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WMU student program recognized by national diversity magazine

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… President Edward Montgomery . "We recognize that diversity is our strength and this distinction is a testament to our commitment to building … students attending WMU. It has continued for more than 50 years and now has broadened its focus to assist …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/55464

Multiple career fairs slated for early fall at WMU

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… and recent alumni. The first fair, the Engineering Expo, is being held on the Parkview Campus, which is located near the intersection of Parkview Avenue and … Floyd Hall on the Parkview Campus. This event attracts more than 100 employers from around the nation to promote their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42556

Inspired by alumni grandparents, future Bronco aims to take wing as pilot

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… let me sit in the co-pilot seat—and I knew then that this was what I wanted to do with my life.” Her aspirations … will begin to take flight at Western Michigan University this fall. Choosing the University’s top-notch College of … program with a prodigious industry reputation. With more than 1,150 resident undergraduate students, the College of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68369

School of Medicine recruits biomedical sciences chair

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… School of Medicine has recruited its first basic scientist, Dr. Dale Vandré , to serve as the founding chair of the … chair of the physiology and cell biology department, assistant dean for foundational science, and director of the … students, and it also involves the contributions of more than 250 faculty members. Vandré, who has responsibility for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1379

Russian festival to focus on poetry, Pushkin and politics

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… Center on Western Michigan University's main campus. More than 1,000 guests, performers and vendors from Russia and … public," says Judith Rypma , a WMU master faculty specialist in English who has been involved in the festival for … conduct a workshop from 3 to 5 p.m. on the famous pysanki eggs, giving audience members a chance to not only learn …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/2766

Trustees approve move to put WMU name on Cooley Law School

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… on Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School is one step closer to becoming a reality. KALAMAZOO—Western … University name on the law school and authorizing the administration to take all other actions deemed necessary to … Higher Learning Commission. Cooley has provided its more than 17,000 graduates with the practical skills necessary …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8244

WMU researchers develop framework for creating more efficient masks

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… Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A little more than a year ago, the average American may have worn a mask … and play. But the efficacy of face coverings on the market is wide-ranging—an issue a team of researchers at Western … just how you actually build the mask," says Durbin. "It suggests there are alternatives to testing the raw materials …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64847

Behind-the-scenes New York Fashion Week experience solidifies future for Western fashion design student

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… fashion design and development student was recently whisked away for a once-in-a-lifetime experience behind the … licensee Champion’s headquarters where they learned firsthand how a clothing line is developed and merchandised. The … online one day and quickly changed her tune. "I don't know why I looked it up, but I was just sucked in. It was like a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71033

Award-winning jazz saxophonist and his quartet to give performance

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… Award-winning jazz saxophonist and his quartet to give performance Submitted by Anonymous (not … Steve Wilson has brought his distinctive sound to more than 100 recordings featuring such celebrated and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22460

Walker Institute holding community forums on unequal justice

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… (not verified) on Forman KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Starting this month, Western Michigan University's Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations is launching a free series of community forums called … black man of my generation born in the late 1960s is more than twice as likely to go to prison in his lifetime then a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22694