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Enterprising alumna finds herself in fashion
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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU alumna Lesley Ware, proprietor and chief educator at Creative Cookie and … Ware has fond memories of moving to WMU in the 1990s, a transition that was scary for the first-generation college … And at that time, New York Fashion Week was in Bryant Park, a four-minute walk from her job. More than just …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37905
Community, campus programs to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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… of service, educational programs and presentations. "The Transformative Power of a Unified Dream" is the theme of … Jan. 12 "The Courage to Create" poetry competition awards reception, 5 to 7 p.m., WMU's Trimpe Building … Chapel, proceed to Kalamazoo College Red Square, then MLK Park in downtown Kalamazoo. Community Celebration, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36802
Homeless to college grad: Business student beats odds to create his own success
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… landing a dream accounting job, JaJuan Kemp has come a long way. Kemp, left, with his siblings. "It's crazy. It's still … of Detroit. "We would often stay in abandoned buildings or park benches, stuff like that. Just tried to make it work," …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62477
Top seniors to be honored as 2014 Presidential Scholars
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… After each of this year's scholars are recognized and awarded certificates, a dessert buffet reception will be held … for Landscape Forms in Kalamazoo, where she has a job waiting for her after graduation. The 2014 class of … of Shelbyville, Mich. Dance— Connor L. Cornelius of Oak Park, Ill. Economics— Christopher L. Thayer of Portage, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14262
Community, campus programs to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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… Laying of the Wreath Ceremony, 4:45 p.m. , MLK Park, 507 N. Rose St., Kalamazoo. Community Celebration, … Celebration. More information Presentation, Dr. Lewis Walker Social Justice Youth Award winners, 7 p.m. , Kalamazoo City Hall, 241 W. South St. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57191
WMU's Sky Broncos capture fourth place in national competition
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… in ground events to place fourth overall. The event winner was Southern Illinois University. Longtime WMU rivals … contestant at the event, while Chris Reichert of Climax was the Sky Broncos' highest placing male pilot, ranking in … aviation flight science. Luke H. Ostrom Ostrom, of Orland Park, Illinois, is a 2013 graduate of Carl Sandburg High …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/24108
Sky Broncos capture fourth place in national competition
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… in ground events to place fourth overall. The event winner was Southern Illinois University. Coming in second and … events is the team’s best performance in a decade and was a high-emphasis item for us during practice this year. … an aviation flight science student. Luke Ostrom of Orland Park, Illinois graduated from Carl Sandburg High School in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/16036
Three diversity and inclusion VP candidates to visit campus
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… education. She also manages her college's King Chavez Parks Mentor Program Grant, coordinates the Campbell … Counseling Center and as an HIV counselor at the Whitman-Walker Clinic in Washington, D.C. She served as a Peace Corps volunteer in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47578
ESPN College GameDay coming to WMU Saturday
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… football game versus Buffalo will kick off at 3:30 p.m. in Waldo Stadium, and will be televised nationally on ESPNU. … are No. 14 in the AP Top 25 and No. 21 in the USA Today Amway Coaches Poll and College Football Playoff rankings. WMU … rally with Fleck and the Bronco football team, Bronson Park, downtown Kalamazoo. Saturday, Nov. 19, 9 a.m. to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36423
Sky Broncos place fifth in national championship event
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… in flight events, placing fifth overall. The event winner was Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott. Longtime … of the events that were contested for team points, so it was a very balanced effort between ground, simulator and … that took 20th place in navigation. Luke Ostrom of Orland Park, Illinois, is an aviation flight science major who …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32349