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Giving Day 2022 most successful in University history

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… Giving Day 2022 most successful in University history Submitted by Megan Looker on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Alumni, … to advance Western Michigan University's mission in a big way on Wednesday, April 13, for Western's fifth and most … of individual gifts, including a red-eye challenge that awarded additional funds to areas that received the first …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67809

WMU now offering a bachelor’s degree in event management; accepting students this fall

College of Education and Human Development

… Kalamazoo Institute of Arts's fair.  WMU students at downtown Kalamazoo's Annual Chili Cook-Off.  WMU students at Art … to build community. One of the reasons why this major was created was to fill the demand of our corporations and nonprofits …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71572

We have lift off: WMU launches UAV certificate programs

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… Mike Hayosh, center, a student in Dr. Emerson's Digital Photogrammetry class, monitors a drone about to land. … their geospatial applications, and both programs pave the way for students to become certified as remote … • Geology UAV certificate • Geography UAV certificate • Goldman Sachs drone video • WMU drone policy • Related WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54033

Director of riding center next up in Keystone Breakfast Series

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… Director of riding center next up in Keystone Breakfast Series Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) … Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center KALAMAZOO—The program director for the Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center will discuss …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12623

Role of private health insurance examined in health care debate

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… the part private health insurance plays in it will come into sharper focus next month when a Stanford University … 2011-12 Werner Sichel Lecture Series and is free and open to the public. Bundorf did her undergraduate work at the … from the University of California at Berkeley and a doctoral degree from the Wharton School of the University of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/193

U.S. strategies in East Asia topic of lecture by visiting scholar

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… U.S. strategies in East Asia topic of lecture by visiting scholar Submitted by Anonymous … and is on the editorial board of Foreign Affairs Review (Waijiao Pinglun). Her research interests include … Visiting Scholar at Cornell University, and previously was a visiting scholar at Oakland University and the French …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4294

Jerome G. Manis obituary

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… professor emeritus of sociology, died Feb. 23 . He was 95. Manis joined the faculty in 1952 and retired in 1975 after 26 years of service to the University. Survivors include his wife, Laura, … of Arts in 1958 and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1966, which was one of the University's first doctoral programs. Dr. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5848

Gun Lake Casino topic of Keystone breakfast talk at WMU

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… Gun Lake Casino topic of Keystone breakfast talk at WMU Submitted by … He will discuss the gaming strategies that have paved the way for the successful business operation of the facility. … an enterprise of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi. With more than 12 years of experience serving as a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/62

Racial attitudes of incoming freshmen compiled in new survey

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… WMU's first survey documenting the views of freshmen was conducted by the University's Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations. … than students of color. Students of color are more likely to report being treated unfairly because of race or …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5383

Alumna awarded Pulitzer Prize for poetry

W Magazine

… Alumna awarded Pulitzer Prize for poetry Submitted by Deanne Puca on … Seuss , BA ‘81, MSW ‘83, of Niles, Michigan, has been awarded a 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for “frank: sonnets,” … collection that inventively expands the sonnet form to confront the messy contradictions of contemporary …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69081