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Communitywide event set to inaugurate Montgomery as WMU president

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… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The formal installation of Dr. Edward Montgomery as the ninth president of Western … featuring ensembles from the University's celebrated School of Music. WMU Trustee Kenneth V. Miller will act as … on Aug. 1. He previously had been the dean of the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University and earlier …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42380

Shirley Van Hoeven obituary

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… on Shirley Van Hoeven Dr. Shirley Van Hoeven , a professor emerita of communication at Western Michigan … speaker and presenter to community groups, including school districts, the American Business Women's Association … Shirley A. Van Hoeven Graduate Fellowship in the WMU School of Communication or the John G. Bouwman Camp Sunshine …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18512

Ethics Center offers three book club events for the fall semester

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… Ethics Center offers three book club events for the fall semester … curriculum coordinator at the WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, will lead discussions of "The Left Hand … Hate speech Kathy Purnell, a part-time instructor in the School of Public Affairs and Administration, will lead …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40701

Future educators hit the ropes course to enhance collaboration skills

College of Education and Human Development

… across the Z-shaped balance beam. Maggie Walters, director of the Adventure Centre  at Pretty Lake Camp. Chloe … engagement and support their students. At the start of the school year they have an annual Fall Welcome Back Bash where … also hosts academic and financial workshops, graduate school exploration and the opportunity for students to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71574

Glasser, Quada win Distinguished Service awards

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… University efforts to serve military veterans are winners of WMU's 2014-15 Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Harold … in Military Times EDGE magazine, and as a Military Friendly School. In addition, the University became one of only three schools in Michigan and one of 20 in the nation to be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18458

Pianist Christopher Taylor to close WMU's Piano Masters series

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… Masters series presented by Western Michigan University’s School of Music at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 19 , in the Dalton … Taylor Taylor has many ties to Kalamazoo. He was one of the first Gilmore Young Artists in the '90s, and his …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38566

Obare named interim vice president for research

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A researcher with a long track record of attracting external funding and collaborating on … fellows, graduate and undergraduate students and high school and middle school students. Obare's career at WMU has been …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/40983

Physician to discuss how inequities impact health care

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… be given by Dr. David A. Ansell , senior vice president of community health equity and associate provost for … of the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine. Free parking will be available in the … talk is being co-sponsored by the WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Shared Prosperity Kalamazoo, YWCA …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40228

WMU is again home to Michigan Geographic Bee

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The final round of the bee, beginning at 2:15 p.m., is open to the public. … April 4, and will bring the young semi-finalists from schools across the state and their families to the Fetzer … now in its 26th year. About the bee Bees were held in schools with fourth- through eighth-grade students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/14886

University Recreation’s new equipment investment prioritizes individualized student workouts, modern exercise trends

Student Affairs

… Recreation Center is buzzing with activity. At any time of day, basketball and pickleball games can be heard from the courts below, layered with the encouraging cheers of F45 coaches pushing their students to new levels of … and gym memberships continue to be a large part of high school students’ lives, the facilities they have access to …

https://wmich.edu/studentaffairs/news/2025/09/src-equipment-update