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WMU holds free campus document shredding event

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… WMU holds free campus document shredding event Submitted by Deanne Puca on Two free opportunities … and recycled. The campus Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Committee is hosting the event from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Lot 41 … be dumped. All plastic and metal must be removed, but there is no need to remove rubber bands, staples or paperclips. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24660

Building purchase OK'd for expansion of WMU's autism center

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… Building purchase OK'd for expansion of WMU's autism center … purchase an off-campus building to house the Kalamazoo Autism Center, an education and treatment program for children …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26216

Robert 'Bobby' M. Davidson obituary

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… the "godfather of jazz," died June 3 at Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. He was 93. Davidson, of Kalamazoo, joined the … a part-time percussion instructor and retired in 1983 as assistant professor emeritus of music after more than 30 years of service to the University. He is credited with developing the fully accredited Jazz …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/774

A lifelong gift: 1980 graduate gives back to Department of Philosophy

College of Arts and Sciences

… experience as a lawyer has taken him from courtrooms in Washington, D.C., to countries all over the world.  Mark … of Philosophy, and he recently arranged for a gift in his will to create an endowment for the department that will … Western’s senior director of major gifts, Kyle Herm, to discuss making a donation that will continue in perpetuity.  …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69151

Welcome activities planned for start of fall semester

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… University start  Wednesday, Aug. 28,  but fall opening activities officially begin when new students arrive on … Welcome Students who are beginning their careers at WMU this fall have an opportunity to get the hang of campus life … program  Saturday through Tuesday, Aug. 24-27 , that assists first-year students with their academic and social …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54596

WMU researcher spends fellowship period on education research registry

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… spends fellowship period on education research registry Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Spybrook … education researcher has spent the 2015-16 academic year in a fellowship post focused on putting together a registry that could vastly improve the structure and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32721

Student's aviation career set for takeoff

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… Student's aviation career set for takeoff Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As a child, Logan Brown looked … as he stares down graduation, the Rochester Hills native is realizing those dreams and ready to take his career as a pilot to new heights. Logan Brown is excited …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53044

WMU to confer more than 2,400 degrees during spring commencement

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… WMU to confer more than 2,400 degrees during spring commencement Submitted by Anonymous (not … will officiate during the ceremonies. Montgomery will distribute 2,470 diplomas on behalf of the University: … set of degree-granting academic units. The 9 a.m. ceremony is for graduates of the College of Engineering and Applied …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/52958

Michigan public universities win liberal education designation

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… Michigan public universities win liberal education designation Submitted by Anonymous (not … a formal member of the Liberal Education and America's Promise—LEAP—Initiative. The effort, launched in 2005, is being … as coordinator of Michigan's LEAP committee. He and Dan Hurley , CEO of the Michigan Association of State …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28109

Geography alumnus successfully navigates detours on road to career

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… navigates detours on road to career Submitted by Erin Flynn on A post-graduation activity report reveals 94% of … the results here . YPSILANTI, Mich.— Ryan Taylor's career isn't exactly as he'd mapped it out before college. … on studying computer science, the geospatial analyst found his passion for geography at Western Michigan University. …

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