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New climate and energy advisor develops vision for cleaner, greener Michigan

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… hitting record highs. Wildfires ravaging thousands of acres. The headlines related to climate change are … climate and energy advisor in June. Liesl Clark , director of the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, calls her a perfect …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54484

Award-winning singer, plane crash survivor to speak on resilience at WMU

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… a teenager when she was involved in a horrific plane crash. Of the 109 people aboard, only two survived. Sustained by her faith, family, and love of music, she has endured more than 100 reconstructive … Student Affairs , Lee Honors College , College of Arts and Sciences , Office of Diversity and Inclusion , and Center …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55402

Associate dean appointed for Extended University Programs

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… experienced administrator has been appointed associate dean of Western Michigan University's Extended University … to 2012 and as associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences from 2012 until January of this year, when he … impact of U.S. military bases. Martini earned a bachelor's degree in American studies from Pitzer College in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25570

Trustees update graduate residency policy, change nonresident graduate tuition structure and rates

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… meeting on Nov. 6 , the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees adopted a simplified nonresident graduate … retain the residency status that was determined at the time of their admission, mirroring the residency procedure for undergraduates. Additionally, with the onset of summer II next year, the nonresident graduate student …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/57018

Wind and percussion musicians featured at 50th annual festival

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University School of Music's 50th annual Spring Conference is coming to Miller … to promote the performance, understanding and composition of quality wind and percussion music. The event is free and … In 2010, Markowski graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in film practices from Arizona State …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46391

History made: Merze Tate College, Black women leaders honor Tate's legacy

Merze Tate College

… Feb. 6. Dr. Staci Perryman-Clark KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As part of celebrating Black History Month, Merze Tate College at … In 1927, Tate became the first Black student to earn a bachelor’s degree from Western, and she went on to become a … advisor to world leaders. In September 2021, WMU named one of its academic units after her—one of the few Black women …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74559

Collaboration, teamwork lead to sharp increase in grants to WMU

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… Western Michigan University. Externally funded awards, much of them for research, pushed the grant total for the 2014-15 fiscal year past $35 million, an increase of nearly $8 million over the previous year. The grant total … WMU's Department of Physics and its Mallinson Institute for Science Education, is meant to create and validate through …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28716

Autonomous vehicle research rolling onto WMU campus

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… tested on the WMU campus. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Transportation of the future has arrived on the Western Michigan University … campus. Research involving an autonomous electric shuttle officially kicked off Thursday, Sept. 19 . The $2.1 million project, funded …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55431

Alumnus and CEO to speak at next Entrepreneurship Forum

Haworth College of Business

… verified) on Pohl KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The CEO and co-founder of Zipments, an online software and service platform, will be the next speaker at … Haworth College of Business. Garrick Pohl , who earned bachelor's and master's degrees from WMU in 1995 and 2000, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/27783

Growing sports network to be focus at next Entrepreneurship Forum

Haworth College of Business

… (not verified) on Vaughn KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The co-founder of a middle and high school sports network will be the next … series at Western Michigan University’s Haworth College of Business. Ryan Vaughn of Varsity News Network will speak … Alerts and Scheduler. Ryan Vaughn Vaughn, who received a Bachelor of Arts degree from WMU in 2006, has expertise in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29041