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Revised road closings for Saturday's Campus Classic

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… West Shaw Lane. 9 to 10:15 a.m. — Ring Road (Rankin Avenue, Goldsworth Drive, North Dormitory and West Michigan from … , including online race registration, signing up as a race volunteer and a map of the 5K course. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1848

Spring career-related events set; fairs are open to public

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… casual or business professional attire and bring a supply of resumes. More information, including lists of … get 40 percent off career dress apparel during the WMU Suit Up event at J.C. Penney in the Crossroads Mall in Portage at … Association and hosted by the WMU College of Aviation. Support also is provided by MASCO Flight Operations and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45800

'Black Lives, Black Words' at York Arena

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… by award-winning playwright Reginald Edmund . Edmund's goal for the movement is to empower artists of color to … theaters in Canada, England and in U.S. cities such as Chicago, Minneapolis, Baltimore and Toronto. Local playwrights, … the Playwrights' Center. His play "Southbridge" was runner up for the Kennedy Center's Lorraine Hansberry and Rosa …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45185

Working with youth has its own rewards, challenges

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… by Deanne Puca on Dr. Karen Blaisure KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Support and education for professionals who work with young … Blaisure , WMU professor of family and consumer science. "Good intentions are good, but we need more when working with youth." A master's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53714

Alumnus Matt Giraud joins Gold Company's 40th-anniversary show

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… Alumnus Matt Giraud joins Gold Company's 40th-anniversary show Submitted by Deanne Puca on Gold Company KALAMAZOO, Mich.—"American Idol" finalist and … Western Michigan University's award-winning vocal jazz group, Gold Company , on stage for its 40th-anniversary concert …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44966

2023 Arbor Day celebration honors Western's commitment to Tree Campus designation

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… of Western's Office for Sustainability, help plant a pagoda dogwood. Courtesy: Laura Kirkendall Darrell Junkins … the Arbor Day celebration. Courtesy: Laura Kirkendall Two pagoda dogwoods are among the trees planted on Arbor Day. Jeff … as Western's resident Lorax, Darrell Junkins , grounds supervisor, spoke for the three trees, which he deemed guests …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71542

Sales students place second overall in national competition

Haworth College of Business

… displayed a great openness to each other's views, rolled up their sleeves, and brainstormed and executed the … built a marketing campaign for one of E & J Gallo's struggling wine brands and presented a plan to improve sales. … role-plays in our sales classes gave me confidence going in to the competition." WMU's Sales and Business …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43518

New app offers self-guided tour experience to prospective WMU students

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… and interest, Western's seen an influx of applications—up 8%. The Early Action deadline for first-year, domestic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62451

Lifelong learning events, courses and trips announced for new semester

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… activities open to area residents who want learn more about upcoming lifelong learning offerings. In the case of … will be a book swap, during which participants can exchange up to five books they have read for five they have not read. … Topics include community college leadership, corporate and government crime, water levels and diversion in the Great …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37257

Fostering success of STEM transfer students at WMU is focus of nearly $1M NSF grant

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… at the National Science Foundation is specifically to support low-income but academically talented students in STEM … investigator on the grant, who aims to offer more support for transfer students at Western. "We have a lot of … all of these freshman orientation things, but when you show up in January as a sophomore or as a junior, there just …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61436