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Michigan State Geographic Bee to return to WMU's Fetzer Center
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… State Geographic Bee is in its 29th year. KALAMAZOO—For the 10th straight year, just over 100 young geography … the state will descend on Western Michigan University for the Michigan State Geographic Bee, testing their knowledge of the world while vying for a trip to Washington, D.C., to compete in the National …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/39017
Walker Institute holding community forums on unequal justice
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… Walker Institute holding community forums on unequal justice Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Forman KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Starting this month, Western Michigan University's Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations is launching a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22694
Graduate students take their turn to help raise awareness of ALS
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… it is a concept that we learn very early in life, and it forms the basis of many of our relationships. It is a … and devote it to raising awareness about the disease, funds for his own care and funds to assist with ALS awareness. … to do with MyTurn, McIver saw a good learning opportunity for students, the chance for the MBA students to see …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40842
Newman Civic Fellow from WMU receives additional honor
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… scholarship winner. Senior Alexis Lenderman , of Oxford, is one of 273 students who were selected as fellows … nominate one community-committed student from their schools for the one-year Newman fellowship. Nominees are individuals … who have demonstrated an investment in finding solutions for challenges facing communities throughout the country and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39772
WMU, WMU Cooley ink new agreements as Kalamazoo law classes begin
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… Jan. 11 . The new agreements also will pave the way for a group of first-year law students to begin basic legal … being developed, along with a series of new initiatives triggered by the affiliation the two schools launched in August 2014. The affiliation formally links the private law school and public university, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29804
WMU honors innovative teaching at Spring Convocation
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… Western Michigan University faculty members will be honored for innovative teaching during the University’s first Spring … used, or used in a new way, to produce a quantifiable gain for learner outcomes or the learner experience. Convocation … from Extended University Programs, Haenicke Institute for Global Education, Office of Diversity and Inclusion and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/29981
WMU room and board rates to rise by 2.95 percent
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… a 2.95 percent increase in campus room and board rates for the 2014-15 academic year. For a student living in a campus residence hall and … plan, the new rates will translate to an increase of $250 for the full academic year. The annual cost for the room and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15072
New scholarship honors WMU graduate's life-changing mentor
College of Arts and Sciences
… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—If not for a special person in his life, Dr. Hashem Akhavan-Tafti … person's name. The Mohammad Hossein Yassaman Endowment for Chemistry at WMU will support a full-time graduate or … Akhavan-Tafti ended up at a school in Indiana, where he struggled to acclimate to his new surroundings. He contacted …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36667
WMU women aviators ready to tackle national cross-country race
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… teams of women pilots Tuesday through Friday, June 20-23 , for the 2017 Air Race Classic, a cross-country race that … are headed to Frederick, Maryland, this week to prepare for the Tuesday start of the race that will conclude four … 2016 WMU team. The is the first year of competition for Quandt and Walston and the first year that WMU has …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40531
Concert to provide unique perspective on climate change
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… of the problem of climate change. The event is set for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24 , in the Dalton Center Recital Hall. The performance will be preceded by a 7 p.m. discussion hosted by … Dr. Robert White . Tickets are $12 general admission, $10 for seniors and $5 for students, and are available from …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30237