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Annual Relay for Life fundraiser starts this week

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… counterparts from Central Michigan University to see which school's relay can raise more money. The competition between … starts Wednesday, April 9 , and runs through the end of this year's Relay for Life. "The overall highest fundraiser from either school between those days gets a brand new Fossil watch …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15028

Uncovering untold stories, traditions through the East Campus Oral History Project

University Libraries

… Zhang Legacy Collections Center uncovers the untold stories of the people who lived, learned and worked on Western's … High—or University High, as it was later called—the high school that operated on Western's campus from 1911 to 1966. … fewer people know East Campus was home to a working K-12 school run by faculty and student teachers. During the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71894

Partnership between Western, Gun Lake Tribe promotes suicide prevention

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… suicide prevention," says Dr. Dee Sherwood , associate professor of social work and primary investigator on the … for Native American communities is related to boarding schools—residential institutions set up across the United … we're doing is making a connection between that boarding school policy, the mantra of 'Kill the Indian, save the man …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66452

Summer construction prompts lane and road closures

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… except for a three-day stretch June 19-21, when a section of the street will be closed. Wilbur will reopen at the beginning of August. Tuesday through Thursday, June 19-21, a section of Wilbur adjacent to the Fetzer Center and Rood Hall will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/692

First WMU student interning with Parker Hannifin in Germany

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… 250 leader in motion and control technologies,  in one of their Germany locations.   Anna Litvinova, a WMU junior … internship runs from January to June of 2018.  Joseph Rasich, assistant director of Study Abroad, … to the United States to finish the last two years of high school and begin obtaining her bachelor's degree. The …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2018/05/study-abroad-litvinova-parker-hannifin

Dorene Lois Scheffers obituary

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… staff member, died April 17 . She was 77. Scheffers, of Kalamazoo, joined the WMU staff in 1984 and retired in 1998 after 14 years of service to the University. She was a receptionist, most … held. Memorial gifts may be made to the Kalamazoo Christian School Association, Centerpoint Church or Heritage Christian …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32276

Medicine garden harvest helps kick off academic year for Native American Student Organization

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… Medicine garden harvest helps kick off academic year for Native American Student Organization … geography in my undergrad and continue to do so in graduate school. Having a sense of place is vital to any community." … "I landed an internship and eventually enrolled in graduate school, which I accredit as a direct result of me joining …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/medicine-garden-harvest-2024-native-american-student-association

WMU trustees to elect officers for 2020 Thursday

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… WMU trustees to elect officers for 2020 Thursday Submitted by Deanne Puca on … on a Portage property for the WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine as well as a purchase agreement with Kalamazoo Public Schools to acquire WKDS 89.9 FM on behalf of WMUK. The full …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57612

Donations being collected for Seita Scholar welcome packs

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… Michigan University will welcome its fifth year of Seita Scholars this fall, and many of these students, who have aged out of the foster care … system, will arrive without basic items to help make their school year successful. The Seita Scholars program is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/741

Industrious students meet tough academic challenge

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… complete their bachelor's degree and transition to graduate school and professional life. Dr. Charlotte Giscombe , the program's … obtain a cumulative 4.0 grade point average for a minimum of one academic year. The Student Success Program is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2180