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Award-winning singer, plane crash survivor to speak on resilience at WMU

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… Award-winning singer, plane crash survivor to speak on resilience … emotional resilience is unimaginable. She's undergone so many years of constant surgery and in addition to that she's … "I hope people who come to the lecture gain an increased awareness and appropriate value of the personal quality of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55402

High finance of Wall Street comes to business college

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… High finance of Wall Street comes to business college Submitted by … University Haworth College of Business, and students are in on the action. A major gift to the University was … opened Oct. 27, 2014. Student-managed investments Many classes will call the Greenleaf Trust Trading Room …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26057

Protecting children from environmental threats topic of humanities talk

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… Protecting children from environmental threats topic of humanities … Ithaca College. Steingraber contends the intimate world of parenting connects closely to the public world of … is bringing together scientists and humanists to consider how the world's temperature, environmental and social …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14025

Stephen G. Jones obituary

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… Dr. Stephen G. Jones , professor emeritus of music and an internationally known professional trumpet player, who died … of the WMU faculty for 42 years before his retirement in 2014.  His tenure at the University included many performances as a soloist and as a member of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46680

One-day blood drive part of annual CMU-WMU challenge

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… members of the University and Greater Kalamazoo communities are invited to participate. About the challenge According to … of blood during Bronco Blood Bash. By collecting that many units, the club would beat the University of Michigan's … donors to a Michigan blood drive during 2016. Everyone who shows up to donate blood April 7 will receive a free hero …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31408

Academic Convocation sets direction for 2014-15 academic year

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… for WMU's president to set the direction for the coming year. The event, set for 2 p.m. in the Dalton Center …  Distinguished Teaching Award—for faculty members who are exceptional educators and mentors and have demonstrated … dedication.   Emerging Faculty Scholars—honoring early-career faculty members who have demonstrated the promise to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19494

Student participation sought for annual sustainability survey

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… Student participation sought for annual sustainability survey Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, … Office for Sustainability at Western Michigan University are conducting the annual Student Sustainability Survey … offering their opinions, students can directly influence how sustainability fee funds are spent. This annually …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45657

Former students honor legacy of world-renowned WMU religion and society professor

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… was forged as a child. Growing up in Frankfurt, Germany, he was just 6 years old when Hitler came to power. As … a profound impact on his life, and he has dedicated his career to studying the relationship of religion to secular … thousands of students. "He really teaches his students how to think critically about the world," says Byrd. "It …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56636

WMU to host a free Chinese New Year Gala

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… Festival, is one of the biggest celebrations in China and many Asian countries. The gala features live entertainment … of the Confucius Institute, wants the New Year's Gala to show the Kalamazoo and WMU community the local opportunities … Chinese perspective to the University and the Kalamazoo area. It was established in 2009 through a partnership with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45164

Sustainable agriculture practices, access to food and healthful eating focus of fall lecture series

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… Sustainable agriculture practices, access to food and healthful … local food system initiatives and more. Lyceum lectures are held from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesdays through Dec. 5 inInstitute of the Environment and Sustainability Sept. 19: "How Did Meat Become a Global Food?" Dr. Wilson Warren , WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/48802