Summer construction prompts lane and road closures
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… except for a three-day stretch June 19-21, when a section of the street will be closed. Wilbur will reopen at the beginning of August. Tuesday through Thursday, June 19-21, a section of Wilbur adjacent to the Fetzer Center and Rood Hall will …
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Two honored with Distinguished Service Award
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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO—A member of the faculty for 36 years and an experienced administrator … Receiving the award are Dr. R. Wayne Fuqua , chair of the Department of Psychology, and Dr. Charlotte Giscombe … and college students with disabilities complete their bachelor’s degree and transition to graduate school and …
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Merze Tate: A trailblazing Western alumna who made an international impact
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… by Erin Flynn on [caption] [/caption] KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Professor. World traveler. Journalist. Inventor. This 20th … ambition, she became the first Black student to receive a bachelor's degree from Western State Teachers College—which … to be." Tate didn't waste any time working toward her bachelor's degree in education, graduating just three years …
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Senior engineering students showcase projects at design conference
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… by 290 seniors from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences' Floyd Hall on WMU's Parkview Campus. The event is free and open to the public. Many of the projects are sponsored by southwest Michigan …
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Cousins named American Council on Education Fellow
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… Fellows are nominated by the senior administration of their institutions and selected following a rigorous … Cousins As associate dean of the WMU College of Arts and Sciences , Cousins oversees curriculum development, … WMU's Assessment Excellence Individual Award. He earned a bachelor's degree from Ohio State University and a master's …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52636
Free Chinese culture workshops offered this spring
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… Free Chinese culture workshops offered this spring Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Chinese knotting is one of the skills being taught in the upcoming workshops. … for the Chinese Paper Cutting workshop. Feng received her bachelor's degree at Beijing Language and Culture …
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Wind and percussion musicians featured at 50th annual festival
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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University School of Music's 50th annual Spring Conference is coming to Miller … to promote the performance, understanding and composition of quality wind and percussion music. The event is free and … In 2010, Markowski graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in film practices from Arizona State …
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History made: Merze Tate College, Black women leaders honor Tate's legacy
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… Feb. 6. Dr. Staci Perryman-Clark KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As part of celebrating Black History Month, Merze Tate College at … In 1927, Tate became the first Black student to earn a bachelor’s degree from Western, and she went on to become a … advisor to world leaders. In September 2021, WMU named one of its academic units after her—one of the few Black women …
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Women who rise from the waters—and an author’s rising acclaim
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… curiosity. … The WMU environment was fun for me, full of smart professors and creative fellow students.” —Bonnie Jo Campbell, … of her three WMU degrees are math centered. She earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics education in 1992 and a …
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Groundbreaking research could provide key to kicking smoking habit for good
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… withdrawal symptoms," says Dr. Ricky Stull , assistant professor of chemistry at Western Michigan University, whose … the natural electron acceptor," says Clark, who is pursuing bachelor's degrees in chemical engineering and biochemistry. … not being confined to rules that are often common in life sciences very appealing because it's very complicated and …
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