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WMU sees boost in honors, minority student numbers, small overall dip

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… verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is seeing increases in its honors student population and increased minority enrollment this fall, despite a slight dip in its overall student … in University history. The beginning freshman class of more than 3,000 students hails from 61 Michigan counties and 26 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35234

Grant puts rare Latin manuscript into WMU's collection

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… (not verified) on Rare 12-century Latin manuscript is a copy of "De Corpore et Sanguine Domini" KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A rare 12th-century manuscript that is a copy of a work first produced some 300 years earlier is … University's Special Collections and Rare Book Department, thanks to a grant from the New York City-based B.H. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36070

WMU to break ground on economic-development engine

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… region's newest job and business development initiative is slated to help kick off 2019. Western Michigan University … Technology and Research Park 2—BTR 2—in the next few months thanks to a $2.1 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, a division of the U.S. Department of Commerce. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50722

Nine to be feted as top staffers for fall 2017

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… Dec. 4 , in 157 Bernhard Center. The University community is invited to attend the event, which recognizes the fall … Award . Only members of the nonfaculty workforce of more than 1,800 people are eligible to receive the accolade. Fall … Management-building custodial and support services Chris Praedel , Office of Development and Alumni Relations Ewa …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/44058

Two campus performances set for Tony award-winning musical 'Once'

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… winner of eight 2012 Tony awards including Best Musical, is coming to Western Michigan University's Miller Auditorium … Critics’ Circle among other organizations, ran for more than 1,100 performances on Broadway with acclaimed … music and lyrics of Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová and is based on a book by award-winning Irish playwright and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29797

WMU Food Marketing and Supply Chain Conference brings industry headliners to Kalamazoo

Haworth College of Business

… Marketing and Supply Chain Conference will return to the Radisson Plaza Hotel in downtown Kalamazoo on Wednesday and … will be followed by: Steve Cahillane , CEO of the Kellogg Company Vivek Sankaran , CEO of Albertsons Companies Phil … in live hybrid format. Annually the conference raises more than $100,000 for student scholarships. Visit the website to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70877

Saudi Students Association named best member group nationwide

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… member group. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission has named the Western Michigan University Saudi Students Association best member out of more than 300 Saudi student groups nationwide. The WMU club was … "in recognition and appreciation of your outstanding and distinguished leadership" for the academic year 2013-14. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20073

Jekyll & Hyde comes to Miller Auditorium

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… based on the classic story of good versus evil by Robert Louis Stevenson, will open Miller Auditorium's 2014-15 PNC … Haunting and unforgettable, "Jekyll & Hyde" is an evocative tale of two men—one a passionate and … productions in the United States and Canada, more than 100 international productions, and 32 international …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18943

WMU trustees approve 2019-20 tuition rates

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… approve 2019-20 tuition rates Submitted by Paula M. Davis on KALAMAZOO, Mich.-- The Western Michigan University … general operating fund budget, which represents a less than 1% increase over the previous year. The 2019-20 general … measures across campus operations. "Our top priority is always to keep WMU's education as reasonably priced as …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/54096

WMU TV spot garners national honor

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… on The 2014 Communicator Award received for a WMU television commercial KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A 30-second television commercial that is part of Western Michigan … big ideas in marketing and communications." More than 6,000 entries per year are received from a broad range …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17435