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Goats to be tested on WMU campus as woodlot management tool

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… damaging campus woodlots, Western Michigan University is launching a pilot project Sunday, July 10 , that it hopes … machines with room and board as partial compensation. This pilot project began with Nick Gooch , WMU horticulturist, … species present, and in cases where there is especially aggressiveness vegetation, two or three repeat grazings could …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33450

Island Festival features Caribbean vibe

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Island Festival features Caribbean vibe Submitted by Deanne Puca on The Kalamazoo Island Fest is in its 20th year. KALAMAZOO, … of Jamaican and Caribbean-inspired cuisine and live reggae music that ranges from the top local talent to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/25976

Out-of-this-world internship launches alum toward astronaut goal

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… Out-of-this-world internship launches alum toward astronaut goal … University student took that literally. "My ultimate goal is to become an astronaut," says Jacob Ganzak , who took a … to blast off into deep space. "It's supposed to be bigger than the Saturn V, which is the rocket that took …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53872

Efforts to boost registration, early voting ramping up on WMU campus

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… Efforts to boost registration, early voting ramping up on WMU campus Submitted … vote early. That’s the message from WeVote , a nonpartisan organization at Western Michigan University focused on increasing civic engagement on campus. "This is really a fundamental goal of higher education to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61321

Nonbargaining employee groups seek staff input

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… System employees are launching an engagement and satisfaction survey this week to gather staff input about … for their organizations were APA Vice President Monica Liggins-Abrams , associate director of the Center for Research … the administration for salaried workers and PSSO for hourly workers. Along with supporting the University as a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43027

Advertising students win $5,000 in scholarships

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… Advertising students win $5,000 in scholarships Submitted by … KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Two Western Michigan University advertising and promotion students are among four students … Detroit's Adcraft Foundation. The Adcraft Club of Detroit is the nation's largest advertising club. Its foundation …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25463

Budding electrical engineer finds spark at Western

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… spark at Western Submitted by Erin Flynn on Bharat Goel is currently working as an engineer for Consumers Energy and … accelerated master's degree in electrical engineering and is working a full-time job as an engineer for Consumers … powered by solar energy. "The solar car team had the biggest impact on me," he says. "There were so many cool …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/69905

Katrovas to combine storytelling and song in recital of Czech composers

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… Oct. 24 , in the Dalton Center Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public. The recital, titled "Sung into the Distance," showcases the songs of famous Czech 20th-century composer Bohuslav Martinů and his student and close friend Vítězslava Kaprálová. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43299

WMUK announces new programming, classical FM service launch

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… today that beginning Monday, Jan. 20 , the station is expanding its schedule on 102.1 FM to include a new … to classical music and the arts on 89.9 FM. The two distinct formats featuring several additional national news, … entertainment and music programs will provide a better listening experience overall, according to WMUK General …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57354

Get ready to #GiveGold Oct. 11

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… money necessary to keep WMU strong and growing. Now, WMU is launching a new giving effort to boost Bronco success. The first Universitywide Giving Day is set for Oct. 11—Western Wednesday of homecoming week . The goal is to encourage 1,903 employees, alumni, retirees, students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43114