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Goldsworth Valley enhancements are now underway

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… complete in fall 2016. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Site construction for the Goldsworth Valley Enhancements project began … plantings at the perimeter of the pond to provide a buffer for wildlife and filtering of stormwater discharged into the … edge will allow, when completed, additional opportunities for the campus community to enjoy the entire pond area. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31006

Kontras Quartet next up in Wednesday night concert series

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… Photography) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Kontras String Quartet, formed by WMU alumnus Francois Henkins , will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 4 , in the Dalton Center Recital Hall. The performance will be preceded by a 7 p.m. discussion hosted by …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/22140

Famous writer, director to speak as part of Humanities Center season

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… University campus as part of the University's Center for the Humanities' Reimagining Community Speaker Series. … Helene Klodawsky , who has been writing and directing films for over 30 years, will speak at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, … Cinema, Hot Docs, Rendez-vous du cinema québécois, the Jerusalem International Film Festival and the San Francisco …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31505

WMU's Ming Li among national diversity award honorees

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… underrepresented populations. Each honoree is recognized for his or her passion, dedication, and support for diversity and inclusion. Li, who has served as education … has focused his career on diversifying the K-12 teacher workforce by making teacher preparation programs more accessible …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38795

Campus engineer George Wilson dies

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… Management, died Oct. 22. He was 63. A WMU employee for more than 26 years, Wilson began his career at WMU in … working at WMU, he was a nuclear reactor systems engineer for Newport News Shipbuilding Co. for 15 years and also did consulting in the area of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19899

Forums to update progress on campus diversity study

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Forums to update progress on campus diversity study … Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Progress toward recommendations for Western Michigan University's Campus Climate for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion study will be shared …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20078

Comparative religion researcher to receive distinguished scholar award

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… academic communities. A native of Santa Clara, California, Wilson earned a bachelor's degree in medical microbiology from Stanford University and, after a stint in the Peace Corps in … including biographies on regional businessmen J.H. Kellogg and John E. Fetzer, another colleague noted. For more WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54904

Acclaimed author next up in Frostic Series

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… Literary Award, the Thom Gunn Award and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. He has received a Pushcart Prize, two Arizona Commission for the Arts Grants, two Lannan Residencies and a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. His most recent book is "War of the Foxes." …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27550

Penn professor to deliver annual Winnie Veenstra Peace Lecture

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… peace and, to borrow a phrase from John Rawls, "stability for the right reasons. Yet philosophers have overwhelmingly … world government. Rawls, Immanuel Kant, K.C. Tan, Thomas Pogge, Charles Beitz, Debra Satz, Anne-Marie Slaughter and … around the now interconnected world. Guerrero argues that efforts to address threats posed by global warming, terrorism …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31503

Newly revamped Western Wellness effort takes fitness and well-being to new heights

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… Newly revamped Western Wellness effort takes fitness and well-being to new heights Submitted … KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Be well. That's the spirit behind an effort to breathe new life into the University's Western … continues through the year. Step into the action today by logging into your Holtyn account and logging your activity. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32843