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Select group receives top undergraduate honor for 2015

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… the highest honor WMU can bestow on an undergraduate. The award goes to the most outstanding seniors in each of the … electrical engineering program. Lind's community service activities included volunteering for Habitat for … of science, epistemology, probability theory and linear algebra. She has always loved teaching and is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/25421

Counseling psychologist and faculty member Croteau dies suddenly

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… Counseling psychologist and faculty member Croteau dies suddenly Submitted by Anonymous (not … after falling ill while cycling Sept. 18 in Kalamazoo. He was 59. James Croteau Croteau, a member of the WMU faculty … he worked for six years as a counselor at Ithaca College. Services Services will be held at Betzler Life Story Funeral …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35100

WMU grad student's poetry book published, wins big award

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… WMU grad student's poetry book published, wins big award Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Rocha … after winning the 2014 Donald Hall Prize for Poetry. The award, sponsored by the Association of Writers and Writing Programs and named after American poet, writer, editor and critic Donald …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26664

Fashion show puts Western students' design skills, resilience on display

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… by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—"My first sentence was 'I love shoes,'" says Chloe LePine , recalling the … delight she felt when her mother showed her a pair of shimmering ruby red slippers as a toddler. "I just always knew, at a very young age, I wanted to get into …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63636

Classic air race with WMU aviators to travel through Kalamazoo

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… Vena KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Two Western Michigan University women aviators will join more than 50 other teams of women … instructor at the college. Karsten is a 2005 graduate of Onaway High School. "It's going to challenge me not only as a … over the handicap speed as possible. The pilots have the leeway to play the elements by holding out and timing their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24905

WMU students place first at sales competition

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… Michigan University's Haworth College of Business claimed first place at the University of Toledo Invitational … in the top three in 2019 and 2018. This year's competition was completely virtual, with 36 schools competing via Zoom. The task was to sell 3M™ 775L Cubitron™ II Discs and the clean …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63547

A growing inspiration: Undergraduates’ garden initiative motivates the masses

College of Arts and Sciences

… urban gardening initiative, are seated on the retaining wall overlooking the garden they've cultivated as part of … of a housing complex in Kalamazoo, atop a retaining wall, a vibrant garden flourishes with an array of fresh produce—from baby watermelons to cherry tomatoes. This garden is more than mere …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73961

Lambert R. VanderKooi obituary

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… (not verified) on Dr. Lambert R. VanderKooi , professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering at Western … 2015 , at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence in Kalamazoo. He was 80. VanderKooi, of Portage, joined the faculty in 1970 and retired in 2000 after 30 years of service to the University. Among other accolades, he earned …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29872

WMU begins new academic year with preferred name policy

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… WMU begins new academic year with preferred name policy Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … name policy, according to Campus Pride, a national service and advocacy group for LGBTQ and ally student … to the inclusion of all individuals," says Dr. Martha Warfield , vice president for diversity and inclusion. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26662

Boil water advisory in effect for some campus locations through Saturday evening

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… Boil water advisory in effect for some campus locations through Saturday evening Submitted by … from the Hoekje/Bigelow dining facility or Valley II Dining Service. Bistro3 will reopen at 7 a.m. Monday, Oct. 5. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27458