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Candidate forum for local state House seats set for Oct. 5

Government Relations

… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Candidates for four Michigan House of Representatives seats will answer … Oct. 5, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Fetzer Center at Western Michigan University. Andy Robins, news editor for WMUK 102.1 … in the Fetzer Center lobby. Oct. 11 is the deadline for Michigan citizens to register to vote. Candidate and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34880

WMU to celebrate Arbor Day, Tree Campus recertification

News

… Friday, April 29. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Celebrants from Western Michigan University and the city of Kalamazoo will gather … will be held at the corner of Stanwood Street and West Michigan Avenue across from Stadium Drive and WMU's Seelye … be planting have 4-inch diameter trunks. They're a little bigger than we normally plant, but big events deserve big …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31706

Student earns awards from national, state recreational sports groups

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A master's degree candidate at Western Michigan University is one of only 12 graduate students from … Outstanding Student Award in November from the Michigan Intramural Recreational Sports Association. … from Region III, which encompasses Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. The Robert W. England-MIRSA …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45587

WMU's Heritage Hall renovation earns prestigious global engineering award

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… verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The renovation of Western Michigan University's historic Heritage Hall has been … in Chicago in January, ASHRAE named two engineers from West Michigan-based architecture and engineering firm, … and environmentally sophisticated buildings in Southwest Michigan. Before its renovation, the 53,000-square-foot …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45224

Innovation at Western celebrated at Spring Convocation

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… Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University faculty are on the cutting edge of … 2023 as well as have the potential to travel to other Michigan museums in the future. Additionally, it will serve … She was appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to serve on the Michigan Board of Speech-Language Pathology, Bureau of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67742

Some 700 people to participate in 2016 César Chávez March

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… from downtown Kalamazoo to Miller Auditorium on the Western Michigan University campus. This year's activities will … organizer in 2002. Now the largest such march in southwest Michigan, the event not only honors Chávez, but also … scholarship fundraising dinner that includes the Southwest Michigan Cesar E. Chavez Committee's presentation of its …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31161

Bernadine Carlson obituary

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… "Penny" Carlson , professor emerita of English at Western Michigan University, died May 17 . She was 97. Carlson … She received a State Distinguished Service Award from the Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel for her … respectively, and a doctoral degree from the University of Michigan in 1972. Services A celebration of Carlson's life …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32963

WMU welcomes new director of international admissions

News

… of international admissions and services has joined Western Michigan University's Haenicke Institute for Global … "I am immensely excited about this opportunity at Western Michigan University due to its strong commitment in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55182

New WMU center promoting diversity in primary health care workforce

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… Regional Area Health Education Center, located in Western Michigan University's downtown Grand Rapids regional … is partnering with numerous providers across Southwest Michigan to play an integral role in teaching and training … to bring the Area Health Education Center program to Michigan. One of five regional centers operating across …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29243

Lifelong learning classes, trips set for this summer

News

… summer by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Western Michigan University. Registration for the summer 2016 term … , to two museums and the Downtown Market in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Tuesday, Aug. 9 , to backroad Amish and Mennonite … and Cultural Center and historic landmarks in Saint Joseph, Michigan. Additional information Osher Institute members …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32202