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WMU academic convocation launches 2013-14 academic year
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… achievements and service. Held during the opening weeks of fall semester classes, the annual convocation is designed as … renown. Make a Difference Award—for staff members who reach far beyond their assigned duties to make WMU an even better …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9723
Allison Downey featured at Ann Arbor storytelling festival
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… February Storytelling Festival featuring talespinners from far and wide. This year, WMU's Allison Downey will join New … Virág and Ann Arbor "townie" Lyn Powrie Davidge. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Downey, associate professor of … and educational studies, also will perform at a children's show at 1 p.m. the following day. Downey's performances stem …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/154
WMU offers after-school reading program for elementary students
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… Reading Center and Clinic at Western Michigan University. Fall 2012 literacy tutoring Tutoring will take place from …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1397
Students receive funding for sustainability projects
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… with the $31,803 that was awarded to six projects in the fall semester, the program has dispensed a total of $42,731 … in engineering design technology, and Josef Imesch from Farmington Hills, Mich., a senior majoring in engineering … Student Organization that teaches students about plants and how to grow them. Student Sustainability Grant proposals are …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/675
Scholarship and storytelling: WMU professor's acclaimed historical-fiction imagines the life of Shakespeare's daughter
W Magazine
… the time period in which I have expertise,” she says. “It’s farther into the 17th century, 30 years after Shakespeare died, and there were significant changes in English culture that I knew about roughly … safe to say that the adventures of Judith Shakespeare are far from over. ■ Contact: Adam Dietz June 12, 2025 …
https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2025/06/print-author-grace-tiffany-historical-fiction-imagines-life-shakespeares
Product design alumni on leading edge of innovation
W Magazine
… lift technology, working on things like graphics, trade show presentations and interior redesigns. Thaj (Photo … from day one was super important, because sometimes school can become really detached from what the real, working world … of a major truck brand was her favorite experience so far. And her futuristic vision paid off; EyesOn Design …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73419
Most WMU offices closed Labor Day weekend
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… only, contact WMU Public Safety at (269) 387-5555. Fall semester classes begin at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4. … Monday, Sept. 1-3, are: the Bernhard Information Desk, Biggby Coffee, Buster's, Campus Trends, Subway and Textbook … Saturday through Monday, Sept. 1-3, and will resume normal fall hours at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4. The Help Desk is open …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1282
Getting in the game: WMU expert discusses Super Bowl advertising in 2021
Haworth College of Business
… broadcast. Being a winner in this high-stakes advertising showdown might be worth it but isn't without major risks. … Chipotle will announce a program to help fund local farmers, DoorDash will talk about how it delivers more than … advertising to coronavirus vaccination awareness efforts. Can you comment on this approach? Budweiser is taking its …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/01/63006
Help select WMU's top four staffers for 2017
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… University's 2017 Make a Difference Annual Award. The 17 candidates are recipients of the 2016-17 fall and spring … reserved for the most outstanding employees—those who reach far beyond their assigned responsibilities to give … information submitted should include specific examples of how the candidate has demonstrated dedication to outstanding …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39877
Most WMU offices closed Labor Day weekend
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… only, contact WMU Public Safety at (269) 387-5555. Fall semester classes begin at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3. … through Sept. 2, are: the Bernhard Information Desk, Biggby Coffee, Buster's/Textbook Alley, Santorini Grill and … through Monday, Aug. 31-Sept. 2, and will resume normal fall hours at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3. The Help Desk is open …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/9016