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Native American Student Organization recognized as exemplar in diversity and inclusion

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… given to individuals or groups who exemplify the importance of diversity and inclusion on campus by fostering inclusive … as well as increasing recruitment, retention and graduation of diverse students.   Jordan Morseau, right, receives an … the Yankton Sioux nation in South Dakota and attended high school in the Detroit area, far away from his community. …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/09/excellence-diversity-award-2025-native-american-student-organization

Russell L. Gabier obituary

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… and alumni affairs leader and the founding president of the WMU Foundation, died Feb. 18 in Kalamazoo. He was 90. A 1952 WMU alumnus, Gabier was a high school teacher and coach and then a middle school principal in Milford, Michigan, before returning to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45491

Educator honored with Emerging Scholar Award for global work to expand critical public health knowledge

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… great potential for future work. McMorrow, associate professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs and returning … from this past September to May at the Makerere University School of Public Health in Uganda. During her nine-month …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72654

Registration under way for Chinese proficiency testing

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… Registration under way for Chinese proficiency testing Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … usually offered only once per year, and no other Michigan school will be offering it in the next few months. About the … Chinese dialect taught at WMU, the Portage (Mich.) Public Schools and most other U.S. schools. HSK is the only test …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/4929

WMU graduate awarded Math for America-D.C. Fellowship

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… to teach mathematics in Washington, D.C., public secondary schools for four years. Amanda Shuman of Montrose, Mich., was awarded a Math for America-D.C. … in Washington, D.C., public and public charter secondary schools by recruiting, training and retaining talented …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/7916

Spring recess hours announced

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… . There are no classes during the recess, but most WMU offices are open regular hours. In addition, there are no … Listed below are spring recess hours for select University offices and services. Faculty and staff, students and the … are encouraged to call ahead to make sure that a particular office is open before driving to campus. For emergencies …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/02/51776

Aviation alum delivers critical supplies, personnel for pandemic response

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… Submitted by Erin Flynn on Noam Morgenstern stands in front of his Alaska Airlines aircraft. SEATTLE, Wash.—Hospitals … through the turbulence created by the pandemic. “The school is extremely forward thinking, with Dean Dave Powell … the past 12 years. “I am extremely proud of the support the school offers its students through the Academic Advising …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58982

Ethics event to feature Purdue scholar's discussion on preventing violence

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… in early February at Western Michigan University as part of the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society's Spring … an associate professor and associate head of the Brian Lamb School of Communication. Her research examines leadership … Connaughton's presentation is co-sponsored by the WMU School of Communication, which invited her to campus as part …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/37949

WMU’s Food Marketing Conference to draw nearly 900 industry leaders

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… retail trends. Two early-bird concurrent sessions will kick off the conference. Early attendees can choose from “What’s next?” by Jordan Rost , vice president of consumer insights for Nielson, and “When Aldi and Lidi go Head-to-Head” by Bill Bishop , chief architect of Brick Meets Click and industry expert, and Bill Bolton , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38306

Music students slide to the top in national trombone competition

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… National Solo Competition. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—It's not often a trombonist needs security clearance to perform. But … and O'Connell to Kalamazoo. "I had looked at a lot of schools my junior and senior year of high school, but there was no teacher that I really clicked with. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58182