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Memorial service set for engineering professor Fred Sitkins
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… 78. Sitkins retired in August, after 36 years of service to WMU, but he was continuing to teach this fall, offering one … Assembly and Finishing. Frederick Z. Sitkins A 1959 WMU alumnus, Sitkins began his professional life as a high … as an assistant professor of mechanical engineering in WMU's College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. In 1984, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28420
Barbara Jane Miller obituary
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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Jane Miller at WMU in 1990 Barbara Jane Miller , Western Michigan University's first lady for 13 years and widow of WMU's third president, died Feb. 14. She was 98. Miller, of … tackling new challenges. The Celina, Ohio, native came to WMU in 1961 when her husband, James W. Miller , was named …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38732
Bin there, done that — student's research optimizes recycling
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… "that was a big pull." Newell, which has a location in WMU's Business Technology and Research Park, wanted data to … a practical application on campus. Lu DeBoef , working in WMU's Office for Sustainability at the time, wanted to … you have to throw it out," says DeBoef, who now works in WMU's Facilities Management Department as recycling and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52646
Signup for summer camps has begun
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… for summer camps has begun Submitted by Deanne Puca on WMU's Children's Place Learning Center offers 10 themed … for middle school and high school students to experience WMU's state-of-the-art Esports Arena, working with the … will open its instruction to area teenagers and adults at WMU this summer. This year's lineup of camps also features …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52661
Room-and-board rates for 2016-17, Florida lease top board agenda
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… units. The Florida lease agreement would provide WMU with classroom and office space to be used by Extended … a Grand Rapids building and parking space adjacent to the WMU-Grand Rapids downtown location that will increase access for students and support WMU's participation in the maker space initiative. Other …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31756
Following her father’s footsteps: Lily Zwanka’s breakthrough into food marketing
Haworth College of Business
… While Lily decided to start her career in food marketing at WMU because the program was well-known and highly ranked … however, there is absolutely no way I would even be at WMU or involved in as much as I am without him. He has … a Lee Honors College member, working an on-campus job as a WMU Haworth marketing department associate and the executive …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69899
Sustainable craft brewing education to be focus of upcoming talk
Haworth College of Business
… Bank of Michigan Breakfast Speaker Series hosted by WMU’s Haworth College of Business. Dr. Steven Bertman , … at 8 a.m. Friday, Jan. 29 , in 2150 Schneider Hall on WMU's campus. The event is free and open to the public and … programs in sustainable craft brewing were launched at WMU and Kalamazoo Valley Community College during the fall …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29414
Kamlesh Sharma obituary
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… of service began in 1981. However, she initially worked at WMU from 1976 to 1978 after filling a board-appointed, … position in what was then the general science area. The WMU Board of Trustees granted her tenure as an assistant … in 1967 and a doctoral degree in science education from WMU in 1981. Sharma, who spoke six languages, spent the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37240
State of the University address, awards to highlight 2015 Convocation
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… faculty and staff members and provide a platform for WMU's president to preview the University's direction for … convocation, awards will be presented to 10 members of the WMU faculty and staff for their outstanding service and … members who reach far beyond their assigned duties to make WMU an even better place to work and study. Distinguished …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27252
Kirsten Dunst stars in 'Melancholia' at Little Theatre
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… at 2:30 and 5 p.m. General admission is $5 and $3 for WMU students with a valid Bronco Card. "Melancholia" is the … located at the corner of Oakland Drive and Oliver Lane on WMU's East Campus. Free off-street parking is available …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/159