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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

WMU Sky Broncos win regional competition seventh year in row

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… and in ground events at regionals, WMU aviators qualified for the 2020 NIFA national SAFECON set to take place … win marks the seventh consecutive regional championship for the 16-member team that is coached by Aviation Faculty … State, Ohio and Ohio State universities. Teams earn points for members who finish in the top 10 in a series of flight …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/56173

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

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

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

New scholarship honors WMU graduate's life-changing mentor

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… 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

Comp project pay guidelines unveiled, job slottings still in process

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… officials on job slottings, a new pay structure developed for Western Michigan University with the help of national … resources profession and is based on the study of markets for comparable positions in higher education as well as the … salary figures expressed as both annual salaries and as hourly pay rates. Also posted to the Compensation Project …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22352

Horn Day 2016 to feature horn superstar Jeff Nelsen

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… Day festival at Western Michigan University. He will perform during the final concert at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13 … is free and open to the public; the participation fee for Horn Day is $20. Jeff Nelsen Nelsen may be best known for his eight years spent touring and recording with the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30120