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Board of Trustees to consider four-year contract with AFSCME during special meeting

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… at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16 . The primary agenda item is to consider approval of a labor contract with Local 1668 … and Municipal Employees union (AFSCME). The livestream is available at wmich.edu/trustees . The University and … provides for wage increases that vary based on the division and pay grade level of the position. A 2% to 3.75% …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66228

Western Wind Quintet to perform at Dalton Center

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… Recital Hall. The performance will be preceded by a 7 p.m. discussion hosted by Dr. Robert White . Tickets are $12 general admission, $10 for seniors and $5 for students, and are … (800) 228-9858. The performance will showcase a newly-commissioned quintet "Hardwood," by Lansing McCloskey. It is a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37739

GRCC, WMU to extend decades-old partnership with new agreement

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… program at WMU. Effective upon signing, the agreement is an umbrella structure under which both schools expect to … a number of additional program-specific agreements. A history of collaboration The new agreement is the latest in a series of agreements entered over the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26498

Make a Difference staff award nominations due

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… awards are due by Friday, Feb. 28 . Make a Difference is a campuswide peer-to-peer program that recognizes staff members for their accomplishments and daily investment of energy and creativity. It … year. The annual award, which may only be received once, is given to each year's four most outstanding semiannual …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/12876

WMU, WMU Cooley ink new agreements as Kalamazoo law classes begin

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… of the new agreements are already enabling the delivery this semester of two upper-level law classes on the WMU campus … being developed, along with a series of new initiatives triggered by the affiliation the two schools launched in August … to retain their governance and fiduciary independence. "This is a great affiliation with a very fine law school," said …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29804

Sphinx Virtuosi to perform at WMU

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… Virtuosi   KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Sphinx Virtuosi, comprised of 18 of the nation's top African-American and Latino classical soloists, will perform at Western Michigan University at … Recital Hall. The performance will be preceded by a 7 p.m. discussion hosted by Dr. Robert White . Tickets are $12 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35391

Why I Give: Linda Lesniak

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… Zhanar Berikkyzy, left, and Bariela Araujo, right, visited Lesniak on WMU's campus in summer 2022. Officially “sort of retired,” this first-generation college graduate has held tenured … education. Her mentors “took a mill rat” and suggested she get an advanced degree in math.  “I had to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70893

International dance company holds free performances at WMU

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… from the Dominican Republic, will be on campus as guest artists for the Department of Dance.  The dance company is directed by internationally renowned choreographer … the Dalton Center, Studio B, and a “meet and greet” the artists at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, in the Dalton Center Green …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34681

Countywide Earth Day celebration set for April 20

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… from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 20 , at Bronson Park. This year's theme is "101,000 Acts of Green." Dr. Allen Webb , Western Michigan University professor of English and chair of the Kalamazoo Earth Day Committee says the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/52948

College of Fine Arts names new director of marketing and communications

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… of experience, education, enthusiasm and creative vision that will help take the college marketing and … College of Fine Arts, Clancy led the creative strategy and visual direction of SMS Assist, a growing technology company in Chicago. “I look …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/34025