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University reorganizes admissions area to match recruitment plans
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… is the latest step in a process that began this spring with a reduction in nonresident tuition charged and a change … on how to take the WMU message on the road, work closely with WMU alumni and recruit in states we've identified as … "In Michigan, we'll maintain territories and keep working with those schools for which we have long-established ties, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39446
Trustees approve new three-year faculty contract
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… 20 , unanimously approved a new three-year labor agreement with the WMU chapter of the American Association of … Union members voted to ratify the new contract Sept. 19 . With the board's approval, the new contract is effective …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42775
Claude S. Phillips Jr. obituary
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… Distinguished Service Award in 1984. Claude S. Phillips Jr. With his strong record of dedication to WMU, Phillips earned high praise when presented with the Distinguished Service Award during April 1984 … the tribulations and quests of an Appalachian miner struggling to improve his life and the life of his family. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15877
Statewide summit to focus on college access for youth from foster care
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… Month, and the Center for Fostering Success is marking it with free events aimed at raising awareness about the … oversees Fostering Success Michigan. "The summit is our biggest event of the year. We are hopeful that our statewide … will be valuable opportunities for students to engage with professionals and supportive adults. Immediately …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15655
Aviation grad ready for career to take off
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… of the aviation field where I can move around and interact with people on a daily basis," says Stover, who graduates … from Western Michigan University on Saturday, Dec. 19 , with a degree in aviation management and operations. Stover … job opportunities. Networking, he says, is one of the biggest benefits of WMU's College of Aviation. As Stover looks …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62507
WMU education professors receive $29.5M grant to support Grand Rapids children, families
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… College of Education and Human Development . Western along with a group of partners, including Baxter Community Center, … educational programs and family and community supports, with great schools at the center. The five-year project, … for the children of Southeast Grand Rapids." The W.K. Kellogg Foundation , which has invested in Grand Rapids and built …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66620
Horn and piano duo to present a jazz and classical program
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… as piano soloist, guest pianist/arranger or conductor with orchestras throughout the United States as well as with orchestras in Canada, the former Soviet Union and … recording or contemporary classical music in collaboration with composer/pianist Catherine Likhuta, "Just Follow …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38478
Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in December
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… Tuesday, Dec. 5 Creating Sculpture in Ibadan, Nigeria, with Al LaVergne: ARTbreak talk —noon to 1 p.m. at the … hosted by the Department of Spanish. Practice Spanish with other students and native Spanish speakers. … hosted by the Department of Spanish. Practice Spanish with other students and native Spanish speakers. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/44054
Constance S. (Waltz) Weaver obituary
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… of grammar is covered in several of her books, beginning with "Grammar for Teachers" in 1979 and continuing with books such as the now-classic "Grammar in Context" in … 1996 and "Grammar to Enrich and Enhance Writing," written with WMU English Professor Jonathan Bush in 2008. As of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/48035
Engineering students design concussion sensor for football helmets
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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—At a time when football concussions are triggering lawsuits and making headlines, students at Western Michigan University have come up with a device that can be implanted in a football helmet to … young entrepreneurs. More than 300 teams submitted ideas, with the finals held in February. "Based on that, we …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17339