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Trustees evaluate Dunn with high praise for leadership record

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… Trustees evaluate Dunn with high praise for leadership record Submitted by Anonymous (not … note. "The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees is pleased with the performance of President John Dunn and with WMU under his leadership," Miller said. He then listed a number of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/12/11934

Alum’s legacy includes football center, impactful gifts for athletics and business

W Magazine

… 1950s before graduating with a degree in business administration, minoring in economics, history and psychology. He served two years in the U.S. Air … Western and then joined Arthur Rubloff & Co., beginning his lifelong venture into real estate. Brown spent 40 years …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73608

WMU climate change working group awards mini-grants to faculty, students

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… change as a topic in WMU courses at all levels and in all disciplines.  Awardees were selected from a variety of disciplines across campus, including the departments of English, family and consumer sciences, gender and women’s …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58859

Bronco Bash goes virtual

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… Western Michigan University's Office of Student Engagement is reimagining Bronco Bash 2020. To ensure the health and … through Bronco Bash, and to not have that would be a missed opportunity for students to find their community here … and transformed typical campus life, making the role of this reimagined Bronco Bash even more crucial. "It's sad that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/60087

Renowned student success scholar to present public talk

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… highly acclaimed public speaker and thought leader who is renowned as a student success scholar will speak at Western Michigan University this month. Dr. Terrell Strayhorn , professor of educational … and director of the Center for Higher Education Enterprise at Ohio State University, will speak on "Success in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35637

WMU research team wins grant to study impact of speed on crashes

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… was awarded to Drs. Valerian Kwigizile and Jun-Seok Oh , assistant professor and professor, respectively, of civil and construction engineering, and Dr. Hyunkeun Cho , assistant professor of statistics. The team will study how changes in speed limits have …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33086

WMU master's degree in finance expected in fall 2022

Haworth College of Business

… has developed a Master of Science in Finance degree, which is expected to begin in fall 2022, with provisional applications now being accepted. The degree opens a … for those in the fiduciary services industry. The program is designed to give students the advanced analysis skills …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67177

WMU Cooley Law’s Innocence Project frees man unjustly jailed for 42 years

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… second from left, celebrate news of the Watkins decision. DETROIT, Mich.—A Detroit man, Ledura Watkins , was freed June 15 after serving 42 years in prison for a robbery and murder he did not commit, thanks to … judge agreed to vacate the judgment of conviction and dismiss all charges in the 1975 murder of a Detroit woman. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40557

WMU women aviators ready to tackle national cross-country race

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… Highland, Michigan; are headed to Frederick, Maryland, this week to prepare for the Tuesday start of the race that … pilots and other collegiate teams. The 52 teams competing this year include 16 teams from 13 colleges and universities. … from across the nation flying fixed-wing aircraft using visual flight rules. Satkowiak, Quandt and Walston will pilot …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40531

Award-winning singer, plane crash survivor to speak on resilience at WMU

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… by Erin Flynn on Okwuchi KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Resilience is essential to success in life. Some people have larger … Okwuchi's . The Nigerian-born plane crash survivor will visit Western Michigan University to deliver the fifth annual Resilience Factor lecture. The event is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23 , in Dalton Recital …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55402