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Focusing on access and high-quality education, WMU trustees approve 2023-24 tuition

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… Focusing on access and high-quality education, WMU trustees … to offer a top-tier educational experience with great career outcomes," says Shelly Edgerton, Board of Trustees … information technology, libraries, public safety and many other services. For the upcoming academic year, a newly …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/72055

WMU baseball announces 2017 schedule

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… 2017 schedule Submitted by Deanne Puca on Photo credit: WMU Intercollegiate Athletics KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western … in its upcoming 2017 season. The baseball Broncos are coming off a record-breaking 2016 season that included … a competitive balance in our schedule while fighting for as many home games as we can," says head coach Billy Gernon . …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/37052

WMU honored by University Business magazine for recruitment app

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… and enrollment management departments demonstrate how to efficiently gather and utilize contact information of … Historically, WMU's 12 on-staff recruiters could visit as many as 40 to 50 high schools in a week and collect up to … Speeding up follow-up contact Rather than developing a software program to be loaded on to bulky laptop computers, the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/08/18264

Business pitch competition and showcase open to WMU student entrepreneurs

Haworth College of Business

… Business pitch competition and showcase open to WMU student … judges. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Students from across campus are invited to present their business pitches for cash … products or illustrate their services at the competition showcase, an expo of all of the entries from this year’s …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30366

WMU to host Science Olympiad statewide competition

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… host Science Olympiad statewide competition Submitted by Cindy Wagner on A WMU student assists a participant during … here, they will compete in a series of 23 team events in areas such as experimental design, astronomy, ecology, … vice president for academic affairs. “We look forward to showcasing our campus as a place to call home and a hub for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75430

Campuswide book discussion looks at the evolution of what divides us

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… divides us Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Join faculty, staff and students in discussion regarding the … We Talk campus read, " The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion ," exploring politics, polarization, what moralization is and how it evolves. This 2012 social psychology book by Jonathan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60896

Annette LaVier obituary

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… . She was 80. LaVier came to WMU and University Libraries in 1964 and rose to utilization coordinator in the Media … During her tenure, LaVier was able to get to know many of the libraries' student employees as well as to talk … taken place. Remembrances The family obituary and guestbook are available at betzlerfuneralhome.com . Memorial gifts may …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39649

Music theatre performance graduate ready for next act

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… Conference in New York came to campus in fall 2019—one of many networking and professional experiences provided … “My training in musical theatre performance has prepared me to be competitive and unique in the field, while … of industry professionals during the annual Music Theatre Showcase in New York featuring senior performance majors, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59064

Ethics center to host series of book clubs this semester

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… Michigan University's Center for the Study of Ethics in Society is hosting a series of book clubs during the … spring 2018 semester beginning Tuesday, Jan. 16 .  Books are provided free of charge to the first 10 people who sign … to the ethics of reading, such as: Why is reading valuable? How do young people learn to love serious reading in our age …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44601

Top teacher award recognizes WMU alumna's passion for literacy

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… recognizes WMU alumna's passion for literacy Submitted by Erin Flynn on Stephanie Hampton, who earned her bachelor's and … Council of Teachers of English annual fall conference. Dr. Karen Vocke , associate professor of English at WMU provided … were supposed to report to school, she got the call. "I showed up the next day at 8 a.m. at new teacher training," …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56425