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Admissions director candidates slated to visit campus

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… visit campus Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Photo of a WMU sign KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Four admissions professionals from around the nation will visit the Western … coming weeks in their bids to become WMU's next director of admissions. Each candidate will spend a day on campus …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20054

WMU alumna honored for efforts to curb human trafficking and end modern-day slavery

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… member who trafficked her from the West African country of Togo to the United States as a child, hope was hard to … about prevention while also acknowledging the complexities of fighting human trafficking on a micro and macro scale. … advocate for survivors," says Nomi Network Director of Operations Jessica Pham . The organization, a nonprofit …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61417

Engineering students’ project designed to improve clinic’s efficiency wins national acclaim

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… to improve efficiency amid the pandemic could win a team of Western Michigan University industrial and … and Sam Olmstead have reached the top 10 in the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers’ 2019-2020 Outstanding … this project and turn it into something that was pretty valuable to the clinic.” The work done by Fitzimons, Geyer and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61515

Sunseeker places seventh in American Solar Challenge race

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… finish line Monday, July 28 , after a cross-country race of more than 1,700 miles that began in Austin, Texas, last week. Coming in first was the University of Michigan, followed by the University of Minnesota, Iowa State University, Polytechnique Montreal, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17757

Student helps theater launch program for visually impaired patrons

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… are laughing or gasping during the show. With the help of a Western Michigan University graduate student, a new … a dual master's degree in WMU's renowned Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies , will perform live … student Abby Tongue takes notes during a dress rehearsal of "Madagascar—A Musical Adventure JR." at the Kalamazoo …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52232

WMU trustees approve naming BTR road for the late Robert Jones

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… its Jan. 24 meeting, the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees unanimously approved naming a new roadway in phase two of the Business Technology and Research Park in honor of the late community leader Robert B. Jones . Robert Jones …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44980

Mental health and wellness a priority at WMU

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… Mich.—Stress. Anxiety. Depression. A growing number of college students nationwide are seeking mental health … are developing new ways to help. "Mental health is a part of wellness that we often neglect or don't think about as much as we do physical …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54667

WMU to confer 1,200 degrees during summer 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 colleges of Aviation, Education and Human Development, Engineering …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40546

Mary Eleanor (Mariel) Neu obituary

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… (Mariel) Neu Mary Eleanor (Mariel) Neu , associate professor emerita of art, died Nov. 15 . She was 76. Neu joined the staff in 1968 and retired in 2004 after 36 years of service. She devoted her life to teaching and inspiring …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36579

Former facilities chief Williams dies at 97

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on Robert "Herb" Williams of Kalamazoo died Jan. 16 in Battle Creek. He was 97. … University for 34 years, retiring in 1980 as director of the WMU physical plant. During his career at WMU, he was involved in dramatic growth of the University's footprint, including the development of

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29747