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Communitywide event set to inaugurate Montgomery as WMU president
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… power of partnership, embracing the strength in diversity" is the theme of inaugural activities that will include an 11 … July 31 to become president emeritus. Montgomery is expected to deliver his inaugural address after that part of the ceremony. Also …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42380
Funding awards help small businesses hire summer interns
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… in the science, technology, engineering and math—STEM—disciplines. "The Small Company Internship Award Program … the company and academically relevant to students," says Lisa Garcia , director of WMU's Business Connection. "The matching money is being provided through the Michigan Corporate Relations …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29954
Experienced professional named director of Vision Clinic
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… Experienced professional named director of Vision Clinic Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Kremer … with more than 35 years of experience with low-vision rehabilitation and services has been named director of Western Michigan University's Vision Clinic. George Kremer took the reins of the clinic in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29936
Math professor awarded Fulbright grant to work in South Africa
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… in South Africa Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Davis and one of the Solomon Mahlangu students he met in February KALAMAZOO, Mich.—For many students, mathematics isn't an easy subject to master. Teaching mathematics in a … 11 official languages, can also be daunting. Although English is the common mode of instruction in that country, Dr. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38948
WMU's Fall Convocation celebrates achievement, State of University
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… University President Edward Montgomery will deliver his State of the University address during the University's … Friday, Sept. 14 , in the Bernhard Center. Fall Convocation is a recognition of faculty and staff achievement for … as five sets of Universitywide honors are presented--the Distinguished Service, Distinguished Teaching, Distinguished …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/48927
First Lady Snyder to visit WMU, highlight campus assualt prevention initiative
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… First Lady Snyder to visit WMU, highlight campus assualt prevention initiative … KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Michigan First Lady Sue Snyder will visit the Western Michigan University campus Monday, Nov. 9 , … trauma informed response to survivors. Their presentation is free and open to the public, with seating available on a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28113
WMU prof takes tax help to indigenous villages in Alaska
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… University professor and a group of accounting students. This is the second year Dr. Fritz Allhoff , associate professor of philosophy, has led a tax-assistance delegation to remote villages in western Alaska. The …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30766
Obare named interim vice president for research
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… guiding the University's research agenda. Her appointment is effective Aug. 1 and was made pending approval by the WMU … has served as vice president for research since 2010 and is returning to the faculty in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Obare is expected to serve in her interim role for a minimum of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/40983
Hope in the darkness: WMU music therapy alum finds calling in hospice
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… ARBOR, Mich.—A guitar slung on her back, Kaitlin Ridgway isn't the typical professional you'd expect to see walking … down the halls of a medical facility. But the work she does is life-changing for the patients and families she helps. … Hospice of Michigan . "I think the impact of music therapy is huge in hospice," she says. "A lot of people see hospice …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55317
WMU tuition will increase this fall, but stay within state guidelines
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… WMU tuition will increase this fall, but stay within state guidelines Submitted by … Western Michigan University Board of Trustees opted to raise tuition for 2017-18, but stay within the state's … of 3.91 percent. The recommendation to the board was consistent with the state's tuition restraint language for this …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40858