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WMU closes campuses Jan. 20 for severe weather

News

… all WMU campuses are closed and classes are canceled today, Tuesday, Jan. 20 , due to severe weather.  This … article will be updated with special hours as information becomes available. Check the University events calendar to … For more WMU news, arts and events , visit  WMU News  online. …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/01/closure-january-20-2026

Celebrating the Power of Reading: Sculpting in Nigeria

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Albert LaVergne will begin in August 2016. WMU Sculptor Albert LaVergne working in Nigeria on "The Gift." … of Reading." He also plans to build a fabricated steel composition depicting an over-life-sized family unit … as a graduate student at University of California-Berkeley, where he discovered he enjoyed working in large scale, which …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2016/06/lavergne-sculpture-nigeria

Western advances White House COVID-19 College Vaccine Challenge

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… Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Great strides have been made to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan and across the … For more WMU news, arts and events , visit WMU News online. Contact: Erin Flynn July 13, 2021 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64769

Growing your own at Western: Bolstering the education workforce

W Magazine

… on GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.— Kristi VanderWoude is working to transform her West Kelloggsville Elementary classroom in Grand Rapids, Michigan, into a space where multilingual learners, who make up a third of her … of Other Languages at Western to help her make those accommodations. Announced in May, the GYO program supports 80 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73397

WMU trustees approve new three-year contract with AFSCME

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… include employees who work in building maintenance and custodial capacities, dining services, landscaping, and several … position. In the first year of the pact, increases of 1.5 to 2.5 percent will be provided. In the second year, the … Drive. For more WMU news, arts and events , visit WMU News online. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48598

Funding awards help small businesses hire summer interns

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… small businesses in West Michigan can apply for funding to help them hire Western Michigan University student … engineering and math—STEM—disciplines. "The Small Company Internship Award Program provides matching funds to … innovative work in the STEM fields, provide an internship where STEM skills are employed and have yet to receive an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29954

'This is not a simulation'—pandemic becomes real-life learning opportunity

Haworth College of Business

… 'This is not a simulation'—pandemic becomes real-life learning opportunity Submitted by Stacey Lowis on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—When Dr. Doug Lepisto , assistant professor of management, and Dr. Derrick … problem (crisis management) and doing it collaboratively online.” The LBS program has used Microsoft Teams for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58722

Be aware of Stadium Drive construction ahead of fall move-in

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… of fall move-in Submitted by Erin Flynn on Western is ready to welcome Broncos back on campus for fall semester. KALAMAZOO, … can!" For more WMU news, arts and events , visit WMU News online. Contact: Erin Flynn August 19, 2022 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68861

Business students win national sales challenge

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… Michigan University's sales and business marketing program took first place overall , besting 37 other schools at the … Curlett will be invited to the 2014 event to give the welcome address to next year's competing students. Curlett, and … tradition at the seventh annual National Sales Challenge, where sales and business marketing student teams have …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/12/11441

University Theatre presents 'Our Town'

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… University Theatre presents 'Our Town' Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Performances … Oct. 11 in the York Arena Theatre at the Gilmore Theatre Complex. Purchase tickets online: wmutheatre.com Performance schedule Friday, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26950