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Three faculty members named academic leadership fellows by MAC

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… faculty members have been named to the inaugural class of a new academic leadership development program sponsored … Conference. Drs. Kieran J. Fogarty, director and professor of interdisciplinary health sciences, Maarten Vonhof, professor of biological sciences, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43138

Collect/Project offers free performance

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… Collect/Project offers free performance Submitted by Deanne Puca on … The performance is an exploration and dialogue about states of tangibility and our own ever-ephemeral perceptions. The music caters to the specificities of Collect/Project, utilizing Shanna Gutierrez's highly …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35638

WMU excels at educating, producing entrepreneurs

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… student Joshua Teo is co-creating a Web-based engineering software company specializing in durability analysis of certain structural components used by design engineers at … Senior Megan Delp , a public history major and maker of handcrafted soaps, has experienced enough success as a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30067

Community, campus programs to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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… Mich.—Western Michigan University continues its tradition of honoring slain civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King … Free, public events include a convocation, march, day of service, educational programs and presentations. "What is your position in times of challenge and controversy?" is this year's theme, and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/12/44323

New play festival returns for second year

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… Mich.—The Western Michigan University departments of English and Theatre will host the second annual Activate: … not required. The festival is organized by the departments of English and Theatre and is made possible by contributions … were selected for staged readings. After the festival, one of these plays will be selected to receive a workshop …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32859

Eugene M. Bernstein obituary

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… Feb. 20 in San Diego, California. He was 85. Bernstein, professor emeritus of physics, joined the WMU faculty in 1968 and retired in 1992 after almost 24 years of service to the University. He was a professor of physics …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32039

Many WMU offices closed for Independence Day

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… Many WMU offices closed for Independence Day Submitted by Deanne Puca … and emergency services, Western Michigan University offices will be closed Tuesday, July 4 , in observance of U.S. Independence Day. Summer classes will not meet …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40728

First Health Career Connections cohort to be celebrated

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… a by-invitation luncheon. Earlie M. Washington , dean of the College of Health and Human Services, will host the event for the 12 … students and their families to mark the program's final day of activities for 2017. The luncheon will be attended by WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40737

Broncos head into fall with updated look and revamped athletics website

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… they convene on campus this fall. The University’s Division of Intercollegiate Athletics has undergone a subtle design … modern and consistent, and appeal to the next generation of Broncos with an updated primary logo and customized marks … . "We reflected on our traditions, incorporated pieces of the Universitywide branding initiative and took into …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34745

WMU earns sixth Tree Campus designation, finds rare tree species

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… red shirt, with students, alumni and volunteers in front of the large dwarf hackberry tree. KALAMAZOO—The Arbor Day … Tree Campus for the sixth consecutive time, in recognition of WMU's commitment to effective community forestry … located by Dr. Todd J. Barkman , professor of biological sciences, and his fall 2011 and 2013 Systematic Botany …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13807