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Dr. Ruth Kaarlela obituary
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… Orientation and Mobility as well as serving as a board member of the Michigan Society of Gerontology, Association for … Prior to coming to the University, her employment included being a teacher of the blind, supervisor of a New York school for emotionally disturbed children, and supervisor of social workers and students …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47979
WMU student aims to clean up the fashion industry
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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The fashion industry has, historically, been dependent upon trends—anticipating and delivering … reduce the impact the fashion industry has on the planet by being a leader in the sustainable fashion movement. He … someone who had gone through the entrepreneurial process before and had a business that was in the same industry as …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47992
WMU group helps rural Alaskans do their taxes
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… Part of the point is that they get their withholdings back because their income is so low." He adds that the tax … take place in rural, indigenous villages that can only be accessed by small planes and snowmobiles, or snow …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45953
Grammy winner to perform with jazz and symphony orchestras
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… , 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 … recordings for the Blue Note, ACT, Blue Jackel and Zebra labels, including 1997's Epiphany with the London Symphony …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45260
WMU lauded again with Washington Monthly top-100 ranking
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… by such publications as U.S. News & World Report and Forbes. The Washington Monthly methodology is designed to rate … three broad measurement categories Washington Monthly has been using since the start of its ranking initiative, additional measurements that have only recently become available are now part of the mix. They include …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/42194
Western honors, celebrates veterans with service dog program donation, scholarship
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… Montgomery joins Dan K. with service dog Lucy, a doberman in a pink vest; Christine Myran, executive director … OHT Visible and Invisible Wounds of War Scholarship will be accepted through Thursday, Nov. 30 , says Kenneth Franks … participants will meet at Ellsworth Hall at 9 a.m. to begin the course that circles around campus. Register for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73306
New partnership gives Western students pipeline to pilot's seat at Allegiant
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… to pilot's seat at Allegiant Submitted by Erin Flynn on Robert Butler, of Allegiant, and Dr. Raymond Thompson signed … their educational journey and have the opportunity to be hired as a cadet their senior year with a conditional job … talented and motivated students to pursue their dream of becoming a first officer with a major airline without the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73263
U.C.-Davis prof to focus on economic impact of immigration in Sichel talk
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… free and open to the public. A light lunch reception will be available after the lecture. Giovanni Peri In addition to being chair and a professor, Peri is director of the … Association and on several other journals. His work has been published in numerous academic journals, including the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39251
Barbara Jane Miller obituary
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… known as Jane or Janie by family and friends. She has been described as a remarkable, self-effacing individual with a passion … notable WMU guests as Coretta and Martin Luther King Jr., Betty and former President Gerald Ford and the Baroness von …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38732
Campus Campout to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity
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… for Humanity Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Members of Alpha Tau Omega during their 2015 event KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Members of Western Michigan University's Alpha Tau Omega … $5,000 and are prepared for any weather—if necessary, to be "freezin' for a reason." The 2017 campout will take place …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38599