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Aerospace engineering alumna soaring at Boeing

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… Erin Flynn on A post-graduation activity report reveals 94% of 2018-19 WMU graduates are actively employed or pursuing … Even when they did not quite understand what I was doing in school, they kept supporting me during my falls and cheered … at Boeing as well,” Haji explains. “She gave me really valuable advice during school and how to prepare for industry …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58017

Employees invited to see high-energy orientation show

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… and staff members are invited to attend a performance of "The Bronco Way," one of the most popular events WMU stages in conjunction with … high-energy theatrical production brings to life many of the key moments that students face in their first year of

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/16144

WMU trustees sign off on new contract for police officers

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… WMU trustees sign off on new contract for police officers Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, … a June 10 vote, the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees authorized the University administration to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16516

Trailblazing Western alumna Dr. Merze Tate honored with celebration, statewide tributes

Merze Tate College

… Day. Pictured left to right: Tomika Ward, assistant dean of academic advising in Merze Tate College; David … Tate were on display at the event. Dr. Merze Tate attended school in rural Mecosta County, Michigan. A portrait of a … in rural Isabella County and when she began attending school had to walk 3 miles each way from her home. Upon …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70638

Japanese studies speakers to give public presentations

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… has scheduled five talks in March and April as part of its pre-modern Japanese Studies Speaker and Workshop … which are free and open to the public, range from readings of Japanese poetry to academic presentations on Japanese … by funding from the Japan Foundation and the WMU Department of World Languages and Literatures as well as the Soga …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5519

U.C. San Diego scholar to tackle economic reform in China in Sichel talk

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… (not verified) on Naughton KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An economics professor at the University of California at San Diego will … the Sokwanlok Chair of Chinese International Affairs at the School of Global Policy and Strategy at the University of … and was named the So Kuanlok Professor at the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27968

Boil water advisory in effect for some campus locations through Saturday evening

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… halls at around 9 p.m. Although not mandatory, the city of Kalamazoo advises that as a precautionary measure, … be under a precautionary boil water advisory from the city of Kalamazoo from 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, through the evening of Saturday, Oct. 3 . The buildings are French, Davis and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27458

WMU staff member among graduates honored by U.S. presidents

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… , Western Michigan University's new executive director of flight operations, is in Little Rock, Arkansas, to take … enrolled in previously whites-only Little Rock Central High School in 1957 after segregation in education was declared … nine students were initially prevented from entering the school, was an important event in the Civil Rights Movement. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33510

Soga Japan Center receives Champs award

Soga Japan Center

… Michigan University’s Soga Japan Center is one of eight recipients of 2015 Champs awards from Communities in Schools of Kalamazoo. The award recognizes CIS' partners as … individual volunteers, teachers and other Kalamazoo Public Schools staff members who help the district create …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24304

WMU room and board rates to rise by 2.95 percent

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… its April 9 meeting, the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees approved a 2.95 percent increase in campus room … 15-meal plan, the new rates will translate to an increase of $250 for the full academic year. The annual cost for the … students living in WMU residence halls can take advantage of the social and academic benefits of campus life, plus …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15072