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Dedication scheduled for new main campus icon
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… are cast in bronze and set on a bed of speckled brown-and-gold granite. One element, a stylized tree of knowledge, … bronze in the space where the wax used to be. So we ended up creating and destroying each piece five times. I destroyed the first three and the foundry the last …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23020
Yousef Alavi obituary
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… 38 years of service to the University. He was chair of what was then the Department of Mathematics and Statistics … International Conference on Graph Theory, Combinatorics, Algorithms and Applications. That conference, which he … of the WMU Academy of Volunteers the same year. The longtime Kalamazoo resident was a native of Iran who had lived …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7363
Students earn top honors in regional competition
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… from five universities vied for top honors in three categories—project, project presentation and case competition. … and second place for its presentation, earning the group the Overall Champion award, beating out the Purdue … , faculty advisor for the group, the students used their time effectively, testing the dashboard repeatedly and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/05/6887
Fall registration underway for low-cost Chinese culture courses
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… discount is offered to those age 55 and older, WMU part-time faculty and staff members, and WMU students. Full-time … Hall. Tuition: $120. Materials fee: $40. Basic Chinese Gongbi Painting—6:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays, Sept. 14 to Dec. 7, … Language courses, was born and raised in Beijing. Growing up in a traditional Chinese family, she was exposed to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26592
Photographer, activist to bring iconic rock imagery to WMU
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… whose music continues to serve as inspiration in defense of what she calls 'our precious democracy,'" says Scott Friesner , Lee Honors College advisor and a longtime friend of Sinclair's. Her role was always more than … MC5, with her photography serving as the cover for the group's famous first release "Kick Out the Jams." She and John …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31099
WMU Board of Trustees meets Thursday
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… for the late trustee Shani J. Penn . Other agenda items up for board consideration include a recommendation to continue the Law Enforcement Support Office Program at Western; adoption of an amendment …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73540
WMU lauded for societal impact and outstanding value
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… The bimonthly magazine that covers the nation's politics, government, culture and media released its 2015 College … the Buck category. About the list To answer the question, "What can colleges do for the country?" Washington Monthly's … non-wealthy students. Repeat appearances This is the third time WMU has appeared on Washington Monthly's list of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26361
Employers to vie for job, intern candidates at spring career fairs
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… career fairs and vie for candidates to fill full- and part-time jobs as well as internships and co-op positions. The … Career Fair, which already has about 140 employers signed up to participate. It focuses on those seeking employment in … Technology, Engineering And Mathematics Job Fair and Government and Nonprofit Job Fair. upcoming events Thursday, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57421
WMU awarded $3.7 million for programs in blindness and low vision
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… Orientation and mobility professionals supported by this award will teach safe and efficient travel … to achieve their personal, career and independent living goals. The project will prepare graduates from the … applications were fully funded. "They all hit at the same time," Leja says. "So this happened to be, if you will, that …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20138
Iktus Percussion to kick off Wednesday evening concert series
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… "Second Construction," "Amores," "Six Melodies" and "But what about the noise of crumpling paper." Learn more about … presented events ranging from formal evening concerts to daytime educational outreach events for local audiences and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1425