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WMU to hold Foster Care Awareness Walk

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… is Foster Care Awareness Month KALAMAZOO, Mich.—To celebrate May's designation as Foster Care Awareness Month, the … is part of a larger initiative to change the college-going paradigm of youth in the foster care system. … a ticket for $50 and a table will be provided to set up for information sharing. Those who can't attend the walk …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39598

Funds available to help small businesses hire summer interns

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU's Sarah Pepper, an integrated supply management major, worked last year for Sigma Machine … a maximum of $3,500 in matching funds for a company to hire up to two interns for summer 2019. "The matching funds are …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51259

Trustees approve next step in establishing a Florida presence

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… to continue forward with an initiative in the Punta Gorda area that would: Provide the College of Aviation with … "Aviation is central to this effort," Gaymer said. "Florida does not have a public university offering aviation programs … spell out the award purpose, eligibility, criteria, the makeup of a committee charged with recommending the degrees, a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27594

Music student wins trombone competition

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… a sophomore this fall, won the Larry Wiehe Solo Competition at the 2014 International Trombone Festival at the Eastman … approximately $4,000. The competition was for students up to age 23, pitting the young Dewyer against students … career. "I honestly couldn't have imagined my freshman year going any better," Dewyer says. "Participating in these …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16704

Empowering undergraduate students with research internships

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Empowering undergraduate students with research internships Submitted by Cindy … Applied Sciences continues doing its part to achieve this goal and ensure students are ready to meet the demands of … develop and validate an electronic chaotic circuit and was supervised by Dr. Damon Miller, professor of electrical and …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/10/undergrad-research

Class of 2020 to visit WMU for Bronco BUDS program

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… by Deanne Puca on Previous Bronco Buds participants gather in front of the Bernhard Center. KALAMAZOO—Kalamazoo Public Schools sixth graders who make up the Class of 2020 will tour Western Michigan University … of the Kalamazoo Promise tuition scholarship program. The goal of the program, which this year begins March 19, is to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/13860

Trustees approve new three-year faculty contract

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… labor agreement with the WMU chapter of the American Association of University Professors, the union that represents … a 2.25 percent salary increase. In addition, a research supplement of 1 percent becomes effective in Jan. 1, 2018 , and another 1 percent research supplement is effective Jan. 1, 2019. The final year of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42775

17th annual Juneteenth Celebration to honor Kalamazoo shooting victim

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… 17th annual Juneteenth Celebration to honor Kalamazoo shooting victim Submitted by … to children while honoring those ancestors who never gave up the struggle for freedom. Ticket information Tickets are $15 for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32723

WMU recognizes 2016-17 Presidential Scholars

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… highest honor WMU can bestow on an undergraduate. The award goes to the most outstanding seniors in each of the … Roosa has served as a Drive Safe Kalamazoo volunteer, supporting its mission to ensure safe rides home for college … a WMU Theatre Guild Scholar for one year. In addition, he does volunteer work for the department, which he says gives …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39545

Southwest Michigan slates 2019 Chávez march, awards dinner

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… Southwest Michigan slates 2019 Chávez march, awards dinner Submitted by Anonymous … Sonya M. Hernández , who will speak at the march and is a governor-appointed member of the Hispanic/Latino Commission of Michigan, and Lupe Ramos-Montigny , who will speak at the dinner and is an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52584