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WMU LBGT alumni group to host homecoming reception
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… with its second annual Alumni Community Impact Award for extraordinary work impacting the lesbian, bisexual, gay … Center, where she has created their marketing materials for the last seven years entirely on a volunteer basis, … Pride event, members of the center's steering committee for several years and have also been facilitators with the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27900
WMU's hometown, Kalamazoo, named one of nation's top college towns
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… in the top spot on both the overall ranking and the ranking for small cities. The rankings were based on 23 academic, … when it came to "Wallet Wellness"—the financial ingredients for the rankings. The city also scored well as a location … of students and a place with an active nightlife scene for young singles. News of the new ranking comes just months …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29372
Faculty panel to discuss Zika virus during public presentation
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… "Zika Virus: A Discussion on the Current Outbreak," is set for noon in 106 Bernhard Center. It is free and open to the … Cameron , instructor of geography. WMU's Haenicke Institute for Global Education is hosting the discussion to shed light … inhabitants. In the United States as of Feb 10, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had reported no locally …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30281
Concert series features guitarist Fareed Haque
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… jazz and classical guitarist Fareed Haque will perform a solo recital at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19 , in … Michigan University's 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/2016/10/35639
WMU receives one of six statewide college-access awards
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… college access advocates that have received awards for their contributions to a statewide effort to increase the number of Michiganders who earn college … college-access field as well as valuable partners in its effort to increase the number of Michigan students enrolling …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23491
Student contest part of MLK academy's 50th-anniversary celebration
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… milestone. These events will culminate with a banquet for the program's alumni and friends that will take place … that will be given as a memento to those who register for and attend the homecoming day banquet. To make a design … colleges and universities. A $194,000 grant from the Kellogg Foundation and donations from friends of the University …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45215
'Black Lives, Black Words' at York Arena
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… Black Words' at York Arena Submitted by Deanne Puca on Performance at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 18, is free and open … by award-winning playwright Reginald Edmund . Edmund's goal for the movement is to empower artists of color to create … and music. WMU is the second university to host the performance . Other events have been produced internationally …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45185
Trustees approve three-year contract with teaching assistants
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… of the new contract Wage increases set at 2 percent for years one and two and 3 percent for year three of the contract for graduate assistants, doctoral graduate assistants and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25540
Seita Scholars coaching program becomes national, international model
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… foster care go on to success in college has become a model for coaching youths of all stripes to find academic success, … of the Seita Scholars coaching model, will be in California, training how that state can implement a similar … Knutson says. "Though the techniques were developed for foster care students, they translate well for all …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/29829
WMU board to consider room and board rates at Battle Creek meeting
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… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Room and board rates for the 2015-16 year and an airport property acquisition are among items on the agenda for a formal meeting of the Western Michigan University … aviation campus, which is located at the W.K. Kellogg Airport on Helmer Road. Those arriving early for the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23296