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Aerospace engineering alumna soaring at Boeing

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… Erin Flynn on A post-graduation activity report reveals 94% of 2018-19 WMU graduates are actively employed or pursuing … Even when they did not quite understand what I was doing in school, they kept supporting me during my falls and cheered … at Boeing as well,” Haji explains. “She gave me really valuable advice during school and how to prepare for industry …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58017

WMU secures MVAA's Education Innovator Award

Military and Veterans Affairs

… Education Analyst Joe Saur. Award Citation: In recognition of their innovative and comprehensive support for Michigan … workshop that connects veterans to essential services. By offering a workshop that assists veterans in obtaining ID … their educational goals. Learn more about Veteran-Friendly Schools by visiting MVAA's education website . If you are a …

https://wmich.edu/military/news/2024/09/mvaa-award

WMU staff member among graduates honored by U.S. presidents

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… , Western Michigan University's new executive director of flight operations, is in Little Rock, Arkansas, to take … enrolled in previously whites-only Little Rock Central High School in 1957 after segregation in education was declared … nine students were initially prevented from entering the school, was an important event in the Civil Rights Movement. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33510

WMU board approves honorary degree for French composer Legrand

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… (not verified) on Legrand (Photo credit: michellagrandofficial.com) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Acting at their Feb. 11 meeting, the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees approved awarding an honorary doctoral degree … such motion pictures as "The Thomas Crown Affair," "Summer of '42" and "Umbrellas of Cherbourg," will be in Kalamazoo …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30243

Campus Ring Road to close temporarily

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Improvements associated with construction of Western Michigan University's new Valley Dining Center will result in closure of a key portion of the campus Ring Road from 7 a.m. Tuesday, July 5, through …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33292

University Theatre presents 'Baby With the Bathwater'

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… This show contains mature content. Patrons under the age of 16 will not be admitted. Purchase tickets online: … is a dark comedy that explores the impossible journey of parenting, the delicacy of children and the unpredictability of the world we live …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35035

Horn Day 2017 features Michigan native Leelanee Sterrett

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… for Horn Day is $20. Leelanee Sterrett Sterrett, third horn of the New York Philharmonic, joined the orchestra in June … of Wisconsin-Madison and a master's degree from the Yale School of Music. Sterrett has spent summers at the … class and recital, a solo competition for middle and high school participants, a recital by the WMU Horn Choir and WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37861

Lessons from Terri Schiavo case up for discussion at Ethics Center event

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… Terri Schiavo will come into focus later this month as part of the Western Michigan University Center for the Study of … Ethics, Humanities and Law at the WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 12 , … presentation is co-sponsored by the WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine. For more information , visit …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31508

WMU to play critical role in national manufacturing initiative

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… innovation initiative being announced by U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter today in San Jose, California. … Innovation Institute as the nation's newest member of the Obama administration's Nationwide Network for … Alliance leading the initiative. A $75 million Department of Defense award to FlexTech will be matched by $96 million …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26501

Trustees vote to keep WMU's tuition within the state cap

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… The increase includes a Student Assessment Fee increase of $16 per semester that was initiated by students and approved in a March campuswide referendum. The intent of the $16 per semester increase is to provide additional … organizations and programs. Effective with the start of the fall 2015 semester, annual costs for a full-time …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24543