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Student organization honored for volunteer service

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… Puca on Members of WMU's Black Student Union accept their award at the 11th annual Champs Celebration. KALAMAZOO, … University's Black Student Union has been recognized for mentoring students in Kalamazoo Public Schools by Communities … the dropout crisis. The registered student organization was honored with the 2018 Champ Award at the 11th annual …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/48001

Art exhibit examines recovery from abuse

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… from abuse Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Walker KALAMAZOO—An art show depicting recovery from the … the college's second floor art gallery through the end of October and can be viewed from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through … Monday, Oct. 1 , and is free and open to the public. Gay Walker, an art therapist and coordinator of the WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1791

Business prof wins national award for classroom innovation

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… Business prof wins national award for classroom innovation Submitted by Anonymous (not … 2012 Marketing Management Association Teaching Innovation Award. The national award recognizes innovative approaches to classroom instruction. Veeck was selected from among …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2725

Geography professor helps organize Lake Michigan Trail Conference

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… Friday, Nov. 8-9 , for the Lake Michigan Trail Conference to formalize the development of a "multi-modal" kayak, … Quality Coastal Zone Management Program, the Lake Michigan Water Trail Association, the National Park Service Rivers, … at wmich.edu/glcms/lmconf/index.html and the Lake Michigan Water Trail Association at lmwt.org . Contact: Mark Schwerin …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/2811

WMU once again among nation's 'Best for Vets' colleges

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… Michigan four-year school on the publication's list of the top colleges in the United States. This is WMU's third such … ranking by the monthly publication, which is a supplement to the widely distributed Military Times publications—Army … to make our University a veteran-friendly campus." The latest designations come on the heels of new services for vets …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/3986

Graduate student pushes the boundaries of traditional music genres with 'Tango Avenue'

W Magazine

… plays the piano during a rehearsal. An innovative approach to a classic genre, Jane Kozhevnikova’s jazz-tango album, … from the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo, the project was nearly silenced by the crescendoing pandemic. Lockdowns … prospect in the process. “I figured that the only way to navigate the pandemic for me is to do what I am …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63905

Counselor education professor featured in journal's special issue on Black male experience

College of Education and Human Development

… of counselor education, recently authored the introduction to the  Journal of Multicultural Counseling and … the experiences of African American males in relation to their educational attainment, mental health treatment and … Their educational, mental and physical health needs, wants and desires are largely ignored by mental health and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73516

Trustees approve 3 percent room and board rate increase for 2018-19

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… University Board of Trustees approved a 3 percent increase to campus residence hall room and board rates for the … . The new rates were recommended to provide continued support for educational living … is committed, she says, to creating spaces where students want to live and eat while pursuing their academic and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46537

Two WMU faculty engineers garner MEDC funding for early-stage work

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… concussive-strength impact and 3-D printing of complex machined parts are the focus of work by two members of … University's engineering faculty who are among five innovators around the state to win new funding form the Michigan … technology transfer office to advance their technologies toward commercialization. Funds can be used to prove project …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43887

Western students earn scholarships for verifying vaccination

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… winners include: Sammy Filipich - $10,000 George Walsh - $10,000 Henry Berryman - $2,500 Jandro Guevara - … $1,000 Evan Conlee - $1,000 Nick Gonsch - $1,000 Nizora Haitova - $1,000 LuChonna Richardson - $1,000 Montgomery … a lot easier due to the fact I do not have to get COVID-19 tested often or deal with the badging system …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65422