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Student pursues public service with prestigious award
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… I was supposed to graduate," recalls Wiley. "So I kind of changed my plans." Accepting the scholarship meant Wiley … left and then hit the ground running in Brazil with a month of intense language courses through the University Studies … Park Boren applicants have to demonstrate how their area of study relates back to national security. Wiley focused …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53032
WMU earns top accreditation for landscape management
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… sustainability-oriented program established by the Professional Grounds Management Society. In March, PGMS … Management and Operations Accreditation, the highest level of accreditation possible. The only other entity accredited … and practices that produce and guide the delivery of properties to an attractive, healthy, sustainable and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26328
Battery research project will support company's clean energy plan
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… A banner at the event shows how the facility and its racks of batteries work. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Consumers Energy ushered … 17 at Western Michigan University by starting operation of a new large-scale battery that should store enough energy … erected on WMU's Parkview Campus on the northwestern corner of South Drake Road and Parkview Avenue in Kalamazoo. Along …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/49068
For second year, WMU earns diversity award from national publication
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… "The HEED award recognizes the accomplishments in the areas of diversity and inclusion, and we never stop adding new … by nurturing an environment where diversity in all of its forms is celebrated, affirmed and pursued." According … initiatives and ability to embrace a broad definition of diversity" that includes gender, race, ethnicity, veteran …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18906
WMU named Michigan's top affordable university
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… university in Michigan. Business Insider released its list of the most affordable colleges in each state July 30. Using data from the Chronicle of Higher Education, the publication further filtered its … on the list are Big Ten universities like University of Wisconsin-Madison and schools from the Mid-American …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/41578
New WMUK-FM manager hails from NPR station in Maryland
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… Eastern Shore, has been named the new general manager of Western Michigan University's WMUK-FM, effective July 1 . … has been general manager for WESM-FM at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore since 2011. Prior to that, he was interim general manager of the station for 18 months, and he served at that station …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32272
Longtime jazz educator Steve Zegree passes away at 61
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… Zegree retired from WMU in 2012, ending 34 years as a professor of music and mentor to Gold Company, which under his direction became one of the nation's leading collegiate vocal jazz groups. During …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22402
Flags lowered Thursday for Senior Chief Petty Officer Jason P. May
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… Flags lowered Thursday for Senior Chief Petty Officer Jason P. May Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Jason P. May LANSING, Mich.—By order of Gov. Rick Snyder, flags on all campuses of Western Michigan University and throughout Michigan will …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25451
Become familiar with Western's winter weather closure policy
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… winter season just around the corner, this is a good time of year to review Western Michigan University's closure … classes, so always assume campuses are open. In the absence of notification via one of the methods listed below, all normal operations will …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66299
Carl F. Shuster obituary
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… University staff member, died Feb. 8 . He was 87. Shuster, of Mattawan, joined the WMU faculty/staff in 1974 and retired in 1992 after 18 years of service to the University. He was director of the pilot plants in the Department of Paper and Printing …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30526