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Flags lowered Tuesday for Michigan State Police Trooper Chad H. Wolf

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on LANSING, Mich.—By order of Gov. Rick Snyder, flags on all campuses of Western Michigan University and throughout Michigan will … service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1 , at Fenton High School. Flags at half-staff Former Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26529

Award-winning WMU alumna is new Grand Rapids regional location director

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… Roehm KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Joanne Roehm , former director of Strategic Initiatives and LaughFest for Gilda’s Club Grand Rapids, took on the role of director for Western Michigan University's Grand Rapids … and I am so excited to help WMU-Grand Rapids become the school of choice for students in the area who are pursuing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64494

Diann J. Miller obituary

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… Diann J. Miller , Western Michigan University assistant professor emerita, died March 2 . She was 76. Miller, of Kalamazoo, joined the University Counseling and Testing … Association. Prior to coming to WMU, Miller taught high school social studies in Wisconsin. She earned a bachelor's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45874

Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity commemorates 50 years at WMU

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… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO—The Epsilon Xi chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Inc. fraternity is celebrating its … featuring Dennis W. Archer, play depicting experiences of black students on campus leading up to and following the … at Washtenaw Community College; Edgar Watson, retired K-12 school system educator, 1920 Sangren Hall, 4 p.m. Panel …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1826

Student awarded prestigious Boren Scholarship for study abroad

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… his Russian language studies. Sipes was selected as one of 161 Boren Scholarship recipients for fall 2013 out of a historic high of 947 applicants from around the … the past three years, is a graduate of Bangor (Mich.) High School and a transfer student from Kalamazoo Valley …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10903

WMU men's rugby club eyes national championship

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… Flynn on The WMU men's rugby team practices in the shadow of Heritage Hall. The team won its first-ever MAC title and … where competitive rugby starts as early as elementary school.  "I played with and against pretty much all of our team in high school. I went to South Africa going into my senior year to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53484

University to honor its top four staffers for 2016-17

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… represent each year's most outstanding employees—the best of the best. The recipients for 2016-17 are Adrienne Fraaza … Deborah O'Keefe O'Keefe O'Keefe is budget analyst for the School of Music. She was hired in 2011 as coordinator of budgets in the school. She manages all of her unit's budgets, as well as …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42945

Community invited to help ArtPrize competitor complete sculpture

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… , Kalamazoo ceramic artist Shay Church will welcome members of the public to help him as he applies wet clay to his … ArtPrize entry. The is being installed on the fifth floor of the Western Michigan University Center-Downtown, located … Shay Church Church, a 2000 alumnus of WMU's Frostic School of Art, earned his master's degree from San Jose …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9063

WMU partnership boosts aviation maintenance instruction, experience

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… University's new partnership with AAR, a global provider of aviation services, is expected to enhance instruction for … and mentoring opportunities, as well as the sharing of proprietary software information with students interested … maintenance technician talent pipeline and educating high school students on the exciting opportunities available to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/10/49917

Robert S. Kaiser Sales, Negotiation and Leadership Lab opens to students

Haworth College of Business

… Mich.—A major gift by alumnus Robert Kaiser, owner and CEO of Gallagher-Kaiser Corporation, has transformed the sales lab at Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business. The renovated and expanded facility has been … which means that all students are employed, in graduate school or serving in the military within three months of

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/10/49572