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Association plans public event at Asylum Lake Preserve

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… for Montford Piercey and Renay Piercey-Nesius. The couple was instrumental in organizing the Asylum Lake Preservation … and the WMU Natural Areas Program. Organizations may set up small booths in the exhibit tent between noon and … Drake Road, it is part of the Arcadia Creek-Portage Creek Watershed and the broader Kalamazoo River Watershed. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/05/7158

WMU geologist co-chairs national conference

College of Arts and Sciences

… Michigan University research geologist Autumn Haagsma is set to address climate change, carbon storage, and a … inputs required for the world to successfully move towards a carbon-neutral and sustainable energy future.  The … and 54 poster presentations, will help lead the way for successful net-zero operations, developments and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71485

Michigan mom finds fix for cold, wet winters

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… her family's winter gear. Finding that a traditional dryer wasted energy and laying winter gear on the vents took too long, Smoots set out to find something better. And when her search led her right back to the same old slow or wasteful options, she decided to engineer a solution …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47805

WMU academic convocation launches 2013-14 academic year

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… outline upcoming opportunities and initiatives, and set the direction for the coming year. The event, set for … State of the University address as well as a series of awards honoring faculty and staff achievements and service. … in the adjacent Richmond Center for Visual Arts. Awards to be presented During the convocation, awards will be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9723

Expo to focus on job opportunities for engineers

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on The 2013 Engineering Expo is set for Sept. 26. KALAMAZOO—A range of job opportunities for … at Western Michigan University during a recruiting event set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 . The 2013 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9322

Homeless to college grad: Business student beats odds to create his own success

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… landing a dream accounting job, JaJuan Kemp has come a long way. Kemp, left, with his siblings. "It's crazy. It's still … Deasfernandez, left, took Kemp in when she discovered he was living in a vacant house. "I really tried to stay in … where he'd been sleeping and an empty refrigerator in the kitchen. "She invited me over for a sleepover with my …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62477

Trustees to meet for special session April 23 to appoint 10th president

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… Mich.—Western Michigan University’s Board of Trustees is set to convene at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23, in the WMU … University’s 10th president, who will succeed President Edward Montgomery following his retirement on June 30 . The …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/04/trustees-special-session-april-23-appoint-10th-president

Trustees vote to keep tuition cost below statewide average

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… 15 of Michigan's public universities, 14 of which have now set tuition for the 2012-13 year. In presenting the … universities--the University of Michigan; Michigan State, Wayne State and Michigan Technological universities; and … is difficult, but we chose to recommend an increase that was even a bit lower than 4 percent because it is the right …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/1079

WMU on short list of schools offering exemplary service to vets

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… nation's colleges and universities that are "leading the way" to foster postsecondary educational opportunities and … identified schools across the nation that have adopted a set of strategies called 8 Keys to Success that are viewed … While some states boast dozens of such schools, only WMU was singled out in Michigan as an institution that is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8705

WMU Board of Trustees to meet in formal session Thursday, April 25

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… Mich.—Western Michigan University’s Board of Trustees is set to convene at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 25 , in the WMU Student Center ballroom to consider a wage agreement between WMU and the American Federation of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75449