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Three students earn prestigious Gilman Scholarships
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… selected from a nationwide pool of nearly 2,000 applicants to receive awards from the Benjamin A. Gilman … Gilman Scholarship, which provides up to $5,000 for American students to pursue overseas study for college credit. To … experience," Gilman says. "It also provides our students with the opportunity to return home with a deeper …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7672
WMU Alumni Association board OKs $1 million for alumni center
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… they're on campus, honors our University's heritage and triggers a 'wow' reaction from everyone who visits it," Jackson … that in addition to what we're already able to accomplish with those funds, there could be no better investment in our … for its home community," says Jackson, a Kalamazoo native with lifelong ties to WMU. Preliminary design work on the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10111
Daneen Wardrop named WMU's 2013 Distinguished Faculty Scholar
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… two of Wardrop's books. A third brought Dickinson together with two other major 19th century literary figures—Poe and … for which she was chosen from among 1,063 poetry applicants. She also has been published widely in major journals … magazines, as "long-deserved acknowledgement of her significance in the field." Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9722
WMU graduate students to host national conference this week
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… from as far away as the European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers in Brussels. Rebecca … activity has been scheduled for Thursday, along with a 5:30 p.m. welcome reception for early arrivals. The … and a presentation on the European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers at 9:30 a.m. Numerous …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10979
Administrator elected to national engineering board
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… is one of seven officers who were elected to the American Society for Engineering Education Board of Directors in … membership to chair the Council of Sections, Zone II. Along with the other officers, he will begin his term during the … only national engineering education organization concerned with all engineering disciplines. It is a leading voice in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39981
WMU senior named a finalist in international trombone competition
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… Other finalists and honorable mentions are impressive, with the other two finalists coming from The Juilliard … trombonists in the world 18 times over the past 11 years, with winners named six of the past eight years," says Steve …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21676
Hawking biography to be screened
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… Oxford rowing team to a diagnosis of motor neuron disease—with Hawking given two years to live, yet surviving several close brushes with death. In addition, the film highlights the physicist's …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21370
Construction set to begin on WMU campus wayfinding effort
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… consulting firm Cloud Gehshan Associates has been working with a campuswide committee charged with making it easier for visitors to find and navigate the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39599
2017-18 room and board rates top WMU board agenda
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… of a lease in the Bernhard Center and an agreement with the Michigan Department of Transportation on sidewalk … items that will be recommended to the board. As is the case with all meetings of the WMU Board of Trustees, the event …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39597
University Theatre presents 'The Whale'
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… recluse hides away in his apartment. Desperate to reconnect with his long-estranged daughter, he reaches out to a crazy … Blain, Jimmy Groce, Sara Neumann and Katrina Ezeiyi, with stage management by Andrew Zaccagnini. Tickets All …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/20948