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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
WMU teams identify potential for seven-figure Detroit city savings
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… savings for the city. Since early May, two volunteer teams of students, alumni and a faculty advisor have been working with city officials to identify operational efficiencies in two … and parts warehouse facility for buses that are part of the Detroit Department Of Transportation. Charged with …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17539
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 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
New rankings put WMU supply chain program at No. 2 in nation
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… program at No. 2 in nation Submitted by Stacey Anderson on Software Advice ranked schools according to program reputation and tech emphasis. … in terms of overall reputation and was one of only four schools possessing both a high technological emphasis and a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21637
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
Diversity and inclusion speaker coming to campus
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… Building Capacity for Inclusive Excellence" is the topic of a public lecture on Thursday, March 26 , on the campus of Western Michigan University. Dr. Damon Williams , senior vice president and chief education officer of the Boys and Girls Club of America, will speak …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22337
Stanford University economist, MacArthur Fellow to speak at WMU
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… KALAMAZOO—A Stanford University economist and recipient of a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship will speak next week at Western Michigan University as part of the Sichel Lecture Series' 50th anniversary year. Dr. Avner Greif, professor of economics and the Bowman Family Endowed Professor …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12726
Tuition for regional locations and online classes set
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… its July 25 meeting, the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees approved a tuition increase for its regional … to $378.66 per credit hour for undergraduate courses offered at regional locations and $535.29 per credit hour for graduate courses and programs offered through Extended University Programs either online …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/1080
WMU's Dunn visits UN to talk about international education
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… and the University's chief international education official have been invited to United Nations headquarters in … Haenicke Institute for Global Education, will be part of panels developed around the recent "Arab Knowledge … space scientist who has ties to NASA and serves as a professor of geosciences at WMU. Schlör The morning U.N. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32083