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Bolstered by impactful experiences, 94% of recent Western grads securing jobs, furthering education

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… Ascension Michigan, Duncan Aviation and many school districts across Michigan.  “This report again demonstrates the value of a Western degree … for their profession and feeling satisfied with their job than peers who did not.  "My experience at the Naval …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75483

Enterprising alumna finds herself in fashion

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… Enterprising alumna finds herself in fashion Submitted by Anonymous … she worked in the nonprofit sector for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Forbes Funds, and the Girl Scouts in New … to the Big Apple in 2006 turned out to be more momentous than she had imagined. The Girl Scouts' national office …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37905

Founder of organic cloth diaper company to give campus talk

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… Michigan University's Haworth College of Business. Christy Malone will speak at  8 a.m. Friday, April 10 , in … at specialty retailers in the United States and in more than 10 countries, as well as through online retailers. …  or to RSVP, contact Alyssa Gapske at  @email . To suggest an entrepreneur who should be considered for the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22546

Aviation student's rugby career taking off

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… Mich.—Hitting the books and hitting opponents— Noah Brown is mastering both. The freshman from Mishawaka, Indiana, is diving headfirst into aviation flight … elite rugby talent from around the world. "It feels larger than life. I really am blessed with this opportunity," says …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/12/56762

Protecting children from environmental threats topic of humanities talk

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… Anonymous (not verified) on Steingraber KALAMAZOO—An ecologist, author, cancer survivor and international expert on … degradation poses to children when she speaks this month as part of the spring season for the University … face an environment more threatening to their health than any generation in history. In "Raising Elijah" she …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14025

A full 91 percent of WMU grads find success within three months

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… school within three months of their graduation. The future is bright for WMU graduates. The 2016-17 version of WMU's … Survey—the most comprehensive such data gathered and published by any public university in Michigan—shows that a full … a larger percentage of graduates of the University's more than 250 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. "This

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44397

Clara Ouding obituary

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… joined the WMU staff in 1965 and retired in 1984 after more than 19 years of service to the University. She was a cook … Memorials may be made to the Kairos Dwelling in Kalamazoo. Visit langelands.com to make a memorial guestbook entry. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39753

New Native American Affairs Council aims to build relationships, understanding across campus and in community

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… by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A collaborative, interdisciplinary effort is underway to honor Western Michigan University's … IN THE MAKING The seeds of the council were planted more than two years ago by a group of faculty members in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/66068

Sixth-grade students welcomed for tour and day of activities

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… Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—More than 1,000 sixth-grade students in the Kalamazoo Public … Michigan University for a day on a school-by-school basis and participate in free activities on campus beginning … sights on college and take advantage of the Kalamazoo Promise tuition scholarship program. During the month, KPS will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45572

Ross Gregory obituary

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… the WMU faculty in 1966 and retired in 2004 after more than 38 years of service to the University. He was a professor of history, specializing in 20th-century American history, American diplomatic history and modern East Asian …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38843