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Topping-out event, groundbreaking to celebrate two WMU building projects

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… celebration, which will begin at 3:30 p.m. WMU President Edward Montgomery , Vice President for Student Affairs Diane … will house 341 students. Scheduled to open fall 2020, the apartment-style housing will offer multiple living options … The student center will be an innovative three-story, 162,450-square-foot building. Student center and dining facility …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55089

Lambert R. VanderKooi obituary

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… University, died Nov. 17, 2015 , at Rose Arbor Hospice Residence in Kalamazoo. He was 80. VanderKooi, of Portage, joined the faculty in 1970 … during the early days of the computer revolution. The plan was an outgrowth of Project EXCITE—Expanding With Computers …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29872

WMU closes campuses Jan. 22 for severe weather

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… Updates will be posted on the Dining Services website . Waldo Library and Zhang Legacy Collections Center are closed … 2022, Dec. 22—Impending severe winter weather and blizzard warning cause the University to close early on the final day …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/01/closure-january-22-2026

WMU closes campuses Jan. 20 for severe weather

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… The Sindecuse Health Center will be closed Tuesday . Waldo Library and Zhang Legacy Collections Center will be … 2022, Dec. 22—Impending severe winter weather and blizzard warning cause the University to close early on the final day …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/01/closure-january-20-2026

Oh, what a feline: Star of WMU Theatre’s ‘Cats’ moonlights as ‘American Ninja Warrior’ competitor

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… Star of WMU Theatre’s ‘Cats’ moonlights as ‘American Ninja Warrior’ competitor Submitted by Erin Flynn on Michael … of "Cats" enabled him to tap into his "American Ninja Warrior" skills. "Cats" is the sixth WMU Theatre production …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/10/michael-vasilevich-wmu-theatre-cats-american-ninja-warrior

Annual event to showcase graduate and faculty research

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… received WMU's Faculty Research and Creative Activities Award. Poster presentations by these researchers and artists … will be taking place from 9 to 11 a.m. in rooms 1035, 1045 and 1055. In addition, two WMU faculty members will give … Joslin received WMU's 2011 Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award and Rubin received WMU's 2011 Emerging Scholar Award. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/319

Academic department, student organization team up for blood drive

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… have an opportunity to donate blood from 11 a.m. until 4:45 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31 , in the Activities Therapy … a great need for O-, A- and B- in the double red but … we always need all blood types.”  The blood drive is organized by the Military …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4442

Community invited to participate in Parade of Nations

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… before kickoff of the Homecoming football game at 2 p.m. in Waldo Stadium. The event is a colorful display of … others will gather at a to-be-determined location for a 10:45 a.m. pre-game tailgate party, where attendees will be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1720

Bronco Bash welcomes students with free food and music

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… to catch up with each other in a very fun and exciting way." Students are encouraged to browse the plaza areas and find ways to get involved on campus and within the community. An … 3:15 p.m. Out of Favor Boys, 4 p.m. The Outer Vibe, 4:45 p.m. Sparks the Rescue, 6 p.m. For more information , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1364

Operation Hat Trick scholarship supports WMU grad student and Army veteran

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… students, Western Michigan University has awarded the Operation Hat Trick Visible and Invisible Wounds of War Scholarship to graduate student Mandy Rodriguez . … tuition for all veterans and their families, regardless of residence. The Military Ally Program, a training initiative …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/02/operation-hat-trick-mandy-rodriguez