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Students picking up litter, raising funds to preserve Great Lakes

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… State Park GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—Students from Western Michigan University's Grand Rapids Master of Business … more than 5,000 metric tons of plastic entered Lake Michigan in 2016. And an estimated 10,000 metric tons of … for the Great Lakes to continue making the Great Lakes healthy and safe for all. Previous impact projects hosted by …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47683

Alumna awarded Pulitzer Prize for poetry

W Magazine

… Mich.—Famed poet Diane Seuss , BA ‘81, MSW ‘83, of Niles, Michigan, has been awarded a 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry … was growing up in a rural, working-class town in Southwest Michigan. I’m honored readers have seemed to feel seen and heard by the poems in this collection.” Born in Michigan City, Indiana, she has taught at Kalamazoo College, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69081

WMU baseball announces 2017 schedule

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… WMU Intercollegiate Athletics KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University baseball Broncos will play five Big Ten teams, including Michigan State, Illinois, Michigan and Northwestern, in its upcoming 2017 season. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/37052

Alumnus returns for one more challenge—a master's degree in finance from WMU Haworth

Haworth College of Business

… goal is earning a Master of Science in finance from Western Michigan University. “Initially the program seemed a bit … for his employer, Quick Sav Food Stores in Flint, Michigan, where he works as a strategic planning specialist. … student, Kolyvanov completed multiple internships in Michigan with Eastman Outdoors. Following graduation, he …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71376

WMU sees surge in new freshman, grad and international students

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University's fall 2013 enrollment figures show a … percentage increases officially announced this fall by any Michigan public university. Despite steep decreases in the number of Michigan high school graduates over the past five years, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9450

Washington Monthly lauds WMU as one of nation's best values

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… Washington Monthly for the second year. KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University students are returning to campus this … national universities, coming in at No. 123. Among other Michigan schools rated highly on the overall list are the University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Michigan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8977

Nearly $3M grant will help WMU increase ESL-endorsed teacher workforce

College of Education and Human Development

… Leffler on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A new grant will help Western Michigan University fill a critical need for teachers of multilingual learners (MLs) in Michigan. Dr. Selena Protacio , principal investigator (PI), … (ESL) graduate program, which will qualify them for the Michigan ESL endorsement provided they pass the ESL …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69606

New program pairs Western students with MSP to bring justice in unsolved murders

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… cold case murders will be part of a new program at Western Michigan University. In partnership with Michigan State Police, criminal justice students are getting … access to case files from unsolved murders in southwest Michigan. Michigan State Police Detective First Lieutenant …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63526

Top teacher award goes to another WMU grad

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… Lougheed KALAMAZOO, Mich.—For the second year in a row, the Michigan Department of Education has selected a Western Michigan University alumna as its top teacher. Cara Lougheed … countless lives and inspired her students and colleagues. Michigan is a great state because of the dedicated teachers …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53382

WMU's New Issues saluted with award, $10,000 grant

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on The anthology "Poetry in Michigan/Michigan in Poetry" was named a 2014 Michigan Notable Book. KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13207