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Trustees to consider lease for brewpub in new student center at Thursday meeting

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees will consider a lease agreement for the campus … with an additional five-year option for a monthly rent of $2,500 or a percentage of gross sales, whichever is … in Western’s sustainable brewing program as well as the School of Music and hospitality program. Also on the agenda …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66109

Education alum and teacher selected as state finalist for Presidential Award

College of Education and Human Development

… on Janice Kato KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Janice Kato , a graduate of Western Michigan University's elementary education … D.C. Kato, a kindergarten teacher at Birch Run Area Schools, was nominated for excellence in teaching … to improve their mathematical understanding. Outside of school, Kato is a local coordinator for Youth For …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/05/75556

Building a business, one degree at a time

Haworth College of Business

… never worried her. She had a goal. "I needed to feel proud of what I was doing for myself and my daughters," Thompson … entrepreneurs and a business model built on the science of scent and memory. Her daughters Ava Thompson ('28) and … Thompson envision her own expansion strategy. Balancing school, children and building a business required …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/01/businessnews202601tanya-thompson

Guest artist joins University Percussion Ensemble in concert

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… (269) 387-2300 or (800) 228-9858. Pineda is the head of the percussion program at the National School of Music in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. He will be working with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/39004

Theatre, music students present rarely performed opera

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… KALAMAZOO--Marking a returning collaboration between its School of Music and Department of Theatre, Western Michigan University welcomes Aaron …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/87

Flags lowered Thursday for Sgt. Mark Schoonhoven

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… (not verified) on Schoonhoven LANSING, Mich.—By order of Gov. Rick Snyder, flags on all campuses of Western Michigan University and throughout Michigan will … in Fort Carson, Colo. Schoonhoven attended Plainwell High School, and completed basic training at Fort Knox, KY after …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4563

Flags lowered Wednesday for 1st Lt. Todd Lambka

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… Anonymous (not verified) on Lambka LANSING, Mich.—By order of Gov. Rick Snyder, U.S. flags on all campuses of Western Michigan University and throughout Michigan will … Todd Lambka was a 2006 graduate from Eisenhower High School in Shelby Township, Mich., and graduated in 2010 from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1245

WMU student wins coveted scholarship from broadcasters foundation

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… student in the film, video and media arts program is one of 27 students statewide to win a competitive scholarship … were identified by faculty representatives from each school or sponsoring TV or radio station. Those … to major in until the summer after my senior year of high school, and these teachers have helped me discover I chose …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39186

Bernadine Carlson obituary

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… (not verified) on Carlson Dr. Bernadine "Penny" Carlson , professor emerita of English at Western Michigan University, … the WMU Emeriti Club, the Kalamazoo Association of Retired School Personnel and the Kalamazoo Women's Republican Study … Service Award from the Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel for her long and dedicated service to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32963

Wrongful Conviction Program changing one life at a time

College of Arts and Sciences

… one life at a time. "I cannot imagine getting convicted of a crime I didn’t commit," says Dr. Ashlyn Kuersten , … to pass promising cases on to the WMU-Cooley Law School Innocence Project. The project While most innocence … by the legal team that is part of the WMU-Cooley Law School Innocence Project. A huge boon to the program is a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/34861