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South Haven lighthouse logbooks shed light on 1800s coastal life

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… logbook entries. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Whether an account of a body washed ashore, a shipwreck in rough waters or an inferno on the mainland, the life and times of lighthouse keepers in South Haven are being brought to a … the hundreds for sure" and gave the students involved valuable experience in imaging, transcribing and quality …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23022

Native seed project helps WMU get back to its roots

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… University community returned to this fall came courtesy of Landscape Services. They readied campus for the academic … Landscape Services employees gathered in the Department of Biological Sciences' Finch Greenhouse to transplant hundreds of native plants started in the greenhouse from seeds that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54808

'Heritage' and environmental commitment dovetail in WMU renovation

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Renovation of Heritage Hall was a 16-month process. KALAMAZOO, … environmentally sophisticated on the WMU campus and in all of southwest Michigan. Heritage Hall is the birthplace of WMU, and it has graced the top of Prospect Hill …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27780

Engineering team finds success at regional castings competition

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Sam Ramrattan, show their winnings. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A team of Western Michigan University engineering students earned … second place and $1,600 for the Judge’s award as a result of their work. MEET The Team Sean Derrick , Ph.D. student in … at the competition. They accepted the awards on behalf of the WMU-AFS Student Chapter. The team was advised by Dr. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67265

Three fine arts associate dean candidates set for campus visits

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Three candidates for the position of associate dean of the Western Michigan University College of Fine Arts will visit the campus this week and next. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23141

Solution Squad helps students solve problems, connect with resources to build success

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… Western Michigan University's Solution Squad, which is part of Merze Tate College , these student success navigators are … alumna Dr. Merze Tate . Mo Brooks "If you look at the story of Merze Tate, it's one of struggle, hardship and overcoming. Her entire life, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67022

Janet E. Stillwell obituary

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… on Dr. Janet E. Stillwell Dr. Janet E. Stillwell , professor emerita of dance and a former associate dean of the College of Fine … came to WMU in 1967 after teaching in the Kalamazoo Public Schools for two years and retired in 2004 after 37 years of

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31430

Economics alumna tackling hunger, health issues at Brookings Institution

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… Erin Flynn on A post-graduation activity report reveals 94% of 2018-19 WMU graduates are actively employed or pursuing … she says. "But even within the city there were pockets of poverty, poor people who lived in slums. So, I had seen … to work toward something that would improve the quality of life of those people." Driven to help end that suffering, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/57684

WMU to confer more than 1,800 degrees during fall commencement

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… toward students who are graduating from a particular set of degree-granting academic units. The 9 a.m. ceremony is for graduates of the College of Aviation, College of Education and Human Development, and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29076

Chef awarded gold medal at culinary competition

Dining Services

… Giles KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Chef Tom Giles , associate director of culinary operations with Western Michigan University … the Columbus Culinary Institute at the end of October . His award-winning platter, a cold food platter for eight people, featured an artful arrangement of pork loin wrapped in mustard bourbon glaze; tenderloin …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50295