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New Go West television spot wins national award
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… New Go West television spot wins national award Submitted by Anonymous (not … Mich.—For the second year in a row, a 30-second television commercial that is part of Western Michigan University's Go West advertising …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23899
WMU hosting inaugural conference, forming statewide coalition to bring more teachers of color to classrooms
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… Future Educator Program Scholar William Wright , it was his fourth-grade teacher of color, Mrs. Wilson-Bridges. “The … of her students to value their own education by pushing us is what inspired me to be a teacher,” said Wright. … or similar background. Recognizing the need to address this stark racial and ethnic population disparity between …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58144
Outstanding student employees, supervisor recognized
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… Outstanding student employees, supervisor recognized Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, … and with the greater community," says Brenda Case-Parris , coordinator of student employment in Career and Student … Risk Being a boss is about more than doling out tasks and logging hours. It's about active leadership and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63563
'Heritage' and environmental commitment dovetail in WMU renovation
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… on the Western Michigan University campus will reopen this month as the most environmentally sophisticated on the WMU campus and in all of southwest Michigan. Heritage Hall is the birthplace of WMU, and it has graced the top of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27780
Anita Hill's lecture has been rescheduled
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… Chenery Auditorium. Her appearance, part of the new "Raise Your Voice" speaker series, had to be rescheduled due to … Kalamazoo at the corner of Portage and South streets. Raise Your Voice Series The speaker series is led by the Lee Honors College, co-sponsored by the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/22079
Music of the Carpenters featured in Miller Auditorium event
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… Mich.—"Close to You: The Music of the Carpenters" is coming to Western Michigan University's Miller Auditorium … 11): millerauditorium.com Considered one of the best vocalists of all time, Karen Carpenter captured the attention of … charts with more than a dozen No. 1 hits. Now, singer Lisa Rock and her six-piece band are bringing the music of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35843
Haworth College of Business alumni recognition program wins award
Haworth College of Business
… areas of alumni relations, communications, marketing, fundraising and events. The Pride of CASE V competition includes public and private institutions from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. Winners of the annual competition were announced …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/12/57002
New MBA concentration in aviation takes flight
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… dollar international industry. As such, aviation is vital to the United States and the global economy,” says … Capt. Dave Powell , dean of the College of Aviation. “This MBA with an aviation concentration enhances our students’ … as well as related industries. A formal survey and discussions among current and future students revealed a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15807
Students study effectiveness of solar panel placement
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… University engineering students studied the placement of this technology in a project for Consumers Energy to help … in Kalamazoo-area schools, according to the project's advisor Dr. Pablo Gomez , WMU associate professor of electrical … and computer engineering. "They are capturing and storing this information so people can see how much power is being …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53773
Western alum appointed to leadership post in U.S. Department of Transportation
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… by Erin Flynn on WASHINGTON, D.C.—There's a lot riding on Tristan Brown's success. As newly appointed acting administrator/deputy administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63812