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Faculty member Anthony Ellis dies, campus memorial service planned

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… on Dr. Anthony Ellis Dr. Anthony Ellis , associate professor of English and an expert on Renaissance literature died … was 46. A private burial has taken place and a celebration of his life is being planned for Ellis, who battled leukemia …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12548

Western's Cold Case Program helps crack second case

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… justice students. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—For 35 years, the family of Cathy Swartz has been searching for answers in the young … to identify Robert Waters as Swartz's accused killer. Officers arrested him on Saturday, April 29 , in South … place while they learn.” Kuersten has been contacted by schools and police agencies across the country who are …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71545

Student entrepreneurs receive awards for innovation

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… and entrepreneurial engineering student  Tyler Skibicki , of Lake Orion, and mechanical engineering student  Noah Schultz , of Washington, Michigan, received the $10,000 Brian Patrick … student business accelerator, gives students rich and valuable resources to develop their startup companies. It is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59392

Student input sought for future housing plans

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… that we understand their preferences in the early stages of planning," says Steven Palmer, director of Residence Life. "Having a broad range of feedback allows us to design a learning community …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1969

Joe R. Chapel obituary

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… the WMU faculty in 1965 and retired in 2000 after 35 years of service to the University. He was an associate professor of teaching, learning and leadership; director of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3354

Brandon Owen has found where he belongs

Haworth College of Business

… Brandon Owen , Western Michigan University has been a place of growth and new beginnings. From Bridgman, Michigan, the junior at the Haworth College of Business has found his place in the supply chain … down a path seeking out the experience-based learning offered at Western.  “After going on a tour of the college, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75420

Community college pact extends WMU presence in metro Detroit

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… and WCCCD Chancellor Curtis L. Ivery met Feb. 6 at WCCCD offices in Detroit to sign an agreement that will allow WMU to offer advanced classes at WCCCD's University Center in … Learning Commission, which is the accrediting body for both schools; and by WMU's faculty. Online courses would then …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4686

WMU student among 10 nationwide to win coveted scholarship

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… Supply Management's Richter Scholarship Fund. Hanna Downs , of Novi, Mich., is WMU's sixth scholarship recipient in the … placing WMU fourth in the nation for the total number of students honored with Richter Scholarships in the past 10 … with the program's students. Downs spent a semester at Hogeschool Utrecht in the Netherlands, igniting a passion for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6466

William H. Cotton obituary

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… University staff member, died Sept. 12. He was 75. Cotton, of Kalamazoo, was the director of WMU's Office of Business Development Services.  He joined the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/12/44096

Leila Bradfield obituary

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… faculty member, died March 19. She was 86. Bradfield, of Kalamazoo, joined the WMU faculty in 1983 and retired in 1991 after eight years of service to the University. She was an assistant professor of sociology in the counseling center. She was …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/6075