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Anonymous donor reveals himself to students who want to be teachers
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… Giramia and Tomlinson KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Six recent graduates of Kalamazoo high schools have just had an opportunity to meet those behind a … receive. The Western Michigan University-Kalamazoo Public Schools Future Educators Program will help the students …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35533
Chemistry professor is new WMU associate vice president for research
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… Chemistry professor is new WMU associate vice president for research … fellows, graduate and undergraduate students and high school and middle school students. "Dr. Obare is the perfect fit for this …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36867
WMU using NEH grant to aid first-generation college students
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… verified) on Dr. Dini Metro-Roland, far right, during one of last year's classes. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The National … transitioning to higher education. H4E provides a series of free, rigorous humanities courses to members of the … by creating a bridge year between their senior year in high school and freshman year in college. This bridge-year …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37253
Governor recognizes WMU renovation for reducing energy waste
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… work that included, among other things, the installation of new ground source heat pumps; update of plumbing … year by public sector entities, such as universities, school districts and municipalities. Finalists in the category this year were Eastern Jackson Community Schools and Parchment School District. Honorable mention …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/34177
WMU named Michigan's top affordable university
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… university in Michigan. Business Insider released its list of the most affordable colleges in each state July 30. Using … data from the 2016-17 academic year and looks at each school's published tuition and required fees, as well as … Ten universities like University of Wisconsin-Madison and schools from the Mid-American Conference like Bowling Green …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/41578
Consumers Energy CEO to present at Distinguished Speaker Series
Haworth College of Business
… Mich.— Patti Poppe , president and chief executive officer of CMS Energy and its principal subsidiary, Consumers … degree in management from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. For more WMU news, arts and events , …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/02/51206
Faucet attachment cuts down on grease and the competition at Bronco Pitch
Haworth College of Business
… Griffith on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Minimizing time in front of the kitchen sink while leaving dishes sparkling clean is … for a chance to compete and receive prize money and valuable feedback from judges on how to further develop their ideas. This year, teams of local high school students also pitched their ideas for the fourth year …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67954
Grants to WMU approach $3 million mark in November, December
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… Mental Health Services to Dr. Carol Sundberg , director of the WMU Center for Disability Services. The grant will be … included a $416,816 award from the National Institutes of Health to Dr. James R. Springstead , assistant professor … health care and develop an integrated transdisciplinary school-based health center program. For more news, arts and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22463
WMU trustees approve 2019-20 tuition rates
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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.-- The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees has approved a recommendation to set tuition and required fees for 2019-20 at levels officials believe balance affordability with offering … the start of WMU's fiscal year, which begins July 1 , school officials do not yet know what the University's …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/54096
Campus visit rekindles a family legacy
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… members. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Her family's name has graced one of Western Michigan University's best-known instructional … Seattle area. Wilson decided to attend WMU because of the School of Music's international reputation, not realizing … of dean of administration in 1934. The former public school superintendent was elevated to president in 1936, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23896