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Flags lowered Wednesday for Sgt. 1st Class Michael Cathcart

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… on Sgt. 1st Class Michael Cathcart LANSING, Mich.—By order of Gov. Rick Snyder, flags on all campuses of Western Michigan University and throughout Michigan will … Bronze Stars and two Purple Hearts. After completing high school at Bay City Central, Cathcart enlisted in the Army …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20375

WMU's Heritage Hall garners highest green building ranking

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… manages the ranking system, that the renovated birthplace of the University has achieved its highest status, making … in gaining state approval in 1903 to locate a new normal school in Kalamazoo. The school eventually evolved into Western Michigan University. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40423

WMU senior named a finalist in international trombone competition

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… trombone competition and is headed to Spain. Evan Clifton , of Howell, has been named a finalist in the Donald Yaxley … with the other two finalists coming from The Juilliard School in New York and the Rotterdam Conservatory in The Netherlands. The two alternates are from the University of North Texas and Northwestern University, and the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21676

Computer science grad finds key to career success at Western

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… technology department at Kellogg's—a position she was offered after a successful internship with the company. … and connection to professional opportunities was invaluable in helping her land on a potential career path. "It's … program. "I have friends who go to one of the bigger schools in the state, and they have big lecture halls with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67741

Alum working to broaden opportunities for young Dominicans

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… on Amarante, left, and Dunn KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A member of the Dominican Republic Congress paid an official visit to … addition, the number of hours spent in elementary and high school has been increased from about five hours in … day to about eight hours under the "extended schedule of schools." Speeding up change Still, the new politician says …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36111

Two Kate Teale exhibits on display at the Richmond Center

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… Oxford University, her Painting Diploma at City and Guilds of London Art School and her MFA at CUNY Hunter College. She received a … Mitchell Foundation in 2013, and was a New York Foundation of the Arts Fellow in Painting 2008. Teale has written …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/08/18195

Doctoral student launches new program to support justice-involved

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… individuals at the Lakeland Correctional Facility as part of the Higher Education for the Justice-involved program at … interdisciplinary studies, the potential found in that kind of passion inspired his desire to bring quality education to … says Brown. “So when I arrived here for graduate school in 2016, I started asking, how could we start doing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74812

Robert 'Bob' L. Smith obituary

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… verified) on Dr. Robert L. Smith Dr. Robert L. Smith , professor emeritus of communication at Western Michigan … He initially taught in the Department of Speech (now the School of Communication) and affiliated with the … every local theatre group, plus Kalamazoo Central High School, the Battle Creek Civic Theatre and the Marshall …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31808

WMU to host 11th annual Michigan Autism Conference

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… , coordinated by the Western Michigan University Department of Psychology, will take place from Oct. 11-13  at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in downtown Kalamazoo. The mission of the conference is to provide an opportunity for … There's a really nice array of options for teachers or school staff too.”  One of the standout features of the MAC …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73079

Flags lowered Monday for Master Sgt. Gregory Kuhse

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… on Master Sgt. Gregory Kuhse LANSING, Mich.—By order of Gov. Rick Snyder, flags on all campuses of Western Michigan University and throughout Michigan will … Illinois. He was a class of 1995 graduate of Comstock High School and enlisted in the Air Force in 1996. Services and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27964