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Miller Auditorium to host 'psychotic puppet party'
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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Cast members of "Puppet Up! – Uncensored" KALAMAZOO—"Puppet Up! – Uncensored," a wild romp in which the skilled art of puppetry and spontaneous comedy collide, is coming to … race around below displaying their skills in full view of the audience. Created in part by award-winning director, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14026
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
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
Four staffers bestowed WMU's top honor
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… will also feature WMU President Edward Montgomery's State of the University Address as well as the presentation of four other prestigious campuswide honors: the … was hired as a program coordinator in the Division of Multicultural Affairs. She's since been promoted multiple …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55240
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
Western spotlights staff who go above and beyond to make a difference
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… by Deanne Puca on Recognizing excellence If you know of a co-worker or staff member who is a Staff Compensation … to be honored for outstanding service to Western, use one of the options below to nominate them for a Make a … out the printable semiannual nomination form . A committee of peers will select award recipients based on your comments …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65004
Former trustee's book sheds light on lobbying
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… a book that gives readers an inside look at the life of a corporate lobbyist from someone who lived it. George Franklin , who retired in 2005 as vice president of worldwide government relations for the Kellogg Co., … with and that has fallen through the cracks of academia. "Schools don't teach government relations, even though every …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/20828
More than 3,000 expected to flock to WMU for Medieval Congress
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… during the 2013 congress. KALAMAZOO—More than 3,000 of the world's leading academics and others interested in … Thursday through Sunday, May 8-11, to examine all aspects of the period, from music to military, maritime and monastic … Medieval Institute, is the world's largest annual gathering of professional academics, students, performers, enthusiasts …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15598
Dunbar Hall to be transformed in $40 million renovation project
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… Puca on Dunbar Hall KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Dunbar Hall, one of Western Michigan University's most heavily used classroom … capital outlay dollars. Some $30 million from the state of Michigan and $10 million in funding raised by the … to fruition and thank Tonya Schuitmaker and all the members of our local legislative delegation who helped make the case …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/02/51700
WMU to confer more than 1,800 degrees in December
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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 Fine Arts and Health and Human Services, and the Haworth …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20465