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John J. Pruis obituary

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… of speech and left the University in 1968 to become the seventh president of Ball State University. He held a variety … Active in the local community, he was general chair of Kalamazoo’s Community Chest Red Cross Campaign and Kalamazoo County’s American Red Cross Cancer Crusade. Pruis …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29904

Submit student art, creative and research works for Waldo Library's exhibit and Story Machine

University Libraries

… and research posters, including Infantilize by Mel Romero. Kalamazoo, Mich.—Calling all Western student artists, …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2024/11/submit-student-works-exhibit-story-machine-waldo-library

Herbert W. Kenz obituary

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… member of the military, died Sept. 17. He was 87. Kenz, of Kalamazoo, spent 30 years in education, first in the public … skills sharp by also working for more than 11 years in the Kalamazoo Public Schools adult education program as a … in St. Augustine Cathedral, 542 W. Michigan Ave. in Kalamazoo. A celebration of life luncheon will follow on the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27621

Drawings to be held in November for campus United Way campaign

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… for campus United Way campaign Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The deadline to win two tickets to a … will be announced by the United Way of the Battle Creek and Kalamazoo Region on Wednesday, Dec. 14. Exclusions WMU … Region at changethestory.org . For more news, arts and events , visit wmich.edu/news . Related article WMU launches …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35941

Fueled by resilience, social work student advocates support through mentorship

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… about helping others better themselves," he says. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—To say Maliek Hargrave has beaten the odds … Western was not easy—in more ways than one. As a child in Kalamazoo, he experienced homelessness and food insecurity. … in the Kalamazoo community as a program facilitator for Prevention Works , a program that provides substance abuse and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/64961

Student is third in a row from WMU to win national scholarship

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… national scholarship Submitted by Deanne Puca on Alobiedat KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Textile and apparel studies student Dena … Textile and Apparel Association. Alobiedat, a senior from Kalamazoo, will use her award to study abroad at Regent's … and Malu Figueiredo Palma in 2013. For more news, arts and events , visit wmich.edu/news . …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26307

Donald F. Sellin obituary

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… Michigan University faculty member, died May 16 at home in Kalamazoo. He was 82. Sellin was a professor emeritus of … as well as served multiple terms as board president of the Kalamazoo Association for Retarded Citizens. Sellin received … . For more information, visit obits.mlive.com/obituaries/kalamazoo . Memorial gifts may be made to the Marfan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33000

WMU music student lands professional opera role

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… 10 at 7:30 p.m. and June 12 at 3 p.m. at St Cecilia Music Center. Tickets are $28 and $42, and student tickets are … Chorus and Children's Chorus. For more news, arts and events , visit wmich.edu/news . …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32841

Alumna preserving the past while creating her own legacy

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… change, pushed boundaries and paved the way for so many. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As a journalist, author and mentor, Sonya … story ideas about African American firsts of WMU. The Kalamazoo Gazette reporter was immediately drawn to Tate's … someone she would be proud of." For more WMU news, arts and events , visit WMU News online. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67068

Secretary turned teacher finds success with new expedited special education program

College of Education and Human Development

… Hybels on Austin Giles and mentor teacher Laurie Kuiper. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—"I had this desire after working with … Your Own" program  and funded by a $20,000 grant from the Kalamazoo Community Foundation , PPS began offering … and non-traditional students.” For more WMU news, arts and events , visit  WMU News  online. Contact: Chris Hybels …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74283