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Public celebration set to highlight creativity, diversity and community

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… than 100 school children and dozens of volunteers will culminate in the Together Kalamazoo Celebration of Creativity, … during a series of March workshops. The artwork will be displayed on colorful hexagons assembled into five geodesic … 18 feet in diameter and 10 feet in height. The celebration is free and open to the public, and in case of rain or high …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/16145

Freezer organizer, space optimizer claims first at Bronco Pitch Competition

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… Competition Submitted by Stacey Anderson on Dr. Laurel Ofstein welcomes participants of Western's Bronco Pitch … space or who need to optimize their freezers for meal prep is the winner of the K.C. O'Shaughnessy Bronco Pitch … was held virtually on April 9. The Freezer Smart team comprised of industrial and entrepreneurial engineering students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/64011

WMU students encouraged to seek campus sustainability grant funding

Sustainability

… WMU students encouraged to seek campus sustainability grant funding Submitted by Brianna McCann on … advance the University’s campus culture of sustainability, is open. Applications for the fall 2021 grant allocations … 2021. Collaborators expect to award up to $32,500 this fall semester. Funding is awarded twice per school year …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/65899

Big Brothers Big Sisters administrator to provide perspective at breakfast series

Haworth College of Business

… Big Brothers Big Sisters administrator to provide perspective at breakfast series … titled "Helping Local Children Change Their Lives for the Better, Forever" at 8 a.m. Friday, Jan. 27, in 2150 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37056

Honors college home earns LEED silver certification as 'green' building

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… home earns LEED silver certification as 'green' building Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU's Lee … Council. LEED—Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design—is the national benchmark for the design, construction and … completed or going through the certification process, WMU is a leader in the state and region for LEED-certified …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18608

University welcomes two explosive-detection K-9s to police force

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… by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Two rookies have joined Western Michigan University's Department of Public … canines. The dogs and their handlers, WMU officers Travis Cable and Michael Lininger , trained for three months at … officers, but I think that they both would agree that it is a labor of love," says WMU Public Safety Chief Scott …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/02/51620

Journal on grandparenting launched by national center at WMU

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… Journal on grandparenting launched by national center at WMU Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The journal is produced as part of a collaboration with Georgia State … Grandchildren, a nearly three-year-old collaboration between Georgia State and Western Michigan universities. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/08/18130

Trumpeter kicks off annual jazz festival

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… Anonymous (not verified) on Tim Hagans KALAMAZOO—Grammy-nominated composer and trumpeter Tim Hagans will join the … big band and combo from the 30 groups participating in this year’s festival. The day-long festival will feature high … performs and records with the Tim Hagans Quartet. "The Moon is Waiting," his latest CD released on Palmetto Records, has …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5353

Sue S. Coates obituary

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… died Friday, June 14. She was 86. Coates retired in 1990 after serving 15 years as chair of what is now the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. She … had presided over the combined Departments of Agriculture, Distributive Education and Home Economics. Under her …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7809

WMU geosciences scholars celebrate 50 years as academic department

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… department Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Registration is open for all events. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Alumni, … of Geosciences will return to Kalamazoo next week to begin a yearlong celebration of scholarship, service and … asked to register, as a complimentary lunch will be served between the two sessions. Registration for other events that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26660