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Geography alumnus successfully navigates detours on road to career

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… much about the field. "I took one class and fell in love with it." These days, he's using satellite imagery to detect … of six satellite images that Taylor used to assess the tree canopy changes in Denver. With the help of Dr. Adam Mathews … satellite imagery and other technology to analyze the tree canopy in Denver, Colorado, where a project to plant one …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58014

WMU's campus sexual assault prevention state funding increases

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… category of Michigan's Campus Sexual Assault Program, with money to be used for such programs as Western HEROES … this year to expand and launch these important programs with students taking the lead." This year marks the state's … investment in the Campus Sexual Assault Program to date, with more than $2.5 million in grant funding available, and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/11/50527

WMU Symphonic Band to present variety-packed program

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… as Husa’s "Music for Prague 1968." The program will open with Shostakovich’s dazzling "Festive Overture" and will close with Michael Daugherty’s rousing conga-dancing tribute to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27510

New Michigan autism resource launched at WMU

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… for Autism and Neurodevelopmental disorders—known as WECAN. Located in WMU's Unified Clinics on the University's … Center of Excellence. Families will be able to visit WECAN and work with an interdisciplinary diagnostic team specializing in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26859

Association picks WMU as 'Partner of the Year,' honors student

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… honors student Submitted by Stacey Lowis on Jones poses with the award. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—For the fifth year in a … transition to a director of university relations position with the Southwest Michigan APICS Chapter professional board … in the future." About APICS Originally the American Production and Inventory Control Society, APICS, since …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16509

Photographer, activist to bring iconic rock imagery to WMU

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… and artistic expression. The event is open to the public without charge. Leni Sinclair After fleeing from her native … over the years focused on such jazz, blues, rock and reggae legends as John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Bob Marley, … has been featured at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit, and compiled in a book …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31099

University names top student employee, supervisor of students

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… A WMU employee for more than eight years, she works with the Student Ambassador Program, which has a credo of … education. "We students use this everyday when we interact with each other and prospective students. Carolyn on the other hand uses this not only with prospective students, but also with the student …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30870

Pilot training program recognized for excellence

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… Tuesday, June 18 , in Washington, D.C. in conjunction with the  NATA 2019 Annual Meeting and Aviation Business … aviation program at a public university in Michigan, and with just under 1,000 undergraduate students, is the third … is a leading force, training the future aviation workforce with over 50 aircraft, 80 years of education experience, and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53459

Men's soccer announces 2018 spring schedule

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… team will kick off its spring schedule Saturday, Feb. 24 , with a doubleheader inside the Seelye Center beginning at … Tournament. WMU won its first-ever regular season Mid-American Conference championship. A program-record eight Broncos … Bye  and  Drew Shepherd  were named men's soccer All-Americans. The Broncos finished the season ranked No. 9 in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45124

Longtime jazz educator Steve Zegree passes away at 61

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… Distinguished Professor of Music and toured internationally with the Western Jazz Quartet. In 2012, Zegree was inducted … They appeared at the national conventions of Music Fest Canada, the Music Educators National Conference and the … heading to New York. In 2008, Zegree directed the World Youth Choir at several performances in China, including Hong …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22402