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Oprah's favorite guest Tererai Trent will speak at WMU
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… International KALAMAZOO-- Dr. Tererai Trent , whose moving story of being "the woman who buried her dreams" earned her … Michigan University Wednesday, Jan. 25. A WMU alumna, Trent is returning to Kalamazoo to speak at Southwest Michigan … "epitomizes everything I've been trying to say on this show for 25 years." Trent's story was first chronicled on the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/65
WMU hosts Michigan high school students for programming competition
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… Kayla Lambert on KAMSC sophomore Connor Cole (left) with his teammates during the WMU High School Programming … school computer programming contest Saturday, Nov. 15, showcasing the talents of the future generation of computer … Beach Community High School gathered at Floyd Hall, home to the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, to solve …
https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/11/high-school-programming-contest
Numerous WMU events slated for Hispanic Heritage Month
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… Numerous WMU events slated for Hispanic Heritage Month Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) … a 40th anniversary reception for "Alma Latina," a popular show on 102.1 WMUK-FM, WMU's public radio station. The … of WMU student volunteers have helped keep the program going over the decades. Now, the program is the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42461
WMU wins 2013 diversity award from national publication
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… with 55 other recipients in the magazine's November 2013 issue. In Michigan, only three public universities were … HEED award recognizes the accomplishments we have made thus far to establish an institutional culture that supports … that survey will inform Universitywide planning to expand ongoing efforts to build and maintain a framework that enables …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10337
WMU responds to Michigan House budget proposal for higher education
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… WMU responds to Michigan House budget proposal for higher education Submitted by Paula M. Davis on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Western Michigan University offers … June 12 . We appreciate the proposal for a generous and historic funding increase for Western Michigan University and …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/06/wmu-response-michigan-house-budget-proposal-higher-education
Product design grads cap college experience with China trip, pending patents
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… by Erin Flynn on Kelsi Schmottlach and Ana Charnesky visited the Beijing Ancient Architecture Museum. Schmottlach … an art museum before flying to Beijing. A tour guide then showed them around the Chinese capital, explaining … her for the next step in her career. "Having a patent and going to China still feels very surreal, but it helps …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/product-design-grads-cap-college-experience-china-trip
New BTR Park firm offers inside look at product development process
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… Michigan University's Business Technology and Research Park is offering members of the campus and surrounding communities a chance to get an insider's view of the consumer product design and … can go to surveymonkey.com/s/DryEraseStudy . Studies are going on year-round, and most pay $150 for about an hour. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17817
Engineering student eases University scheduling process
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… to improve scheduling of maintenance services with supervisor Marcy Lynn (left), manager of maintenance services, and … several months exploring and learning the inner workings of how a University builds a campus. He has moved from the … Lynn "likes to share projects together. She says we’re going to do that and she does most of the work, but she just …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66213
Western's ‘Battalion Mom’ retires after 28 years
Haworth College of Business
… 28 years Submitted by Cindy Wagner on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Cris Obreiter has worked with six Western Michigan University … of systems and procedures at the University. She knew how to get things accomplished, who to talk to and the best … would keep her up to date with where they were and what was going on in their lives, both personally and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70295
Pedestrian mall will increase green space, change traffic patterns
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… patterns Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Artist's rending of the new West Michigan Avenue pedestrian … vehicular traffic. Additional construction fencing will be going up beginning in March as the University continues work … lawn being heavily landscaped. That landscaping will showcase granite pavers and slabs salvaged from the former …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/183