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Governor recognizes WMU renovation for reducing energy waste

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… work that included, among other things, the installation of new ground source heat pumps; update of plumbing fixtures, faucets, and flush valves; and the addition of new HVAC and lighting systems. Heritage Hall is a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/34177

Healing arts in the spotlight during WMU Humanities Center season

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on Yann Martel's "Life of Pi" KALAMAZOO, Mich.--The healing arts will be under the … best-selling author Yann Martel , whose book "Life of Pi" won the 2002 Man Booker Prize and became an academy … and will be followed by a book signing. The book "Life of Pi" has been selected as the 2014-15 University Common …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19571

National experts to speak at second annual leadership conference

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… for students' event, includes presentations by a variety of keynote and breakout speakers who will educate and … all WMU students and is sponsored by the Haworth College of Business. Speakers will represent a diverse range of fields and perspectives. "This year’s DESIGNEDtoLEAD …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19795

WMU to confer 1,370 degrees during summer commencement

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… toward students who are graduating from a particular set of degree-granting academic units. Schedule The 9 a.m. ceremony is for graduates of the colleges of Education and Human Development, Engineering and Applied …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/25111

Princeton, Cornell scholars keynote Graduate Philosophy Conference

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… from across the country, including the universities of Iowa; Wisconsin, Madison; Texas at Austin; California at … speakers are Dr. Theodore Sider , the Frederick J. Whiton Professor of Philosophy in the Sage School of Philosophy at Cornell, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20298

Student helps theater launch program for visually impaired patrons

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… are laughing or gasping during the show. With the help of a Western Michigan University graduate student, a new … a dual master's degree in WMU's renowned Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies , will perform live … student Abby Tongue takes notes during a dress rehearsal of "Madagascar—A Musical Adventure JR." at the Kalamazoo …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52232

Sports Media students getting real-world experience with ESPN3

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… in the control room with Devon Doxey, assistant director of Bronco Productions, and students like Juno Hickman … hands-on experience in live broadcasting under the tutelage of instructor Wade Cutler . Working with Bronco Productions in WMU's Division of Intercollegiate Athletics, Cutler and the students have …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38768

Honors organization recognized with national award

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's chapter of the national honor society Alpha Lambda Delta has again … the Flame Award is a follow-up award to the Society's Order of the Torch Award, the honor society's highest accolade, which the WMU chapter last won in 2015. The Order of the Torch award is only awarded to a chapter every four …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43972

Mental health and wellness a priority at WMU

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… Mich.—Stress. Anxiety. Depression. A growing number of college students nationwide are seeking mental health … are developing new ways to help. "Mental health is a part of wellness that we often neglect or don't think about as much as we do physical …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54667

Gender-based violence topic for fall 2015 Lyceum Lecture Series

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… 2015 Lyceum Lecture Series will address the growing concern of gender-based violence and will feature a diverse group of WMU faculty and community experts. Sponsored by the Lee … Gender-Based Violence!" Speakers will tackle a wide range of topics including gendered violence in college life, at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26686