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Winifred 'Winnie' Lee obituary
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… Winifred 'Winnie' Lee obituary Submitted by Anonymous (not … Lee will be remembered by generations of students on this campus for her generosity, vision and commitment to … Albion, Mich., and Tatiana Eloise Weedman of Cincinnati. An Indiana native, Lee was a graduate of Maher's Business …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2468
WMU prepares for archives construction on Oakland Drive Campus
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… on KALAMAZOO--Western Michigan University officials are gearing up for the next major campus construction project as the … new home for its University Archives and Regional History Collections on the Oakland Drive Campus. Ground will be broken later this summer for a new facility that will be located near the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/635
War hero shares inspirational message of survival
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… War hero shares inspirational message of survival Submitted by Deanne Puca on Zamperini KALAMAZOO—War hero, Olympic runner and prisoner-of-war survivor Louis Zamperini will visit Western … Oct. 23 , to tell the inspirational story of his struggle to reintegrate into society after World War II. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2235
Legacy Collections Center named for Charles and Lynn Zhang
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… most noted alumni, Charles and Lynn Zhang. Following formal action by the WMU Board of Trustees today, the … State Hospital, all of which constitute a Michigan historic area. A groundbreaking ceremony for the project, … known in the international financial arena. Charles Zhang is regularly ranked among the top 100 financial advisors in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1717
Department of Occupational Therapy launches new bachelor's degree program
College of Health and Human Services
… by Joel Krauss on Dr. Steve Eberth KALAMAZOO, Mich.—In fall 2021, the Department of Occupational Therapy (OT) … was awarded candidacy for a new occupational therapy assistant bachelor's degree program. In spring 2022, WMU … new Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy students. This exciting new undergraduate program prepares students to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66759
Work with refugee family helps business student expand global perspective
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… Work with refugee family helps business student expand global perspective Submitted by Erin … program, he's committed to learning about international issues and how his actions affect both local and global … ago, and the mother worked as a nurse. Here, they are struggling to find jobs that pay well enough to support their …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53332
Researcher who models off-world storms earns NASA fellowship
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… (not verified) on Brueshaber KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Figuring out how the weather on Earth works is difficult enough. Now try deciphering atmospheric … department understood that there was a nice connection between computational methods and weather if we could find …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36117
Canadian scholar wins WMU's 2018 Gründler Prize
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… Canadian scholar wins WMU's 2018 Gründler Prize Submitted by Deanne Puca on … Mich.—A Canadian scholar who specializes in Middle English literature has won Western Michigan University's Otto Gründler Book Prize for his book investigating the widespread belief in fairies and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/47085
Western supports new Grand Rapids scholarship recipients
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… student support services will be front and center, welcoming recipients of a new full academic scholarship for those … select schools on Grand Rapids' west side. Western is partnering with the Grand Rapids Community Foundation's … in the Challenge Scholars program and attend Harrison Park School or Westwood Middle School and graduate from …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63159
WMU alum, CNN contributor LZ Granderson to lecture on campus
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… University alumnus LZ Granderson returns to campus this week to deliver a lecture in the Community and Communication Distinguished Speaker Series put on by the School of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19771