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Snyder picks William F. Pickard to fill out term as WMU trustee
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… June 22 that he has appointed Dr. William F. Pickard of Bloomfield Hills to serve as a trustee on the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees. Pickard, founder and chairman of Global Automotive Alliance and a 1964 alumnus of WMU, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33143
Byrd-Jacobs appointed Graduate College interim dean
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… as Graduate College dean since 2012, will assume the role of special assistant to the provost beginning today, May 16. Dr. Christine Byrd-Jacobs , associate dean of the Graduate College and professor of biological sciences, will now serve as the college's interim dean. “On …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53488
Stanford design school names three WMU students innovation fellows
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… Fellows by Stanford University's Hasso Plattner Institute of Design. They are among 360 students from 90 higher … which is designed to empower students to become agents of change on their own campuses and ensure their peers gain … required to compete and make an impact on the economy of the future. Fellows, sponsored by faculty and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56492
Six to be feted as top staffers for spring 2018
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… the event, which recognizes the spring 2018 recipients of WMU's Semiannual Make a Difference Award . Only members of the nonfaculty workforce of more than 1,800 people are eligible to receive the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46168
Think Big initiative shifts from thought to action
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… my dreams by giving me well-rounded training in all aspects of musical theatre, as well as making sure I am prepared for the business side of performing," says Kobe Brown, a theatre major. Western … resume. Dr. Carla Koretsky, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, works with her design group. Now that they have …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57294
University Libraries acquires David Small and Sarah Stewart archive
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… Libraries has acquired the complete working archive of author and illustrator, David Small , and author, Sarah Stewart . Residents of Southwest Michigan, Small and Stewart have created a respected body of work, collaborating on six books, including "The …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/57699
Health advisory: Safeguards against mosquito-borne virus recommended
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… key areas. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Kalamazoo County and state of Michigan health officials have recommended avoiding outdoor activities after dusk due to local cases of the rare but serious mosquito-borne virus Eastern Equine …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55468
Kalamazoo's three college leaders make statement on DACA
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… Arrivals order—DACA—would end in six months, the leaders of Kalamazoo's three institutions of higher education collaborated on a message of support to DACA students and a call for a legislative …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42361
Film about young adults, suicide highlights spring lecture series
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… on Klein KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A screening and panel discussion of "The 'S' Word," a film about young adults and suicide, is … , at Chenery Auditorium, 714 S. Westnedge Ave., as part of a spring Lee Honors College Lyceum Lecture series, which … Intervention Technologies, Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University. March 28, "Medications …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44658
Oboist joins percussion duo in free concert
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… with percussionists Brant Blackard and Connor Stevens of Duo Tierra Fria in a program of eclectic works for oboe and percussion at 7:30 p.m. … open to the public. Oeste Oeste is an adjunct instructor of oboe at Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio, and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44781