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Interim head of research and innovation appointed as Western plans search in fall

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… Board of Trustees approved the appointment of administrator and faculty member Dr. Steven Carr as interim vice … Dr. Terri Goss Kinzy , who starts her new role as Illinois State University president on July 1 . The University … a national search to secure a permanent leader for this position. A search firm will be selected in the coming …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64579

High school summer music camp returns to WMU campus

Irving S. Gilmore School of Music

… its 70th year when students convened on the WMU campus this month. While typically offered as a two-week overnight camp, School of Music administrators were pleased to be able to offer the camp as a one-week hybrid day and virtual camp this year as processes and procedures begin to return to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64776

Fashion startup focused on sustainability wins WMU's business pitch competition

Haworth College of Business

… Soma pitched her idea for a company that makes shirts from discarded textiles. KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A clothing company … Rose Soma: Up-Cycled Shirts. Soma's company addresses the issue of the nearly 16 million tons of textile waste … generated annually. The company's shirts are created using discarded textiles, which are cut up and reassembled, making …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52258

New York artist next up in WMU Frostic School of Art Lecture Series

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… New York artist next up in WMU Frostic School of Art Lecture Series … Iran will be the next speaker in the Frostic School of Art Visiting Artist and Scholar Lecture Series . Armita Raafat will speak at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19656

Flagstar Bank CEO to open Distinguished Speaker Series

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… Flagstar Bank CEO to open Distinguished Speaker Series Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) … the first speaker in Western Michigan University's 2014-15 Distinguished Speaker Series. DiNello will speak at 5 p.m. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19617

Michigan State Police fund WMU Cold Case Program students: A win-win for justice and education

Cold Case Program with Michigan State Police

… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Michigan State Police (MSP) is boosting its partnership with Western Michigan … part of MSP as either state police cadets or student assistants. They will be paid for their work both in the Cold … students. "Until now, we've relied on donations to fund this work," says  Dr. Ashlyn Kuersten , director of the Cold …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/72963

State group elects WMU executive to vice presidential post

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… Kelly-Albertson, who had been serving as a constituent liaison for the organization, assumed her new office June 20. … among employers, colleges and universities. It is a nonpolitical, nonprofit organization based in Lansing. … and provides employment services, career fairs, career advising, campus employment, and assistance with writing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17565

Carl F. Shuster obituary

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… of Paper and Printing Science and Engineering. He is survived by his wife, Carol Shuster, who retired from WMU as a manager in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30526

Social media strategy addressed in next Keystone Breakfast

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… (not verified) on Swedlow KALAMAZOO—Two attorneys will discuss common social media mistakes and how to avoid them as Western Michigan University … 2013-14 Keystone Community Bank Breakfast Speaker Series this month. Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn's Bea Swedlow , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15727

WMU ROTC nursing cadet one of five in nation chosen for program

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… Michigan University Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadet is one of five in the nation selected for a special program … degree full time. Shelley Aurand of Niles, Mich., was commissioned as an Army nurse Dec. 13 and graduated the next day … Health Professions Scholarship Board. Unlike other commissioned graduates, she will not go directly into active …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12662