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WMU instructor and education students make privacy screens for virtual learning
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… to be able to interact with their students, the prospect of instructors and peers having a window into their home … happening, it's not a problem," says Marcy Peake , director of diversity and community outreach initiatives in Western Michigan University's College of Education and Human Development . "But a lot of kids who …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62393
From spores to scores: WMU grad student cultivates connection through mycology, music
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… is still a kid running barefoot through the woods of the Pocono Mountains where she grew up. "I just love … I am to it and the more I feel a deeper understanding of everything that's going on," says Cerberville, a music … Western Michigan University. "Foraging has always been part of my life. I don't think of it as a lifestyle—it's often …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66721
Louwina Petersen obituary
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… University custodian, died April 26. She was 86. Petersen, of Kalamazoo, joined WMU custodial and support services in 1978 and retired in 1988 after 10 years of service to the University. Services were held April 30, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/449
Year-to-date gift total nears $40 million
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… report made to the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees at its June 7 meeting showed the total of gifts, pledges and deferred commitments made to WMU for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/783
Sam Robinson obituary
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… in 1961 and retired early in 1991 after more than 29 years of service to WMU. No additional information is available. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4401
WMU Music Professor Emerita Phyllis Rappeport, 90, passes away
Irving S. Gilmore School of Music
… WMU Music Professor Emerita Phyllis Rappeport, 90, passes away Submitted … was born on February 19, 1929, in the New York City borough of Queens where she grew up as a child. She passed away … Kalamazoo, Michigan, home on January 9, 2020, at the age of 90. Her parents were Philip and Hilda (Schneider) …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57511
Engineering student's internship builds future while leaving permanent mark on Western campus
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… University's new student center stands like a piece of artwork in the heart of campus; a grand structure with sprawling glass panels … to a career fair at the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences around that same time offered networking …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/66057
Advertising students take second place in national competition
Haworth College of Business
… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A team of Western Michigan University advertising and promotion … in the competition. WMU presenters were Kiana Bailey , of Warren, who won the competition’s Best Presenter Award; Sara Buckle , of Stevensville; Alex Gutierrez-Spencer , of Monroe; and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/46743
Board approves minimal rate increase for WMU apartments
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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees approved rate increases Dec. 13 for on-campus … community and leading to monthly apartment rate increases of $7 and $19, effective for fall 2017 . Goldsworth Valley , … in WMU’s residential neighborhoods enjoy the added safety of campus living with convenient access to classes, special …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36939
Annual Bronco Bash event set
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… items to over 20,000 attendees. Bronco Bash is one of the largest events held on campus every year. This is a longstanding part of the Kalamazoo and WMU communities and continues to be a … alone, students are exposed to nearly everything WMU has to offer and are encouraged to become more immersed in the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47531