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Campus gathering to bid goodbye to Hoekje and Bigelow halls

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… professor of education and psychology who also served as registrar, dean of admissions and director of extension during his 1916-to-1955 … offline for several years. Gathering is open to all More than 500 invitations to the event were mailed, to people …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/05/7341

Lt. Gov. Gilchrist to join WeVote in final push to encourage student civic engagement

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… Lt. Gov. Gilchrist to join WeVote in final push to encourage student civic … discussion among students in various groups on campus about why they’re voting and what questions they’ve heard from … citizens of the country, and hopefully that will lead to better representation of that generation in office." …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61708

Western’s ‘Golden Girls’ soar through cross-country air race

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… on From left to right, Western's 2025 Air Race Classic team is Caroline Yuska, pilot; Hunter Romuald, navigator; Marie … all seven legs of the 2025 Air Race Classic, flying more than 2,500 miles over four days in a cross-country race … competed against 17 other collegiate teams June 17–20 . This was WMU’s 21st race since 2000, which culminates events …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/07/golden-girls-soar-through-cross-country-air-race

Think Big leads to Rethink Smart

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… an introspective process called Think Big to examine WMU's distinctive strengths as an institution of higher learning … about WMU is helping students find a deeper meaning and a better way of thinking. It’s what we call Rethink Smart. … leading to a bigger way of being. It’s knowing one's “why” and striving to achieve it always and in all ways. WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/61956

Warwick scholar to address conflict in Balkan states

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… Warwick will address unrest in the Balkan states when she visits Western Michigan University this month. Dr. Maria … Bulgaria, Macedonia and Kosovo." Koinova is interested in why ethnonationalist conflicts vary in the level of violence … level persists and when and why things change for the better or worse. To get at the answers, she explores three …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15126

Western celebrates summer 2025 graduates earning nearly 1,000 degrees on June 28

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… nearly 1,000 degrees on June 28 Submitted by Paula M. Davis on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University will … and will be livestreamed. Students will receive more than 600 degrees at the bachelor's level, more than 285 at … more than 40 at the doctoral level and nearly 20 specialist degrees during two commencement ceremonies. Graduates …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/06/western-celebrates-summer-2025-graduates-earning-degrees

Additional shows added to Miller Auditorium's 2015-16 season

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… Guys, Gold Company's "Anything You Can Sing, We Can Swing Better!" and Daniel Tiger's "Neighborhood Live!" Tickets are … scored YouTube viewership at more than 500 million views. This unique performing art center concert will feature their … ultimate mash-up of classical music and pop, demonstrating why The Piano Guys are a viral sensation across the country …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23570

WMU trustees set to elect 2012 leadership

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… Western Michigan University Board of Trustees is scheduled to elect its chair and vice chair for 2012 … international partnership policy that would allow the administration to make tuition adjustments, within specified … at the campus power plant as well as on operating cash accounts and annuity and life income funds. In …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/171

Time to review WMU's winter weather closure policy

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… up and creating hazards for both pedestrians and motorists.   With the winter season just around the corner, this … and overheating. Three or four relatively light layers are better than one or two thick layers. Outer layers should be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61739

Spring Convocation celebrates investments in innovation at Western

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… from spreading malaria, Western Michigan University is brimming with big ideas in action. On Friday, April 16 , … and that's been extremely successful. I think that's why they're still able to do great work." Faculty … It is expected to generate necessary results to allow better allocation of MDOT’s resources by investing in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63859