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Nobel Peace Prize winner gives public talk Friday

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… for purchase. The event is open to the public with a suggested donation of $10 for those in groups of 10 or more, $15 for … Menchu Tum Tum received the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize for her work toward justice and reconciliation based on respect for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/344

Dr. Leroy R. Ray Jr. obituary

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… to study science and mathematics. Participants attended workshops and took part in activities at the cooperative … did work in laboratories at WMU. Ray also hosted a horse show and later a black-owned rodeo at the farm in the 1980s … from the University of Southern California in 1964 and a doctoral degree from the University of Massachusetts, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4919

U.S. Poet Laureate Levine to speak at WMU's Schneider Hall

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… Western Michigan University for a public reading of his work at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28. Levine is a Pulitzer … home to WMU's business college. A Detroit native, Levine worked in the auto industry, and his poetry is best known … include "News of the World," published in 2009, and "What Work Is," which won the National Book Award for Poetry in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1511

Two WMU alumni honored by national physician assistant group

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… Callard Jeffrey Callard Callard was honored for his work that helps physicians better understand the role of … helping people in the third world though medical mission work. He was particularly singled out for his first-hand experience working with underserved communities and impoverished …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7823

Many WMU offices closed for Independence Day

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… Monday, July 3, and reopens at 8 a.m. Wednesday, July 5. Waldo Library  is closed Tuesday, July 4, and open normal … of 60 to 85 degrees. Portions of a particular building that do not normally go into night setback mode will not go into …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40728

Fall Welcome program gets students ready for start

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… education will look like," Bracey says. "It all comes down to individuals working collectively to stay safe. We all have to do our part, and students need to know what is expected of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60739

20 incoming students win $60,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… received awards that bear the names of their scholarships' donors or the individuals for whom the scholarships were … a fuller picture of her planned future career as well as how it fits into the overall activities of hospitals. Ahmad … skills by exploring real-world challenges. A hard worker, Backe gets up at 4 a.m. to work out and has been …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41400

San Diego State scholar to address piecemeal immigration in Sichel talk

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… in Sichel talk Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Amuedo-Dorantes KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A scholar from San Diego State … broadly, labor economics. She has published on contingent work contracts, the informal work sector, immigrant savings, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38947

Students encouraged to take sustainability survey

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… By taking the survey, students can directly influence how sustainability fee funds are spent aligning the … benefit all WMU students. Last year, results of the survey showed that students' main concerns were to reduce WMU's … for Sustainability, which is located on the corner of Howard Street and West Michigan Avenue. Take the survey: …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/13697

Funds available to help small businesses hire summer interns

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… WMU's Sarah Pepper, an integrated supply management major, worked last year for Sigma Machine in Kalamazoo. KALAMAZOO, … Technical Packaging Systems in Kalamazoo hired Melissa Badovinac, a WMU engineering management major, as an intern. … economy grow and prosper. For more information, or to download a 2018 Small Company Internship Award Program …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51259