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WMU Board of Trustees to meet in formal session Thursday

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… Mich.—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees is set to meet at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 15 , in Rooms … in the use of an endowment fund to compensate graduate assistants in Bronco Athletics. For additional details, find the board’s full agenda online. Individuals wishing to address the board during either public comment …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70163

Oliver Street near campus closed Friday for Stadium Drive project

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… for reconstruction of the street from Howard to Lovell and is set to continue through October. A shared-use path will … the path added to Howard Street last year with the existing path at Oliver Street. This segment will help connect Western and Kalamazoo College …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68679

Registration open for fall 2017 lifelong learning classes, trips

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… Registration open for fall 2017 lifelong learning classes, … Lifelong Learning Institute at Western Michigan University is offering more than 60 courses, trips, and special … and designed for passionate learners age 50 and over. Registration is open for both institute members and nonmembers. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42319

Professor named to accounting governing board

Haworth College of Business

… Certified Public Accountants Board of Examiners.  The board is responsible for the CPA exam, the most significant … stays relevant to the accounting profession and that it is accessible to candidates. "It is critical to ensure that the profession provides enough …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/28775

Fashion student returns from 'life-changing' New York Fashion Week experience with industry connections, renewed runway resolve

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… Laura Argentati won a trip to one of the fashion world's biggest events through Western's 2024 New York Fashion Week Competition. Courtesy: Andrew Bourland Through U of NYFW, Argentati had behind-the-scenes … attended a runway show by iconic fashion brand Badgley Mischka. Courtesy: Andrew Bourland A number of fashion …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/74931

WMU to celebrate Arbor Day, Tree Campus recertification

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… gather Friday, April 29 , to observe national Arbor Day. This will be the first time WMU has joined with the city to observe the day, which is a component of the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation's … be planting have 4-inch diameter trunks. They're a little bigger than we normally plant, but big events deserve big …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31706

Award-winning poet featured in fall Frostic Reading Series

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… Nov. 17 , in 157-159 Bernhard Center. Her presentation is free and open to the public. Cathy Park Hong Hong is the author of "Engine Empire," "Dance Dance Revolution" … Mo'um," She has received the Barnard Women Poets Prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a National Endowment for the Arts …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36121

Mental health advocate to discuss suicide prevention, wellness

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… Mental health advocate to discuss suicide prevention, wellness Submitted by Anonymous … mental health advocate will share the powerful story of his unlikely survival and strong will to live during two … , in Chenery Auditorium, 714 S. Westnedge Ave. All seating is general admission, and both sessions will include an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23265

Black Arts Festival returns

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… by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Black Arts Festival is returning to a seven-day format for the first time since … and moving to a new location for its 2015 celebration. This year's festival will run Monday through Sunday, … Street and Cobb Avenue in Kalamazoo. The festival theme is "Ignite the Community" and includes arts and education …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25433

Fueled by her own trauma, doctoral student fights to break cycle of sexual violence

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… what I could do from a mental health point of view. And this teacher—very nonchalant—said, 'There is a 9-year-old girl who was raped yesterday; maybe you can … in the village knew who the perpetrator was—he'd admitted his actions and offered the family a goat as an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65358