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Classic air race with WMU aviators to travel through Kalamazoo

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… women aviators will join more than 50 other teams of women pilots June 22-25 for the 2015 Air Race Classic, an … at the college. Karsten is a 2005 graduate of Onaway High School. "It's going to challenge me not only as a pilot, but … commercial pilot. Vena is a 2013 graduate of Salem High School. "It's going to be an amazing challenge," Vena says. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24905

Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity commemorates 50 years at WMU

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… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO—The Epsilon Xi chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Inc. fraternity is celebrating its … featuring Dennis W. Archer, play depicting experiences of black students on campus leading up to and following the … at Washtenaw Community College; Edgar Watson, retired K-12 school system educator, 1920 Sangren Hall, 4 p.m. Panel …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1826

Byrd-Jacobs appointed Graduate College interim dean

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… as Graduate College dean since 2012, will assume the role of special assistant to the provost beginning today, May 16. Dr. Christine Byrd-Jacobs , associate dean of the Graduate College and professor of biological … Bott said. “She has a strong record of focusing the school’s efforts on student and faculty success in graduate …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53488

WMU holds fun, informative Brain Awareness Fair

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… M. Davis on Fair organizers aim to boost public knowledge of brain science and health. KALAMAZOO—Students of all ages are invited to build a model neuron, conduct … the fair with the assistance of Portage Northern High School teacher, Susan Thole , and several of her students. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14633

WMU student fundraiser planned for Irish senior center

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… Submitted by Deanne Puca on WMU students dance with members of the Cloghan Day Center on a study abroad trip. … from 1 to 4 p.m. , will feature entertainers from the Quinn School of Irish Dance in the atrium of the College of Health and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15805

Student awarded prestigious Boren Scholarship for study abroad

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… his Russian language studies. Sipes was selected as one of 161 Boren Scholarship recipients for fall 2013 out of a historic high of 947 applicants from around the … the past three years, is a graduate of Bangor (Mich.) High School and a transfer student from Kalamazoo Valley …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10903

Anorexia, bulimia, death imagery next up in Ethics Center talk

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… when the Western Michigan University Center for the Study of Ethics in Society continues its spring presentation … "Anorexia/Bulimia, Transcendence and the Potential Impact of Romanticized/Sexualized Death Imagery," is free and open … is co-sponsored by the WMU Department of Sociology and School of Communication. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14475

Community invited to help ArtPrize competitor complete sculpture

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… , Kalamazoo ceramic artist Shay Church will welcome members of the public to help him as he applies wet clay to his … ArtPrize entry. The is being installed on the fifth floor of the Western Michigan University Center-Downtown, located … Shay Church Church, a 2000 alumnus of WMU's Frostic School of Art, earned his master's degree from San Jose …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9063

WMU partnership boosts aviation maintenance instruction, experience

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… University's new partnership with AAR, a global provider of aviation services, is expected to enhance instruction for … and mentoring opportunities, as well as the sharing of proprietary software information with students interested … maintenance technician talent pipeline and educating high school students on the exciting opportunities available to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/10/49917

Robert S. Kaiser Sales, Negotiation and Leadership Lab opens to students

Haworth College of Business

… Mich.—A major gift by alumnus Robert Kaiser, owner and CEO of Gallagher-Kaiser Corporation, has transformed the sales lab at Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business. The renovated and expanded facility has been … which means that all students are employed, in graduate school or serving in the military within three months of

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/10/49572