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WMU to celebrate Arbor Day, Tree Campus recertification
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… gather Friday, April 29 , to observe national Arbor Day. This will be the first time WMU has joined with the city to observe the day, which is a component of the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation's … be planting have 4-inch diameter trunks. They're a little bigger than we normally plant, but big events deserve big …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31706
WMU launches supply chain academies in new tech center
Haworth College of Business
… operations and inventory control. The first academy is scheduled for October at Urban Alliance's new technical … Luke Kujacznski, executive director of Urban Alliance. "This is a tremendous opportunity for our Momentum participants, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/41478
Boil water advisory in effect for some campus locations through Saturday evening
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… Boil water advisory in effect for some campus locations through Saturday … repaired, and water was being turned back on to French, Davis and Zimmerman halls at around 9 p.m. Although not mandatory, the city of Kalamazoo advises that as a precautionary measure, residents in the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27458
WMU ensembles to present headline performance at state conference
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… Hall in Grand Rapids. Tickets are $10 general admission and $5 for students, and are available online at … University Symphonic Band "The Michigan Music Conference is the single most important gathering of music educators in … and a new work by WMU faculty composer, Dr. Christopher Biggs , titled "Extinction." The University Symphony …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29517
WMU to break ground on economic-development engine
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… region's newest job and business development initiative is slated to help kick off 2019. Western Michigan University … $2.1 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, a division of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The grant will …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50722
Nominations sought for three prestigious campuswide awards
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… of WMU's most prestigious annual awards. Friday, April 1, is the deadline to make nominations for the 2016-17 Emerging Scholar Award, Distinguished Service Award and Distinguished Teaching Award. The …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30626
Ribfest highlighted by musical performances
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… Media) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Kalamazoo's annual Ribfest is a three-day event at the Arcadia Creek Festival Place in … three decades and attracts 10,000 people each summer. This year's festival is set for Thursday through Saturday, Aug. 3-5. Proceeds …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41161
New program helps to prepare finance students for Series 7 exam
Haworth College of Business
… Mich.—Western Michigan University’s finance program is now offering advanced preparation for students to become … securities traders. Known as the Series 7 course, the class is typically taken by new employees in the first year after … be prepared to take the licensing exam upon being hired. "This is another example of how well our program prepares our …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30134
WMU project puts spotlight on lighthouse logs, late 1800s life on South Haven coastline
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… on the South Haven shoreline during the late 1800s is being brought to life through the digitization of three … Libraries. The South Haven Michigan Lighthouse Logs is a new digital collection that has been created to give a … mundane weather reports to dramatic events, including shipwrecks, daring rescues, bodies washed ashore and forest …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25859
Some WMU offices reduce hours, close over spring recess
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… spring recess Submitted by Deanne Puca on Spring recess is March 5-9. There are no classes March 2 for Spirit Day. … in the Monroe-Brown Gallery of the Richmond Center for Visual Arts. The Western Invitational Jazz Festival opening … closing concert featuring the University Jazz Orchestra is at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 10, in the Dalton Center …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45319