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Spring 2014 outstanding staffers to be honored

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… 2014 recipients of WMU’s semiannual Make a Difference award. The recipients will each receive $300, before taxes, and a commemorative certificate. Spring 2014 award winners Bonnie Ayers , student financial aid and … , president’s office Kevin Hinds , public safety Tracey Kauppila , College of Aviation Nancy Landsberger , civil and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/14739

Funding available for small businesses to support hiring interns

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… Funding available for small businesses to support hiring interns Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) … connect Michigan's corporations to critical university assets to help promote innovative research and grow Michigan's economy. Small Company Internship Award Program Garcia says MCRN's Small Company Internship …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14572

NPR favorite 'Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!' comes to Miller Auditorium

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… NPR favorite 'Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!' comes to Miller Auditorium Submitted … closely they paid attention to the week's news. He serves up questions in all forms, including multiple choice, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/13219

University Theatre presents '9 to 5 The Musical'

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… 2 p.m. "9 to 5" follows three unlikely friends as they team up to get even with their "sexist, egotistical, lying" boss by singing and dancing their way to revenge in the workplace. From Grammy winner Dolly … Theatre Complex or Miller Auditorium ticket offices. Group discounts are available by calling (269) 387-3227. For …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13818

WMU wins NSF grant to study contaminants in industry, agriculture

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… Mich.—A Western Michigan University researcher has been awarded a $284,833 grant from the National Science Foundation … when found in fertilizers and also are a toxic byproduct in waste from manufacturing and mining. The grant was awarded … chloride and other chlorides on the roads and these end up in our bodies of water," Mezei says. "And then there are …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18390

Professor's radio show wins award, additional segments to air

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… Professor's radio show wins award, additional segments to air Submitted by Anonymous (not … studies, recently won the Excellence in Broadcasting award from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters in the … the pilot show, Downey and producer Zak Rosen have teamed up to bring monthly installments of shorter segments of "The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/05/7190

WMU researchers' school renewal project expands with $15M grant

College of Education and Human Development

… WMU researchers' school renewal project expands with $15M grant Submitted by Chris … University's High-Impact Leadership (HIL) for School Renewal Project has been renewed and awarded $15 million by the … to 150 schools elementary and middle schools in up to 80 school districts across Michigan. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72476

Community values focus of Heritage Hall grand opening

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… heralded as "the Acropolis of Kalamazoo." Heritage Hall was the campus' first building and was constructed after the … and was sent to WMU for the occasion by Congressman Fred Upton . The flag pole on site was a gift from the WMU Class … opportunities Additional self-guided tour opportunities are set for 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, and 1 to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27910

ESL program is one sum in degree equation for Chinese accounting major

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… 2008 global economic crisis, the Chinese real estate market was sluggish, and we experienced reduced sales on both … centrally controlled government market—the relationship of supply and demand does not have the same impact on the … market as it does in the U.S. That’s when I realized it was a good time to pursue my dream of studying abroad.” Qi …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2014/01/qi-qi-spotlight

Two receive WMU’s highest honor for teaching

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… as the recipients of this year's Distinguished Teaching Awards during WMU's Academic Convocation at 2 p.m. Friday, … disciplines. "Allison is passionate, dedicated and an asset to WMU," wrote one former student. "She has taken an art … been diminished and her enthusiasm for teaching and her upbeat demeanor remains unbowed. "We have to stop her from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27321