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WMU employees going the distance, can participate in Kalamazoo Marathon at no cost

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… by Megan Looker on Thomas Delves (left) and Kim Hemingway (right) celebrate at the beginning of their training run … The 2020 Kalamazoo Marathon and Borgess Run are pressing forward amid restrictions due to COVID-19. Despite a … time to qualify for a t-shirt and medal to be distributed after campus reopens. Results for the races will be posted …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59104

Western students engage with state legislators at environmental policy town hall

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… aides, presenting their research on community solar and water infrastructure funding. (Courtesy: Getty Images) "The … student from Kalamazoo who is also studying Spanish. "This was really helpful to me in laying the groundwork for how I … not political science majors with plans to enter politics after graduation. But legislation and decisions made by …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66596

Resilience, hope fuel athletic training grad's drive for success

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… Mich.— Taylor Gaines is no stranger to hard work. Since she was old enough to be employed, she's been bringing home … hard to provide for her family and for her future. "I was working two jobs in high school, helping pay for rent … but I also want to open a pro bono clinic, giving free services to people that can't afford them. Once I get my …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66430

Caring cases: Luggage for Love seeking donations for foster children

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… collects suitcases for foster children in need of a way to transport their personal belongings from one foster … Mich. — Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, a noble community service project, conceived by graduate students from the … you in some sense of having been there.’” Luggage for Love was developed from an assignment for the spring course …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58665

Identity, purpose take center stage in WMU Theatre's 'Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea'

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… 5, at the Williams Theatre on Western's campus. Donovan Wade, right, plays Dontrell's best friend in the production. … the truth about an ancestor lost during the Middle Passage after being forced into enslavement. "We're telling this … his roots and what that means. And telling it in a poetic way and in a musical way, in a magical way, is something …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70533

Safety communication options grow out of committee appointed by Dunn

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… are being unveiled this month. The campuswide committee was appointed by Dunn after shootings in Kalamazoo on a single evening last … links and information, including links to campus safety services and links to area media's breaking news alerts. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37740

'Ultra Reflection' student fashion show takes sustainability to the stage

College of Education and Human Development

… Backstage designers helped models get show-ready for the runway. Model Kennedy Johnson prepares for the show. With 17 … showing between five and 10 looks each, the run of show was packed. Dorien Watts, head of the MODA design committee, … other textile annually. And the American Textile Recycling Service estimated the recycling rate for clothing and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71360

WMU's President Dunn announces 2017 retirement date

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… verified) on WMU President John M. Dunn KALAMAZOO, Mich.—After serving for 10 transformative years and awarding some 50,000 academic degrees to students, Western … year full of work still to be completed, and he noted he was announcing his retirement date now, only to "ensure that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/33779

Goats to be tested on WMU campus as woodlot management tool

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… Sunday, July 10. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Hungry for a better way to control invasive plants damaging campus woodlots, … Buba, Cinnamon, Diva and seven other goats to its landscape services staff for a week, providing the 10 rented eating … grass. Plus, the seeds of invasive plants aren't viable after passing through a goat's digestive system, so native …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33450

Outstanding student employees, supervisor recognized

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… important career competencies to carry with them long after graduation. Challenges brought on by the pandemic put … of student employment in Career and Student Employment Services. "It adds to a student's financial resources, … during the day. Her peers have often complimented the way things are labeled and the way notes are specific that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63563