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Western students gain leadership experience at ROTC camp

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… climbs under barbed wire on the obstacle course. Ben Higgins, holding his squad's flag, is an incoming first-year student planning to study aviation …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65148

Student contest part of MLK academy's 50th-anniversary celebration

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… the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Scholars Academy , is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Students were … Academy officials are staging various celebratory events this calendar year to mark reaching the midcentury milestone. … 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

Nine to be feted as top staffers for fall 2017

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… Dec. 4 , in 157 Bernhard Center. The University community is invited to attend the event, which recognizes the fall … Management-building custodial and support services Chris Praedel , Office of Development and Alumni Relations Ewa … Award Program The Make a Difference Award Program is a campuswide peer-to-peer initiative that annually …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/44058

Employee, retiree open house to highlight recreation center benefits

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… and retirees are invited to attend a two-day open house this week at the Student Recreation Center and check out the benefits of becoming a member of the center. The event is being held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, … to use the SRC Monday through Sunday anytime the building is open. To activate a membership, visit …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29746

Alumnus Matt Giraud joins Gold Company's 40th-anniversary show

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… Puca on Gold Company KALAMAZOO, Mich.—"American Idol" finalist and Western Michigan University alumnus Matt Giraud and other prominent guest artists will join Western Michigan University's award-winning … Recital Hall on Main Campus. Tickets are $25 general admission, $15 for seniors and students, and are available from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44966

Driven to succeed: Engineering grad found his lane at Western

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… Driven to succeed: Engineering grad found his lane at Western Submitted by Erin Flynn on Nick Durham … natural fit for me." The drive to work with cars may be in his DNA: One of his grandfathers was a professional drag racer, and the other …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63938

WMU engages football fans with Facebook team frame

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… will have a new way to cheer on the team from afar. WMU is one of only 33 institutions nationwide to pilot the team … in the beta stage and have largely been reserved for bigger institutions and team fan bases. Efforts by social … frame for its fans. "Thank you to Facebook and our administration for continuing to innovate. These frames show how …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29133

Time set aside to discuss main campus improvements

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… Time set aside to discuss main campus improvements Submitted by Anonymous (not … , in the Bernhard Center’s first floor lounge. WMU's Christopher Pyzik , project manager in Facilities … the Wesley Foundation, where the Wesley Foundation building is scheduled to be demolished. Pyzik says Facilities …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/28925

WMU salaried employees to move from 26 to 24 paychecks per year

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As the July 1 start of the 2015-16 fiscal year approaches, Western Michigan University is putting the finishing touches on an initiative announced … pay schedule will apply to all salaried employees, while hourly and student employees will remain on their current …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23548

Screening, performance set for world premiere of 'Spirit Moves'

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… Communication. Increasing cross-cultural knowledge An interdisciplinary team led by WMU alum Katrina Ezeiyi is producing the documentary web series for several reasons, … "Dance for the Camera." He also contacted Christopher Biggs , WMU assistant professor of music in the multimedia …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39422