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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at WMU gets $1 million endowment
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… (not verified) on From left: Shirley Swanson, Bernard Osher and Dawn Gaymer KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Bernard Osher … has awarded the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Western Michigan University a $1 million gift to set up an … Lifelong Learning Institutes, which is located at Northwestern University. For more news, arts and events , visit …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28679
WMU jazz students roll a lucky 'seven' in this year's DownBeat Awards
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… on The June issue of DownBeat Magazine will be on newsstands in mid-May. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University jazz students came up big in … 38th Annual Student Music Awards, rolling a seven and tying for second in the world. The strong finish puts …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23720
Healing powers of artistic expression explored at Medical Humanities Conference
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… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO—An emergency room nurse and lifelong poet will be the keynote speaker at the Fifth Annual Medical Humanities Conference at Western Michigan University. Stacey R. Nigliazzo will speak … Tablet: The Healing Power of Creative Expression," is free and open to the public without conference registration. Most …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26982
Thousands of students, families to attend summer orientation sessions
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… Thousands of students, families to attend summer orientation … including transfer students as well as beginning students and their families, are expected to attend orientation sessions this summer at Western Michigan University. First-year students All …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/16146
Most WMU offices closing early Sept. 4 ahead of Labor Day weekend
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… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Except for essential and emergency services, Western Michigan University offices will be closed Monday, … are Labor Day weekend hours for select University offices and services. Most campus services are closed or on reduced …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26510
Trustees vote to name WMU engineering facility for Elson S. Floyd
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… verified) on The engineering building has become an area landmark. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees July 8 voted … will be the new name for the massive College of Engineering and Applied Sciences facility that was begun during Floyd's …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25452
WMU student invention wins $10,000 Lemelson-MIT 'Cure it!' prize
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… by Anonymous (not verified) on From Left: Stephen John and Joseph Barnett KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A Western Michigan University senior and a recent graduate are … of the Lemelson-MIT Student Prize, which has served as a springboard for collegiate inventors for 20 years. The …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/24028
Students learning to navigate, adapt to challenges of remote education
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… distance education has changed the learning environment for Western Michigan University students. While today’s students are often technologically savvy and comfortable with online communication, it's still been a … Sabine Lenzner’s Beginning German II class. "The WMUx and Office of Information Technology teams have partnered …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58706
Thousands of students, families on campus for 2015 orientation
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… Thousands of students, families on campus for 2015 orientation … including transfer students as well as beginning students and their families, began making their way to the Western Michigan University campus last week for summer …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24757
Brown University professor to kick off Ethics Center fall 2017 season
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… will speak at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 , at the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, located at 300 Portage St. His talk is free and open to the public, but attendees must register in … work centers on the belief that medicine is a creative act, and creative thinking, creative writing skills and the arts …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42292