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Journal on grandparenting launched by national center at WMU

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… on The journal is produced as part of a collaboration with Georgia State University. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A national … of Research, Practice and Policy was published Aug. 20 and can be found online at scholarworks.wmich.edu/grandfamilies … instance, includes stories on grandfamily support groups, youth mentoring, grandparent resilience and the first of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/08/18130

WMU recognizes 2016-17 Presidential Scholars

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… Presidential Scholar designation is the highest honor WMU can bestow on an undergraduate. The award goes to the most … spring commencement exercises. They are listed by state, with Michigan recipients appearing first, then by hometown. … program is set up through the French government. It offers young Americans who have a knowledge of the French language …

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

Federal judge, company executive awarded WMU's top alumni honor

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… to receive the highest honor Western Michigan University can confer on its alumni—the WMU Alumni Association … president of Deere & Co.'s Agriculture and Turf Division with a focus on the Americas, Australia, and the global … was nominated by President Barack Obama to become a judge with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35271

Detroit enlists help of WMU teams to boost city operational efficiency

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… the best practices in lean systems to the projects, with the goals of eliminating waste, reducing expenditures, … Michigan's largest city needs help, in an area where we can provide value, we need to answer that call." The idea of … the table. We have been taught to ask questions and keep digging until the root cause of a problem is found, and we all …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16655

University to honor its top four staffers for 2017-18

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… Valley Dining Center in 2016, when this popular facility with its nine micro-restaurants opened to the campus … in many Bronco teams and individuals earning Mid-American Conference and NCCA honors for high grade point … to her quickly," a departmental colleague wrote, "her dogged determination rules the day and she always finds a way …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/48805

Eugene M. Bernstein obituary

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… of Physics or Freedom Service Dogs of America. Condolences can be sent to 9521 Oviedo St., San Diego, California, 92129. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32039

Gala to showcase enhanced relationship between WMU, Air Zoo

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… event at the museum will combine those two sets of honors with an evening of dancing, dining and a silent auction, … of Fame, which honors men and women who have made significant contributions to the state's aviation fields. WMU's … or by phone at (269) 350-2829.  Additional information can be found on the Air Zoo’s website, airzoo.org . …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15811

Upton announces VetSuccess program for WMU, KVCC and KCC

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… in mid-2009 as a pilot project, supplies campus sites with an experienced, full-time VA vocational counselor and a … have established a wonderful working relationship that can be leveraged to ensure those who have served our nation … services through VetSuccess are critically needed to serve younger veterans who, because they've completed multiple …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/332

Institute to honor Lewis Walker at fundraising dinner

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… helped create the institute in 1990 and was the first African-American faculty member with a doctoral degree hired by WMU. The Walker Institute … to studying race, ethnicity and poverty, and the struggle for justice and civil rights. Among the chief …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/5051

WMU board adopts new campuswide policy changes

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… who take a holistic, trauma-informed approach to work with a complainant to respond to incidents, replacing a … presenting the policy to the board. "Right now I would tell you our focus is even more heightened. We're ramping up." … more effective. The Pepper Hamilton principals who worked with WMU were keynote presenters during Michigan First Lady …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25472