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Alum’s legacy includes football center, impactful gifts for athletics and business
W Magazine
… 1950s before graduating with a degree in business administration, minoring in economics, history and psychology. He served two years in the U.S. Air … Western and then joined Arthur Rubloff & Co., beginning his lifelong venture into real estate. Brown spent 40 years …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73608
High-dose flu and updated COVID-19 immunizations available
Sindecuse Health Center
… be given in a single appointment session. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends everyone age 5 and … the 2023-24 COVID-19 vaccine. Those who are immunocompromised may receive one or more additional updated doses—ask … for guidance. Unlike past COVID-19 immunizations, these visits will be billed to participating insurances. There is …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/72960
Western Michigan University launches new course on tribal governance
News
… University, in partnership with three local tribal nations, is adding a tribal governance course to its Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) program. The product of nearly two years … with members of the Pokagon , Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish and Nottawaseppi Huron bands of Potawatomi Indians . …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66272
Final parking strategy set for Arcadia Flats
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… the west end of Arcadia Loop and Moore Drive. Lot 23, which is currently being used for construction activities, will … the project wraps up. "We appreciate the students who raised concerns and provided input at the initial project … and in this case, it is also a great start to something bigger—Hilltop Village," Dakin says. Stay up to date on …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58162
Third-annual AMP Lab Open House event welcomes STEAM-curious kids
WMU-Grand Rapids
… building and constructing with Tinker Toys. Kids watch an EggBot translate their design onto a ping-pong ball. Kids … a fidget spinner cut by a CNC machine. The AMP Lab @ WMU is located in downtown Grand Rapids. GRAND RAPIDS, … third-annual free AMP Lab Open House event. Future scientists ages 5-12 are invited to come explore the world of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75134
Robert Swinehart obituary
News
… University as an upholsterer. He was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy Swinehart , who was also an upholsterer for WMU for 25 … She died Sept. 18, 2013 at age 80. A memorial gathering is pending. Contact: Deanne Puca July 19, 2018 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47980
New app offers self-guided tour experience to prospective WMU students
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… Submitted by Erin Flynn on A new self-guided tour app is available in the Apple and Android stores. As of Monday, April 24, 2023 , the self-guided tour app is no longer available. Explore the virtual tour or schedule a campus visit on the Visit WMU webpage . KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62451
Alumna with passion for poetry named Kansas Poet Laureate
College of Arts and Sciences
… passion for poetry. And, now, the entire state of Kansas is ready to hear her. Dr. Traci Brimhall Brimhall, a Kansas … post awarded by the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission to promote the arts as a public resource. "Poetry is the thing that helped me be where my feet are. It helps …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70298
Western community stands in support of Ukraine
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… for Global Education, holds the Ukrainian flag while hugging Western alumna Yuliia Sergeeva, who is from Ukraine. Sergeeva was a Fulbright Fellow and … after the moment of silence at the Campus Flagpoles. Alexis Morris addresses a crowd gathered at the Campus …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67330
WMU’s century plant reaches new heights
College of Arts and Sciences
… best chance of completing her life cycle, greenhouse specialist Chris Jackson had to come up with a creative solution. Jackson … to remove a glass pane from the greenhouse rooftop and devise a protective barrier to protect the spike from the cold …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70881