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Events at WMU and across community slated to honor King

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… Martin Luther King Jr., including a convocation, march, day of service, educational programs and presentations. "Seeding the Dream" is the theme of this year's celebration, which includes events throughout 2013 to honor the 50th anniversary of King's visit to WMU in 1963. All events are free and open …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4076

TechNext: A life-changing learning experience

Haworth College of Business

… by Stacey Anderson on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—“An odyssey of experiential learning.” That is how Western Michigan … to the group. The students get to meet with the founders of iconic startups, many of whom have worked with Y Combinator or Playground Global. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73624

Tweets net huge book donation and generous outpouring from Japan

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Angles with some of the donations KALAMAZOO—Twitter messages requesting … University's new major in Japanese garnered thousands of donations, as well as dozens of heartwarming and heartrending letters. Dr. Jeffrey Angles …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4831

More than 300 students to clean headstones for Veterans Day

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… verified) on Ft. Custer National Cemetery (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs) KALAMAZOO—An army of more than 300 first-year students in the Western Michigan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10798

TowerPinkster selected as architectural firm for WMU Alumni Center

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Artist's rendering of a renovated East Hall. KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan … into a home for the University's alumni and development offices and a facility that can be the focus of campus and community events and a showplace to highlight …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7507

WMU students earn top honors at national sales competition

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… Farm Marketing and Sales Competition held at the University of Central Missouri in November. In addition, Lorr placed … category. "What a fantastic way to showcase the quality of our sales and business marketing students and their skills," says Dr. Kelley O'Reilly , assistant professor of marketing and coach of the students at the event. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11362

Climate Emergency Month, led by WMU's Climate Change Working Group, will focus on awareness, action

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… have been sounding the alarm for decades, and the impacts of climate change are now being felt around the globe—from … the growing issues and call for action throughout the month of March, which the University's Climate Change Working … Climate Emergency Month . "We're talking about millions of climate refugees already unable to make a living in their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70784

Former NBA team president highlights WMU Food Marketing Conference

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… (not verified) on O'Malley KALAMAZOO--The former president of the Washington Wizards will join a host of top-shelf food industry professionals as featured speakers at the 47th annual Food …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/258

WMU aviation and engineering colleges to partner with FAA

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… named by the Federal Aviation Administration to be part of a new network of 12 universities charged with enhancing the safety and … Rockwell Collins, Flight Safety Foundation, NextGen AeroSciences and Rolls-Royce. WMU's involvement in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1879

Western opens campus to medieval scholars for 2023 International Congress

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… Thursday through Saturday, May 11-13 , for the 58th meeting of the International Congress on Medieval Studies . Held virtually the past two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual event returns in a … bring the Congress back to campus,” says Dr. Robert F. Berkhofer III , director of the WMU Medieval Institute. “The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71446