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White, Potter, Nowak and Parker are headed to the NFL

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… round of the 2006 NFL draft. Potter (Buffalo Bills) Potter is in select company as well, joining Dale Livingston, as … to be drafted in program history and the first in more than 40 years (1968). White and Potter are the fifth and … Bills, 1995) and current Tampa Bay Buccaneer E.J. Biggers (Tampa Bay, 2009). Jordan White During 2011 season, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/376

Take precautions to avoid getting, spreading influenza

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… that students are back from the holiday recess," says Dr. Lisa Marshall, medical director for the Sindecuse Health … large organizations are experiencing. At the top of the list are taking everyday preventive actions to stop the … and diarrhea, although this is more common in children than adults, and not everyone with flu will have a fever. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4067

Three recipients honored with 2022 Excellence in Diversity Award

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… 2022 Excellence in Diversity Award Submitted by Paula M. Davis on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Western Michigan University will … departments, centers and other units in the process of disaggregating unit data around faculty and staff recruitment … has made in this kind of institutional equity and is more than worthy of being recognized with the Excellence in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69069

Two WMU programs awarded $1 million federal grants to help students

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… by Deanne Puca on TRiO SSP students engage in an exercise. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Two Western Michigan University … first-generation, low-income students or students with a disability have been awarded five-year federal grants that each total more than $1 million.   The U.S. Department of Education awarded …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26605

Nominate colleagues for spring 2017 staff award

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… awards are due Tuesday, Feb. 28 . Make a Difference is a campuswide peer-to-peer program that recognizes staff … a semiannual award, and therefore an annual award, no more than once every five academic years. Eligible employee … Support Staff Organization (nonbargaining group for hourly benefits-eligible Staff Compensation System employees) …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37612

Mentorship, experiential learning help students thrive at Western, land jobs post-graduation

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… were invaluable." Dezmond Stover was excited to jump into his career in aviation operations after graduating in December 2020. Read recent Bronco success stories and visit Bronco Spotlights to learn how Western is giving … recent college graduates. Over the past five years, more than 90% of Western alumni have reported being actively …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67244

Entrepreneur to give Distinguished Speaker Series talk

Haworth College of Business

… Entrepreneur to give Distinguished Speaker Series talk Submitted by Anonymous (not … a group of logistics and manufacturing companies with more than one-half billion dollars in sales and eight plants in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34780

WMU grants top $1.5 million mark in January, February

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University garnered more than $1.5 million in grants in January and February, … president of research, to implement evidence-based and promising practices and strategies to ensure students with disabilities, including those with significant disabilities, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/22714

Nominate colleagues for fall 2016 staff award

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… awards are due Monday, Oct. 31 . Make a Difference is a campuswide peer-to-peer program that recognizes staff … a semiannual award, and therefore an annual award, no more than once every five academic years. Eligible employee … Support Staff Organization (nonbargaining group for hourly benefits-eligible Staff Compensation System employees). …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35472

WMU political science professors field election calls from far and wide

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… on the presidential race. Dr. Jim Butterfield was on television in Vietnam, while Dr. Mahendra Lawoti , who is from Nepal, was interviewed by Nepali media. Professors … sense of more people being interested earlier in the year than is often the case for a general election. What has …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36122