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Alfred Balkin obituary

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… 1992 after 21 years of service to the University. During his WMU career, Balkin earned national recognition as a song … and conducted research on children's television as well as how the arts can be used to improve education. For his body … Alan Blake. Balkin went on to earn a Doctor of Education from Columbia University and to focus on an academic instead …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31774

Regional course and online tuition rates set for 2014-15

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… approved a 3.2 percent tuition increase for all regional location courses and set a new tuition structure for … 2014, tuition for undergraduate courses taught at regional locations will be $404.73 per credit hour, while graduate … at per-credit-hour rate assessed for an on-campus, lower-division resident undergraduate—$338.70. A $60 per-credit-hour …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16519

So that all may learn

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… that all may learn Submitted by Erin Flynn on Laura Frantz shows a student how to use a voice recorder for at-home … life in a new country with a language you don’t understand is difficult enough as an adult. Making that transition as a child in a pandemic, when a mysterious disease abruptly shuts down what little normalcy …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61847

Summer camps offered at Fort St. Joseph archaeological site

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… site Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Registration is underway for youth and lifelong learners to participate … WMU's Department of Anthropology pinpointed the fort's location during an initial survey in 1998. Excavations began …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38710

Herbert "Herb" E. Ellinger obituary

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… Michigan College in 1944. He earned a bachelor's degree from WMU in 1949 and a master's degree from the University … WMU in 1983. Ellinger wrote two books, "Automechanics," published in 1972, and "Automotive Engines," published in 1974. … and whatever needed to be fixed while teaching mechanics how to do further repairs. Services and remembrances A …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41022

Kinetic Affect to address diversity in community performance

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… 714 S. Westnedge Ave. in Kalamazoo. The free performance is open to employees of the agencies sponsoring the 2013 … The performance also will help audience members realize how personal experiences affect the way they view the world … earned a bachelor's degree in film, video and media studies from WMU in 2008 and has studied creative writing, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5531

WMU aviation students to use leading-edge iPad technology

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… end, and Western Michigan University's College of Aviation is on the leading edge of that change. As part of its iPad … of reference material used in the process of learning how to fly, but the ForeFlight app is arguably the cornerstone of iPad utility as an electronic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1651

Program designed to boost Dominican Republic's education system

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… collaboration between the University and the D.R.'s Ministry of Education, Ministry of Higher Education and the … via a hybrid learning format and with teaching support from WMU faculty. Two times during the fall and spring … the United States and that greatly accelerated interest in how WMU could help advance the country’s educational …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17341

Students, public invited to career fairs held this fall

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… Students, public invited to career fairs held this fall Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western … Members of the public, along with students and alumni from WMU and other area colleges and universities, are … are considering advanced study. Attendees seeking tips on how to strengthen their applications to graduate or medical …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55090

WMU launches new entrepreneurship opportunities for students

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… minor open to all students— will be available beginning this fall . "Our students are very entrepreneurial in nature. … program with the purpose of providing students from any major with a foundation in entrepreneurial concepts … The major provides students with the ability to understand how business ideas and companies develop and to possibly …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15728