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Learner support program review and planning cycle concludes

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Phase II of Western Michigan University's Learner Support Program … 2016, focused on 104 learner support programs in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and divisions of Academic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42317

Capitol Quartet to perform standard works, new music and jazz

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… return to the Dalton Center Recital Hall with a program of saxophone quartet music at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4 .  … of saxophonists who are teaching faculty at leading music schools, the group has captured the imaginations of critics … master classes and educational programs at numerous schools and universities throughout the country. Bullock …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42566

Two WMU researchers answer invitation to visit White House

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… doing to develop new ways to increase the degree completion of first-generation, underrepresented and low-income student … Liggins-Abrams were in Washington for the annual meeting of research principals for efforts nationwide that are being funded by the U.S. Department of Education's First in the World Program. WMU's was the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31523

Dedication scheduled for new main campus icon

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… icon Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Rendering of the icon with finished landscape and water feature … at 11 a.m. Friday, April 24 . The icon, a representation of the WMU seal, stands 23 feet tall overall inside the … in 1957.  The five stars symbolize WMU's five original schools, Applied Arts (Engineering and Applied Sciences), …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23020

Learning and Leading: Global Leaders use their skills to help refugees

W Magazine

… Leaders program. Surrounded by the crystal blue waters of the Aegean Sea, the Greek island of Lesvos is idyllic. … clinical triage with an NGO. So everyone's skills are valuable." Richardson, who grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, … Echols and her classmates set out to help. "It's always valuable for the refugees because they need those programs. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57378

Governor appoints accountancy professor to state board

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… Governor appoints accountancy professor to state board Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) … Rick Snyder has named Dr. Ola Smith , associate professor of accountancy, to the State Board of Accountancy. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8910

Exhibit by Kalamazoo-area artists on display at the Richmond Center

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… The Foundling, by Marion Boyer KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The product of more than 30 Kalamazoo-area artists and writers mulling over the broad concept of "home" will be on display at Western Michigan … Project" is an exhibit more than a year in the making. Many of the artists and writers in the project participated in a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20755

WMU lauded for value to nation in Washington Monthly college ranking

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… a difference for the nation. In its 11th annual assessment of nearly 750 of the nation's colleges and universities, the magazine … on such input measures as wealth, fame and exclusivity, schools are rated based on their contribution to the public …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/34557

Flagstar Bank CEO to open Distinguished Speaker Series

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… Mich.— Alessandro DiNello , president, CEO and director of Flagstar Bank and Flagstar Bancorp, will be the first … will speak at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23 , in Room 2000 of Schneider Hall. His presentation, titled "How Western … open to the public and being hosted by the Haworth College of Business. Register at wmich.edu/business/rsvp-dss or …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19617

Business pitch competition open to WMU student entrepreneurs

Haworth College of Business

… pitch about an innovative business idea for an audience of potential investors. Students will be evaluated in progressive rounds by panels of judges comprised of faculty, entrepreneurs and members of the business …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38296