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Sixth-grade students to visit WMU to get glimpse of college life

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… Sixth-grade students to visit WMU to get glimpse of college life Submitted by Deanne Puca on … in the Kalamazoo Public Schools' Class of 2022 will tour Western Michigan University for a day on a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30911

Teacher, influencer joins Grow Your Own program to support multilingual students

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… Teacher, influencer joins Grow Your Own program to support multilingual students Submitted by Chris Hybels … on firefighters and their responsibilities. "We had a week where we were reading all about firefighter and in years … engagement, more buy in from students and my thinking is completely changed in what I'm doing in my classroom." For …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75881

Luminary author, journalist, blogger coming to WMU to deliver message on race

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… Luminary author, journalist, blogger coming to WMU to deliver message on race Submitted by Anonymous … writing on race in America in The Atlantic and elsewhere and was recently named a 2015 MacArthur Genius Award …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27835

WMU to celebrate Arbor Day, 2012 Tree Campus recertification

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… WMU to celebrate Arbor Day, 2012 Tree Campus recertification … as well as the University’s fifth consecutive Tree Campus USA certification during a public tree planting ceremony at … native to Michigan, and those attending the ceremony are welcome to add a shovel of soil to the planting. The event will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6443

Loretta Long: From big dreams to Big Bird, she used her talents to educate millions

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… Loretta Long: From big dreams to Big Bird, she used her talents to educate millions … to America's most famous block, Dr. Loretta Long has come a long way. Loretta Long (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images) … The people who were in charge of the audition asked me where mine was," says Long, who didn't know how to play the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63204

WMU salaried employees to move from 26 to 24 paychecks per year

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… WMU salaried employees to move from 26 to 24 paychecks per year Submitted by Anonymous (not … Western Michigan University is putting the finishing touches on an initiative announced a year ago to move …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23548

Football Broncos head to MAC Championship

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… Football Broncos head to MAC Championship Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … Broncos are ranked No. 13 in the AP Top 25, No. 14 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and No. 17 in the CFP poll going into … purchase through the Ford Field ticket office at fordfield.com . As of early Thursday, sales had exceeded 46,000—triple …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36749

STEM-focused family event returns to WMU-Grand Rapids

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… STEM-focused family event returns to WMU-Grand Rapids Submitted by Erin Flynn on GRAND RAPIDS, … in partnership with Autocam Medical and Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC), is opening the doors to … Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Laboratory where the next generation of engineers, designers and other …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71219

PBS to air WMU alum's documentary on Joffrey Ballet

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… PBS to air WMU alum's documentary on Joffrey Ballet Submitted by … that tells the origin story of the revolutionary dance company the Joffrey Ballet, and covers the ballet's 56-year … make this film," Hercules says. "It's one of those things where you pinch yourself and say, 'Did that really happen?'" …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3786

Award-winning author, food advocate coming to WMU to talk about food

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… Award-winning author, food advocate coming to WMU to talk about food Submitted by Anonymous (not … Nov. 6 , in Miller Auditorium. His presentation, titled "A Community Conversation about Food," is part of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/19984