other students involved in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30766

Nominate colleagues for spring 2016 staff award

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… Nominate colleagues for spring 2016 staff award Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, … Western Michigan University's semiannual Make a Difference awards are due Sunday, Feb 28 . Make a Difference is a … presented to non-faculty employees who provide exceptional service to the University. Every fall and spring, semiannual …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/29874