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More than 300 WMU business students to clean Ft. Custer headstones

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… on Students at Fort Custer KALAMAZOO, Mich.--A brigade of more than 300 students from Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business are enlisting in the college's second annual … in Augusta, Michigan, where they will clean the headstones of nearly 2,000 graves in preparation for Veterans Day. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19903

WMU human resources student chapter wins national award

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University chapter of the Society for Excellence in Human Resources again has … up Superior Merit Awards in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. All of the awards, including this year's Merit Award, recognize … job in providing opportunities for growth and development of its student chapter members as well as partnership with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16622

WMU researchers awarded NIH grant to improve canes used by blind

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Design and use of long canes will be studied. KALAMAZOO—People who are … have visual impairments could be the ultimate beneficiaries of a $421,125 grant awarded to Western Michigan University researchers to improve the design and use of canes . The grant, from the U.S. Department of Health and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15729

Final direction for Valley Dining Center announced

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… announced Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Photo of the planning concept. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Key planning … decisions necessary to move forward with building the state-of-the-art Valley Dining Center were presented to the … iconic dining venue for potential students as well as a valuable amenity for WMU community members and second, design a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19430

Passion for helping drives family studies graduate's success

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… kids. She treasures the memories she's collected from years of working at summer camps and in after-school programs. Initially intent on becoming a teacher, … are really proud of me. My dad always told me to focus on school and continue with education," she says, grateful for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62463

Facilities management administrator to head industry association

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… Peter Strazdas has won the vote to become president-elect of a leading industry association of facilities professionals at educational institutions. Strazdas, WMU's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/16287

WMU named finalist for national Climate Leadership Award

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… a finalist to win a 2014 Climate Leadership Award as part of an annual competition among the U.S. colleges and … Presidents' Climate Commitment. Vote now WMU is one of four schools in its category for national honors in the awards … to date, according to Second Nature. The other three schools in the running for top honors among …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/14863

Osher Institute offering summer 2015 classes, trips

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… Osher Institute offering summer 2015 classes, trips Submitted by Anonymous … short-term courses and three daylong trips are being offered this summer by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute … personal enrichment and aimed at mature adults. The first of these activities began June 2 , but plenty of others are …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24523

Kalamazoo County students are up to something big

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… something big next month—something really big. Two teams of up to 40 students in grades four through eight will be … and community among the county's youth. A limited number of seats remain open for the free workshops , all of which take place from 12:45 to 4 p.m. Saturdays in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13855

Honors college home earns LEED silver certification as 'green' building

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… on WMU's Lee Honors College KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The home of Western Michigan University's Lee Honors College has been … benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings. Certification accredits … Aug. 25 by the Green Building Council. It brings the number of LEED-certified structures on the WMU campus to 10, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18608