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Overpaid state retirement funds will be used to help pay future costs

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… pension fund contributions, Western Michigan University is planning to use its refund to help pay future retirement … Services discovered earlier this year a mistake in how it had accounted for the seven universities' payments. … business and finance. "If we use it to pay our annual bills from the Office of Retirement, it will be gone in two years. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27412

New online Western programs allow flexibility for working adults

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Enrollment is open for three new fully online four-year degree programs … such as law enforcement, juvenile court counselor, child welfare worker, family services counselor and more. The program … Western will prepare students for a better understanding of how humans think, act and feel. Graduates go on to careers …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63768

Western celebrates grand opening of 'newest, most innovative student union in the state'

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… of the student center. The new Student Organization Center is front and center in the student center, offering three … this momentous occasion and are incredibly excited to show students the space and its thoughtfully curated amenities," Anderson says. "From the moment we opened (for the soft opening in late …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72548

On-air pledging starts Oct. 10 for WMUK-FM fall pledge drive

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… fund drive. As part of the drive, the station will invite listeners who became WMUK members to share their stories about how they became a supporter of the station, while also … such as "Morning Edition," "All Things Considered" and "From the Top." Recent successful campaigns have resulted in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1863

Montgomery promises a future focused on students, community impact and excellence

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… Montgomery promises a future focused on students, community impact and … that underlies CommUniverCity was started. Under my tenure, it will keep on rocking." Read the complete text … current revenue stream, 98 percent of which comes from state appropriations or tuition. A continuous …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42642

Faculty experts give free science talks to boost research awareness

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… physical movement stimulates the nervous system, does exercise make you smarter? Will studying the mathematical … Various WMU faculty members will speak and answer questions from 10:30 a.m. to noon in Room 1104 Rood Hall on a variety … research going on here, and we love to talk about it and show people research is fun," he says. Dr. John Spitsbergen …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55183

Assistant professor appointed to be a voice for diversity, equity, inclusion and antiracism on national board

College of Education and Human Development

… Assistant professor appointed to be a voice for diversity, … people have their own associated bias and micro-aggressions from their upbringing about how they interact with someone who is of color before even …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71872

Student honored for leadership, service

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… has been honored by a national organization as a promising student leader who has demonstrated an investment in … Newman Civic Fellows by Campus Compact. He joins students from universities such as Stanford and Yale who collaborate … University projects, I help people fix their bikes and use my building skills to create tables, benches, things like …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23281

Communitywide event set to inaugurate Montgomery as WMU president

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… power of partnership, embracing the strength in diversity" is the theme of inaugural activities that will include an 11 … will be inaugurated Friday, Sept. 15. Academic delegates from around the nation are expected to join the Montgomery … is designed to serve as many as 1,500 people. The rain location for the event is WMU's Bernhard Center. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42380

Work by WMU may reduce US dependency on China for critical minerals

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… to determine which parts of a watershed are eroding. Clockwise from top center: praseodymium, cerium, lanthanum, … sends its output to China for final processing. Harrison shows off a rock core that contains layers of potash, an … some 7,800 references to publications, with about 100 so far dealing with critical minerals. That database also …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/53988