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WMU to hold Foster Care Awareness Walk
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… May 20 , on WMU's Kanley Track. This is the second year for the annual 5K event, which is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The walk/run is an effort to spread awareness about foster care and fundraise for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39598
WMU trustees approve new three-year contract with AFSCME
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… will be provided. In the second year, the contract calls for increases of 1.75 to 2.5 percent, and increases between 2 and 2.5 percent go into effect for the third year of the contract. Other elements of the … authority to negotiate terms with the city of Kalamazoo for a temporary easement to University property. The …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48598
Business pitch competition open to WMU student entrepreneurs
Haworth College of Business
… across campus are invited to present their business pitches for cash prizes totaling $4,000 at the annual Pitch … a three-minute pitch about an innovative business idea for an audience of potential investors. Students will be … prizes will be awarded to the top four finishers: $1,700 for first place; $1,200 for second place; $800 for third …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38296
Author, film critic and New Yorker staff member David Denby to visit campus
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… discourse. The event is jointly sponsored by WMU's Center for the Humanities and its Center for the Study of Ethics in Society. Denby Denby Denby, a New … Journalism School and the communication program at Stanford University. He was a movie critic for 45 years for such …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45089
Top names in investigative medicine part of new seminar series
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… Medicine, a new monthly research seminar series for the 2017-18 academic year, is now underway at the … speak on "New Subsets, New Checkpoints: Expanding Roles for Tbet+ B Cells in Health and Disease." Lunch will be … the Committee on Molecular Medicine/MPMM. Feb. 7: Dr. Gregg Silverman, medical doctor and professor, Department of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43455
Longtime WMU prof, administrator honored as coaching educator
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… administrator has been honored by a national organization for a lifetime of work as a coach educator and developer. The United States Center for Coaching Excellence has awarded Dr. Jody Brylinsky , associate provost for institutional effectiveness and a longtime professor of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40382
WMU students anxious to share their cultures at International Festival
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… of different cultures can be entertaining as well as informative, and that's why organizers say no one should miss … fashion from around the world through booth displays and performances brought to life by the University's culturally … "Society today is global, and WMU fostering that sentiment for 30 years now is very impressive." Admission to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52294
Grants to WMU soar past $3.7 million mark in April, May
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… mark during April and May, bringing the year-to-date total for externally funded awards to more than $23.2 million , WMU trustees learned at their June 29 meeting. Grants for research again led the way, climbing to more than … tasks specifically designed to generate opportunities for teachers to build on students' thinking and then use …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40865
Construction set to begin on WMU campus wayfinding effort
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… Construction set to begin on WMU campus wayfinding effort Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, … the first week of May and is designed to make it easier for people to navigate the Western Michigan University campus. The effort, which is scheduled for completion by mid-August, has …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39599
Area families needed to host international visitors
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… needed to host international visitors Submitted by Korey Force on Host families enjoy the benefits of meeting new … Michigan University is seeking homestay opportunities for visiting international teachers and students arriving in … families may send an email to @email or call Barb Curley, host family coordinator with Lodge & Learn in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47588