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Speaker to give update on the Kalamazoo Promise

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… on Brown KALAMAZOO—Dr. Janice M. Brown, executive director of the Kalamazoo Promise and former superintendent of Kalamazoo Public Schools, will give an update on the … Conference Room, 2150 Schneider Hall. Her talk is part of the Keystone Community Bank Breakfast Speaker Series, and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2289

New head coach for Bronco gymnastics named

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… Anonymous (not verified) on Jernigan KALAMAZOO—University of North Carolina gymnastics assistant head coach Penny … as our next gymnastics coach. She comes with a vast amount of experience not only as an assistant at North Carolina but … Beauregard. Penny Jernigan Jernigan brings nearly 20 years of collegiate coaching experience to the Bronco gymnastics …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8572

Father-son solar energy duo next up in Keystone Series

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… on Sam and Connor Field KALAMAZOO—Father-and-son founders of a Kalamazoo-based solar energy development company will … Bank Breakfast Speaker Series. Sam and Connor Field of Helios Solar will talk about "The Economics of Solar Power" at 8 a.m. Friday, Oct. 25 , in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/9978

Western's graduate public affairs program rises in U.S. News and World Report rankings

School of Public Affairs and Administration

… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's School of Public Affairs and Administration continues its upward … U.S. News and World Report rankings. In the 2024 ranking of Best Public Affairs Graduate Programs recently released, Western is tied for No. 135 , a rise of 12 ranking positions from the year prior. This …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75424

Winifred 'Winnie' Lee obituary

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… University has lost a true friend and a longtime member of the University family," said WMU President John M. Dunn. "Winifred Lee will be remembered by generations of students on this campus for her generosity, vision and … along with her husband Carl E Lee, was a major supporter of WMU and its Lee Honors College, which was named in their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2468

Legacy Collections Center named for Charles and Lynn Zhang

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… archives facility will bear the names of two of the University's most noted alumni, Charles and Lynn Zhang. Following formal action by the WMU Board of Trustees today, the 16,000-square-foot building will be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1717

University Percussion Ensemble closes concert series

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… Percussion Ensemble will perform in the final concert of the 2012–13 Bullock Performance Institute concert series … by a 7 p.m. discussion hosted by Dr. Dan Jacobson, WMU professor of music. Tickets are $12 general admission, $10 for seniors …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5851

Former legislator, Michigan League director to speak

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… vulnerable population will speak this month as part of the Western Michigan University School of Social Work's 2013 Whitney Young Jr. Scholars Program. Gilda Jacobs, director and CEO of the Michigan League for Public Policy, is the keynote …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5672

Professor starts endowment to strengthen department's multiculturalism

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… Professor starts endowment to strengthen department's … has established an endowment that will continue his legacy of instilling multiculturalism into the fabric of the Department of Counselor Education and Counseling …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47374

WMU reels in more than $700,000 in grants in a single month

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… nearly $300,000, went to Dr. Steven Ziebarth, acting chair of the Department of Mathematics, to develop and implement a professional development model designed to improve the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/781