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Campus thermostats set back for winter recess and closure
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… has resulted in an annual energy savings of $165,000 and is part of an overall campus energy consumption decrease of … efforts and get involved as Strazdas, energy systems specialist Kirk Dillery and others reviewed and began activating … than 3,000 thermostats around the campus are being adjusted from the control room of the power plant. Temperatures will …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/37100
WMU medical school granted full accreditation
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… M.D. School of Medicine has been granted full accreditation from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education. LCME, the national … a five-year period during its Feb. 13 meeting. Five years is the maximum possible for a new school receiving its …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45417
The world at Western on display at 27th International Festival
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… The world at Western on display at 27th International Festival Submitted by Anonymous … Michigan University's 27th annual International Festival from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, April 3 , on the second floor of … cuisine, dance and music performances, and a fashion show featuring costumes and apparel from the students' home …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30854
Classes and trips part of spring lifelong learning activities
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… activities Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Registration is under way for Lifelong Learning Academy … planned for March and April and will tackle the likes of seafaring, sustainability, outdoor sculpture and the medieval … volunteers, some are retired WMU faculty, others experts from the community. A complete brochure for spring is …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4507
GVSU, WMU join forces for study of family owned businesses
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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The study is a partnership between WMU and GVSU. GRAND RAPIDS, … impact on the west side of the state, yet little data is available on the number, needs or impact of these … Owned Business Institute at Grand Valley with support from the Family Business Alliance in Grand Rapids. The study …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8622
WMU Board of Trustees approves updated contract with faculty union
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… faculty. The contract, originally set to expire early this September, now runs through Sept. 6, 2021. The agreement … 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021. A retirement incentive plan is also part of the agreement with the faculty union. The … as part of addressing the University's projected shortfall, from July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021, the president and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59586
Math and science experts chosen for teaching fellowship program
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… Wilson Michigan Teaching Fellows , announced July 15, is bringing 13 new math and science professionals to Western … Each has already earned at least a bachelor's degree from schools around the nation. Four have earned master's … contribute and thrive in the state's rapidly changing economy and workforce. Numerous studies have demonstrated that …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8125
Administrator elected to national engineering board
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… Administrator elected to national engineering board Submitted by … Mich.—A high-level Western Michigan University administrator is one of seven officers who were elected to the … engineering who has taught chemical engineering courses from the freshman through graduate level. His current …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39981
Graduate students receive WMU Dames Endowed Scholarships
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… a Dames Endowed Scholarship offered on a competitive basis to exceptional students enrolled in a graduate degree … WMU Women’s Association, both men and women may apply for this scholarship, but by the terms of the agreement, … She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in family studies from WMU and plans to begin her juris doctorate degree at …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32980
WMU faculty win NEH grant to host national summer institute
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… for the Humanities—NEH— grant to host a seminar program this summer for higher education faculty and graduate … institute for university and college faculty participants from around the country. This virtual program hosted by WMU's Medieval Institute, like …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62018