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Thousands of students, families on campus for 2015 orientation

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… are offered. The biggest one, New Student Orientation, is for incoming first-year students. A smaller but no less … understanding of the issues college students face and how they can support and meaningfully interact with their … held on upcoming Fridays in the Bernhard Center. They run from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. July 24 and 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24757

Western's thriving campus community returns with promise of prosperous year ahead

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… Western's thriving campus community returns with promise of prosperous year ahead Submitted by Erin Flynn on … new campus home. Fall Welcome ambassadors took time to show first-year students around campus and lead them in … to its group. Students could score swag and treats from restaurants, local businesses, RSOs and University …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69092

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/2018/02/45543

WMU launches supply chain academies in new tech center

Haworth College of Business

… Kalamazoo area. The organizations, with facility support from L.C. Howard Inc., will develop and operate supply chain … operations and inventory control. The first academy is scheduled for October at Urban Alliance's new technical …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/41478

Multiple public career fairs to be held at WMU this fall

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… Multiple public career fairs to be held at WMU this fall Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, … 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, law or …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/48887

'Living in the Age of Airplanes' film to premiere at Miller Auditorium

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… the Age of Airplanes," a documentary narrated by actor Harrison Ford and delivered by National Geographic, will … to 18 countries across all seven continents to illuminate how airplanes have empowered a century of global … Brian J. Terwilliger and features an original score by Academy Award-winning composer James Horner. This film is not …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/36016

Second Light Center research grant awarded to marketing professor

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… China, 1996-2013." Veeck will receive $3,000 to examine how food-related behaviors and perceptions of urban Chinese … patterns in urban areas. It also will expand upon dissertation work she did in China during 1995-96. That work … support the study of Greater China. For more information , visit the Light Center at wmich.edu/chinesestudiescenter . …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6516

Panel to tackle integrity of criminal justice system

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… key role of integrity in the criminal justice system. Panelists working in critical roles in the West Michigan criminal … weak spots in the system that threaten its integrity and how integrity in the system can be protected now and in the … will bring a different perspective to the discussion, from a former judge who used to hand down sentences and a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38393

WMU lauded for value to nation in Washington Monthly college ranking

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU jumped 28 spots in this year's rankings. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A college guide … WMU at No. 64 among national universities—up 28 places from its spot in the 2015 Washington Monthly ranking. … detail on student earnings 10 years after enrolling, how likely it is that they are able to pay down student …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/34557

Local alumna selected for fellowship, to study parasitology in Israel

College of Arts and Sciences

… alumna selected for fellowship, to study parasitology in Israel Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Warburton … through frequent visits to her mother’s family’s farm in Indiana and during a part-time job at a veterinary … , associate professor of biological sciences, to research how and why parasites are distributed in the manner that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/26915