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Western professor’s book on the Great Lakes honored in 2023 Indie Book Awards

College of Arts and Sciences

… Other Ecological Odysseys in the Great Lakes,” by Western Michigan University professor and author Dr. Lynne Heasley … Other Ecological Odysseys in the Great Lakes, by Western Michigan University professor and author Dr. Lynne Heasley … book or for high-resolution images, contact: Nicole Utter, Michigan State University Press, Loughann@msu.org. For more …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71845

Western students engage with state legislators at environmental policy town hall

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… her environmental policy course, giving upper-level Western Michigan University students the opportunity to lobby … water infrastructure funding and community solar during the Michigan Environmental Policy Town Hall on Dec. 6 , pitching … Julie Rogers , D-Kalamazoo Conan Smith , president of the Michigan Environmental Council, also met with a group of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66596

WMU Food Marketing and Supply Chain Conference brings industry headliners to Kalamazoo

Haworth College of Business

… by Stacey Anderson on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University Food Marketing and Supply Chain … Inc. Wednesday evening culminates with A Taste of West Michigan. A first-ever event at the conference, this … food education in the local area. “The new Taste of West Michigan is something to be especially proud of and cements …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70877

WMU earns its sixth consecutive 'military friendly' designation

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… most Military Friendly Schools KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University has been named one of the nation's most … Media launched the annual assessment six years ago. As Michigan's school of choice for the largest number of veterans of any of Michigan's four-year colleges and universities, the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19401

Annual Concerto Concert highlights accomplished music students

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… left, and Sims KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The winners of Western Michigan University's Concerto Competition will be featured … program. Jordan Curry Jordan Curry resides in West Olive, Michigan. He began playing violin at the age of 6 using the … Ann Camp. A graduate of West Ottawa High School in Holland, Michigan, Curry continued to play violin and study music …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39299

Trustees evaluate WMU president, laud his accomplishments

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—At its Dec. 12 meeting, the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees unanimously approved a … contribution to other public institutions in the state of Michigan by   providing the template for Title IX guidelines and policy development, and hosted Michigan first lady Sue Snyder's summit to end campus sexual …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50809

WMU and Thomas M. Cooley Law School to part ways

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… School to part ways Submitted by Paula M. Davis on Western Michigan University's Main Campus KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University and the Thomas M. Cooley Law School will … in 2013, and the school adopted the name Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/61931

WMU faculty invited to submit South Asia Grant proposals

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Submitted by Korey Force on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University faculty members across disciplines are … a South Asia focus. The awards are part of the Southwest Michigan Education Initiative on the East Indian Ocean being … come up across disciplines," Tabor says. "The Southwest Michigan Education Initiative on the East Indian Ocean's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39741

WMU Music Professor Emerita Phyllis Rappeport, 90, passes away

Irving S. Gilmore School of Music

… as a child. She passed away unexpectedly in her Kalamazoo, Michigan, home on January 9, 2020, at the age of 90. Her … Opera Players of New York. Prior to joining the Western Michigan University music faculty in 1966, she taught at … in Orlando. Her distinguished 30-year tenure at Western Michigan University included sabbatical leave teaching at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57511

Registration open for spring Chinese culture classes

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… courses offered by the Confucius Institute at Western Michigan University. The 12-week, low-cost courses are … on July 7, 2009, the Confucius Institute at Western Michigan University was created through a partnership between Western Michigan University and Beijing Language and Culture …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50540