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WMU Fostering Success program saluted as a 'beacon' for college access

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… saluted as a 'beacon' for college access Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Left to right: Christina Smith, … Access Network has awarded Fostering Success Michigan with the 2017 Beacon Award, recognizing it for leadership in … which calls for increasing the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees or credentials to 60 percent by …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38803

Carls Foundation awards $314,400 to help children hear

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… awards $314,400 to help children hear Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU receives grant to help children with hearing problems. KALAMAZOO—The Carls Foundation of … to support programs designed to help older children with hearing problems. The gift will continue support for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1243

Eaton sponsoring, mentoring WMU engineering students

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… sponsoring, mentoring WMU engineering students Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU's 2012 Sunseeker solar race … Group. "At the same time, it allows Eaton to interact with and help shape the minds of the next generation of … Eaton has had a long and successful relationship with WMU's engineering college and its Haworth College of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6619

Engineering alumnus produces ethically sourced chocolate

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Connor Tierney KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Connor Tierney graduated with a degree in engineering management technology in 2015 and launched a successful, … foray into chocolate began when he was off work for three months in 2020 due to the pandemic. “I watched a lot of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67926

Doctoral student launches WMU Higher Education for the Justice-Involved program

College of Arts and Sciences

… Education for the Justice-Involved program Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Students in the Higher Education … will require its students to complete at least 122 credits within five years in order to earn a degree from the College … for justice-involved people. In 2018, Brown partnered with the Michigan Department of Corrections and the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73662

College of Fine Arts names new marketing coordinator

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… of Fine Arts names new marketing coordinator Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Hillring KALAMAZOO, Mich.— … as marketing coordinator.  The WMU alumna will be working with the School of Music, the Frostic School of Art and the … our marketing efforts." Sandra Hillring Hillring graduated with honors from WMU with a degree in  English. Her career …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23015

Choirs present choral concert 'Reincarnation … Awakening'

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… choral concert 'Reincarnation … Awakening' Submitted by Deanne Puca on Choral ensembles perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, … About the performance Cantus Femina will sing compositions with messages from empowerment to enchantment. The group will begin its set with the opera buffa "Servants' Chorus" from the opera Don …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45320

Shirley A. Ray obituary

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… Shirley A. Ray obituary Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Shirley A. Ray , who retired in 1991 after years of working with Western Michigan University students with disabilities, died March 16 in Kalamazoo. She was 91. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45853

Do-Dah Parade a kickoff for downtown summer fun

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… Parade a kickoff for downtown summer fun Submitted by Deanne Puca on Kalamazoo Do-Dah parade is Saturday, June 7. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Downtown's annual Do-Dah Parade Saturday, June 7 , is an event-filled kickoff to summer known as June Jubilee and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15857

Magician Joseph Tran coming to Bernhard Center

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… Magician Joseph Tran coming to Bernhard Center Submitted by Deanne … presented by the Campus Activities Board.  Admission is $1 with a valid student Bronco ID card and $2 without. A magician and illusionist in southern California, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1617