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Twenty-two incoming students win $50,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… Twenty-two incoming students win $50,000 Medallion Scholarships … to begin their studies at Western Michigan University this fall. Medallion Scholarships are the highest merit-based … the Kalamazoo Nature Center and has volunteered at the Kellogg Bird Sanctuary. Shelby Township Michael W. Arellano …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26024

WMU education professors receive $29.5M grant to support Grand Rapids children, families

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… children and their families. Drs. Patricia Reeves and Jianping Shen were awarded the grant through the U.S. Department of Education's Promise Neighborhoods Program . One of the largest federal … for the children of Southeast Grand Rapids." The W.K. Kellogg Foundation , which has invested in Grand Rapids and built …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66620

WMU center receives highest level of accreditation

Disability Services and Adult Wellness Programs

… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's Center for Disability Services and Adult Wellness Programs received the highest level of accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) for its community integration, service coordination, supported living and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74684

Services set this weekend for Evaluation Center founder Stufflebeam

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… Services set this weekend for Evaluation Center founder Stufflebeam … memorial service is planned for Dr. Daniel Stufflebeam , an internationally renowned figure in evaluation who founded … in the grant-making world—names like the MacArthur, Kellogg and Alger foundations. Internationally, he traveled to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41433

WMU named finalist for national Climate Leadership Award

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… WMU named finalist for national Climate Leadership Award Submitted by … Tuesday, April 15. KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University is a finalist to win a 2014 Climate Leadership Award as part … advances that can be used to tackle some of society's biggest challenges. "This is enormously gratifying," says WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/14863

WMU to confer more than 1,600 degrees during fall commencement

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… WMU to confer more than 1,600 degrees during fall commencement Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) … will officiate during the ceremonies. Montgomery will distribute 1,651 diplomas on behalf of the University: … set of degree-granting academic units. The 9 a.m. ceremony is for graduates of the College of Aviation, College of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50678

Date, time set for annual César Chávez march

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… Mich.—More than 500 people are expected to participate in the 21st annual Kalamazoo César Chávez March Thursday, … Street, then follow West Michigan Avenue to WMU, and disperse at Miller Auditorium at about 10:45 a.m. After a … Central High School Bilingual Students Club, which is now the main organizer of the march, and Dr. John M. Dunn …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22759

Room-and-board rates to rise by 3.5 percent for 2016-17

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… Room-and-board rates to rise by 3.5 percent for 2016-17 Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Acting at its April 21 meeting, the Western Michigan University … has allowed for significant improvements, incentives and discounts for students and families. In 2015-16, WMU operated …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31818

Community send-off set as WMU football team heads for Detroit

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… support and celebrate the team's perfect 12-0 record going into the conference championship, the community is holding a send-off Thursday, Dec. 1 , in downtown Kalamazoo. The WMU football team's motorcade is expected to pass through the central business district …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36689

WMU researchers awarded NIH grant to improve canes used by blind

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… WMU researchers awarded NIH grant to improve canes used by blind Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Design and use … will be studied. KALAMAZOO—People who are blind or have visual impairments could be the ultimate beneficiaries of a … and professor, respectively, of blindness and low vision studies, and Dr. Koorosh Naghshineh , professor of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15729