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Trustees set to consider new campus housing rates

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… on KALAMAZOO--The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees will consider an increase in residence hall … meets Thursday, April 19. Convening at 11 a.m. in Room 157 of the Bernhard Center, the board also will consider extension of a lease agreement with PNC Bank for the bank's Bernhard …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/343

University establishes health data center

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on Trustees approve creation of Center for Health Data Research, Analysis and Mapping. KALAMAZOO—The recent proliferation of electronic medical databases, health registries and other … Data Research, Analysis and Mapping . WMU trustees signed off on the center's creation during their July 18 meeting. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8305

Avis M. Sparks obituary

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… by WMU in 1967 and retired in 1984 after more than 16 years of service to the University. At the time of her retirement, Sparks was a first cook in the Draper … a department within the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. A lifelong resident of the Kalamazoo area, Sparks …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6512

Acclaimed pianist and distinguished alumna to perform solo recital

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… the compositional tour-de-force "Rhapsodies," by School of Music Resident Composer C. Curtis-Smith, the first piece … ever to be written for bowed piano. Piano bows are made of monofilament fishing line and allow the pianist to stroke …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1619

WMU shines in charitable giving to United Way

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… to United Way Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Professors Maureen Mickus, Don Cooney and Karen Lancendorfer … Michigan University collected the largest amount of money ever from the University community for the Greater … Way, helping the GKUW exceed its fundraising campaign goal of $9.3 million by almost $200,000. WMU collected more than …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/290

Visiting scholar to discuss Iris Murdoch, moral growth

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… (not verified) on Snow KALAMAZOO--The moral beliefs of British author and philosopher Iris Murdoch will come … into sharper focus next week when a visiting philosophy professor from Marquette University visits Western Michigan … the Humanities, 2500 Knauss Hall. Her presentation, part of the WMU Center for the Study of Ethics in Society's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4732

Chinese research grants available to faculty

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… research and creative activities grant to support the study of Greater China by Western Michigan University faculty … will be announced in late February. The grants are being offered by WMU's Timothy Light Center for Chinese Studies. The Light Center Board of Advisors will evaluate proposals based on the following …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4101

Tiempo Libre comes to Miller Auditorium

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… (not verified) on Photo by Daniel Azoulay, courtesy of tiempolibremusic.com KALAMAZOO—One of today's hottest young bands, Tiempo Libre is coming to … Miami-based members are modern heirs to the rich tradition of the music of their native Cuba. Classically trained at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6328

'Karen Bondarchuk: Kith and Kin' on display at the Richmond Center

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… Kith and Kin" KALAMAZOO—Karen Bondarchuk, associate professor of art, will exhibit her work "Kith and Kin" at Western … Nov. 15 . Bondarchuk's work has common thematic elements of animals and language, examining linguistic and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10976

Student APICS chapter earns platinum status

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… the 15th year in a row, the southwest Michigan chapter of APICS —the Association for Operations Management—has … the Fetzer Center on WMU's campus. Ashley Moyle , president of the student chapter and integrated supply management … "Our connection with the parent chapter represents one of the greatest benefits of being part of APICS—it's the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/11905