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Professor appointed to national teaching standards board

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… , serving as a member of the committee that will revise the Career and Technical Education Standards. Dr. R. Adam Manley , assistant professor of family and consumer sciences in the career and technical education program, was selected from a pool of 450 exemplary applicants to serve on the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9098

Lynda S. Blair obituary

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… leave when her health left her unable to work earlier this year. She served WMU for eight years and made a … a position at IRDC in Mattawan, Mich. She graduated from Portage (Mich.) Central High School in 1983 and earned … for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Remembrances Visit lifestorynet.com to make a memorial guestbook entry. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9128

Free community celebration commemorates Chinese Moon Festival

International Student and Scholar Services

… the traditional Chinese Moon Festival, which will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26 , in WMU's Student Recreation Center. Admission and parking are free, and for a nominal fee, … activities. A Chinese art exhibition. Informational display booths. Attendees at last year's China Festival play …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26452

'Annie' comes to Miller Auditorium

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… Tour of the iconic Tony Award-winning musical,"Annie," is coming to Western Michigan University's Miller Auditorium … in the tour are West Michigan native Casey Prins as Grace Farrell, Michael Santora as Rooster, WMU alumna Mallory King … Awards including Best Musical, the Grammy for Best Cast Show Album and seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38244

WMU celebrates 20 years as home to a Phi Beta Kappa chapter

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… right: Paul Pancella, John Petro, Maria Perez-Stable, Joe Reish, and Art McGurn. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An early April … at WMU and a goal of then-President Diether H. Haenicke , from the start of his 13-year presidency to the successful realization of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45796

STEM Workforce Collaboratory established to improve WMU STEM programs, expand STEM workforce

College of Arts and Sciences

… STEM Workforce Collaboratory established to improve WMU STEM programs, expand STEM workforce … a fair amount of investment, nurturing and innovation. Such is the case with growing a diverse, well-trained science, … that exact goal. With the backing of a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Western will be able …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69684

Environmentally friendly farm focus of next Entrepreneurship Forum

Haworth College of Business

… Environmentally friendly farm focus of next Entrepreneurship Forum Submitted by … 8 a.m. Friday, Dec. 11, in 2150 Schneider Hall. The event is free and open to the public and begins with breakfast at … Martin launched Soil Friends while attending WMU with help from the Michigan Small Business Development Center located …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28631

Award-winning singer, plane crash survivor to speak on resilience at WMU

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… by Erin Flynn on Okwuchi KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Resilience is essential to success in life. Some people have larger … Okwuchi's . The Nigerian-born plane crash survivor will visit Western Michigan University to deliver the fifth annual … some songs during her lecture. A group of young survivors from Great Lakes Burn Camp will also be in attendance, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55402

WMU launches professional training and certification in category management

Haworth College of Business

… in the consumer packaged goods and retail industries this fall. The program is in partnership with Learning Evolution (LE), a leader in … food marketing curriculum with the technology resources from LE. It will allow for customization of online and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65364

Tony Award-winning drama 'The Crucible' holds six performances

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… Submitted by Deanne Puca on WMU student performers from left to right: Sarah Taylor, Evan Lugo, Natalie Burdick … Arthur Miller wrote "The Crucible" in response to the communist panic of the 1950s—McCarthyism and the Red Scare. Modern … for contemporary society. The story focuses on a young farmer, his wife and a young servant girl who maliciously …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43300