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Center lauded for supporting region's small business community

Haworth College of Business

… Michigan University, located within the Haworth College of Business, was selected to receive the U.S. Small Business … delivery and management, and it was presented in front of a crowd of more than 700 guests at the 15th Annual Michigan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53427

Help select WMU's top four staffers for 2017-18

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… University's Annual Make a Difference Award. Members of the campus community have through Thursday, May 31 , to submit documentation in support of the nominees for 2017-18. The prestigious annual award … Award candidates Diana Blouin , College of Arts and Sciences Melanie Chapin-Lechner , Facilities …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/46958

Engineering student's research aims to drive in-motion wireless charging for electric vehicles

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… in motion tend to stay in motion—unless they run out of power. That's a problem for the growing number of people around the world turning to electric cars, which … electric. There are some inconveniences to the cleaner mode of transportation, however. Cold weather can negatively …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62188

Chavez college scholarship available for fall

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… at a Michigan college or university. The scholarship is offered through a program that honors the legacy of Cesar E. Chavez, a Mexican-American civil rights leader. … The application deadline is Tuesday, Feb. 28. As part of the application process, students will be required to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/116

Communitywide event set to inaugurate Montgomery as WMU president

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… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The formal installation of Dr. Edward Montgomery as the ninth president of Western Michigan University will take place during a … slated for Friday, Sept. 15 . "Harnessing the power of partnership, embracing the strength in diversity" is the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42380

Western marks Arbor Day with tree-planting, Tree Campus Higher Education designation

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… fringetree in the sunken garden on the southeast corner of Rood Hall. Darrel Junkins , grounds supervisor, will … effective campus forest management, including establishment of a tree advisory committee, evidence of a campus tree-care plan, dedicated annual expenditures …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67789

New Empowering Futures Community promotes exploration, campus engagement at Western

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… found support and community in the Fine Arts House, one of several Living Learning Communities at Western. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—On the cusp of graduation, Elizabeth "E.J." Taylor is ready to make the … relations track. But the community she found in the College of Fine Arts gave her the courage to declare her passion as …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67074

Author, film critic and New Yorker staff member David Denby to visit campus

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… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The abandonment of truth and the impact of ideology on public discourse will be the focus Thursday, … at Western Michigan University. "The Humanities in the Age of Demagoguery" is the title of Denby's free, public talk at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45089

Walker Institute hosts judicial candidate forum focused on juvenile justice

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations at Western Michigan University … meeting with and talking to judge candidates to get a sense of their perspective of the juvenile justice system, the role that judges play in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69558

Heralded British historian wins WMU's 2017 Gründler Prize

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on Sumption (Photo courtesy of Alchetron) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A celebrated British judge, … Otto Gründler Book Prize for the fourth in his series of books about the Hundred Years War. Jonathan Sumption , dubbed by the British press as "the brain of Britain," is the winner of the 2017 Gründler Prize for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40684