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Registration starting for lifelong learning academy classes, trips
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… Registration starting for lifelong learning academy classes, trips Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Registration is underway for the academy's poverty reduction … humor, Spanish conversation, outdoor sculpture, the Republican Party and U.S. women in the 19th century are just a few …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12593
Alum’s legacy includes football center, impactful gifts for athletics and business
W Magazine
… Alum’s legacy includes football center, impactful gifts for athletics and business Submitted by Deanne Puca on Willard … Alumni Center, passed away on May 21, 2023 . As a student at Western, he excelled in football under head coach John … before graduating with a degree in business administration, minoring in economics, history and psychology. He served two …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73608
Medieval historian first to be honored for second time with prestigious Medieval Institute book prize
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… she received the honor for her newest book, which has implications for understanding sexuality and gender in the Middle … the 26th annual prize for "The Corrupter of Boys: Sodomy, Scandal, and the Medieval Clergy," which investigates the … was sparked by contemporary instances of clerical abuse of minors encountered in the press, movies, books and other …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68097
Graduate student recognized by traffic safety organization
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… Graduate student recognized by traffic safety organization … is one of just 19 students nationally to be named a 2024 Lifesavers Traffic Safety Scholar by the Lifesavers … to promoting road safety and underscores the significance of my ongoing thesis work.” The 19 students received …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75328
PBS to air WMU alum's documentary on Joffrey Ballet
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… Michigan University alum's "deeply archived" documentary that tells the origin story of the revolutionary dance company … PBS premiere Friday, Dec. 28 , on the network's "American Masters" program (check local listings). Bob Hercules ' film, "Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance," chronicles the company's modest start with a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3786
Abraham L. Poot obituary
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… staff member, died March 27 . He was 65. Poot was a laboratory technician in the College of Engineering and Applied … who joined the staff in 1995 after a long career with private industry. He was primarily affiliated with the … project team from 2001 to 2012, when his battle with cancer eventually forced him to leave the project. His …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6210
Washington Monthly lauds WMU as one of nation's best values
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… Washington Monthly lauds WMU as one of nation's best values Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … to campus this week just in time to hear the news that their school is one of the top-50 values among national universities and already meets many of the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8977
WMU's Wolfinbarger named Michigan Professor of Year
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… was made Nov. 14 in Washington, D.C., by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education—CASE—as part of the annual U.S. Professor of the Year Program. The awards Ppogram, created in 1981, is the only national initiative specifically …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11355
Alumnus returns for one more challenge—a master's degree in finance from WMU Haworth
Haworth College of Business
… Master of Science in finance to enhance his skills as a strategic planning specialist. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—With graduate degrees in engineering, business and leadership, Pavel … , MBA’19, is no stranger to pursuing a challenge. His latest goal is earning a Master of Science in finance from …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71376
China Festival is chance to explore Chinese, East Asian culture
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… enthusiasts and yo-yo as well as ping-pong fans will be attending Western Michigan University's fifth annual China Festival from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29 , on campus in the Student Recreation Center. The annual festival commemorates the tradition …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/48743