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Funded call for students' original artwork on climate change

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… to submit original artwork to the "Spare|Change: The Art of Climate" exhibit Friday, Aug. 9, through Monday, Sept. 9 … is the immersive and lasting statistical distribution of weather exceeding average norms over given time brackets from millions of years to decades. All full- and part-time WMU students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8336

WMU exceeds national average in attracting international students

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… Exchange released Nov. 12 , which found that the number of international students at colleges and universities in … report covers the 2012-13 academic year, and percentages of change are based on comparisons to the 2011-12 academic … representing 105 countries. The increases are a reflection of national trends, as reported in Open Doors, a census …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11325

WMU offices closed for Independence Day

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… WMU offices closed for Independence Day Submitted by Anonymous … and emergency services, Western Michigan University offices will be closed Wednesday, July 4, in observance of U.S. Independence Day. Summer classes will not meet …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/870

Step back into a bygone era with 'In the Mood Live'

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… "In the Mood Live" began as a celebration of an unusual era in American music, the 1940s Swing era. On … record crowds. Vocal groups and soloists sang a repertoire of great songs, and for the last time in the 20th century, … the entire country shared a common popular music. This body of song did much to sustain national morale during World War …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1972

Princeton Review names WMU to 'Best Midwestern Colleges' list

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… Michigan University has once again been named one of the "Best Midwestern Colleges" by the Princeton Review. … institutional data, visits to schools and the opinions of college counselors and advisors. An important element of the selection process is an 80-question student survey. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1296

Merling Trio kicks off interactive concert series

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… Merling Trio kicks off interactive concert series Submitted by Anonymous (not … Tom Knific KALAMAZOO—The Western Michigan University School of Music’s Wednesday evening concert series, Dalton Wed@7:30pm: Live and Interactive!, will kick off its 2013–14 season with the Merling Trio in concert at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/8978

Fall event welcomes LBGT college students to Kalamazoo

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… than 35,000 college students are in Kalamazoo for the start of fall classes. Among the many events welcoming them to the … and Rankin Avenue near Goldsworth Valley Pond. In the event of inclement weather, the event will move to the Student … tennis courts. Keynote speaker Ignacio G Rivera, named one of the 11 Trans Artists of Color You Should Know in 2013, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9260

Western leading the charge in pioneering battery research

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Michigan University is showing promise in the development of an alternative battery for use in electric vehicles, as … face concerns about shortages and increasing costs of materials for lithium-ion batteries. WMU researchers are … a Ph.D. candidate in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and a team of fellow WMU research associates. “Dr. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68591

Three new dinosaurs stomping into Rood Hall Dino Park in summer 2023

College of Arts and Sciences

… Lloyd Schmaltz Geology & Mineral Museum) The installation of three new dinosaurs in the park, namely one Allosaurus … KGMS for their donation,” says Dr. Heather Petcovic , chair of Western’s Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences . “We are particularly excited about these …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71118

An ‘open heart’ opens the mind: Students find value in giving and receiving through service learning

W Magazine

… service-learning students meet with senior residents of Friendship Village to talk about their culture. Kindness, … can imagine. Before the pandemic, you could walk the halls of the school during lunchtime and find culture in every … You’d hear students practicing Spanish in one room, a group of kids learning new dance moves in another and a group …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69884