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New Western View construction planned for fall occupancy

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… details of which are still being finalized, will consist of new residential buildings as well as a community … of its opening. "The Western View construction project is part of a continuous long-range housing and dining … as new projects are announced and brought online with an aggressive timetable. Additional details will be announced in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/457

Dunn invited to help open new higher ed campus for Haiti

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… Michigan University President John M. Dunn is in the Dominican Republic and Haiti this week to take part in the opening of a new Haitian … Republic President Leonel Fernandez when Dunn was visiting the DR in July. Since 2008 WMU has had a partnership …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/52

WMU to celebrate Arbor Day, Tree Campus recertification

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… native to the Midwest that does well in low-lying and boggy environments and provides food and habitat for wildlife. … in environmental studies and in biology from Lemont, Ill., discussing plant grafting. Also, landscape services staffers will talk about the University's Arbor Day history and recent landscaping projects. In addition, WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/326

Trustees approve 11 faculty and staff retirements

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… Havira (change in retirement date), associate professor of history and of gender and women studies, 43 years, effective Dec. 31, 2012 The other retiring faculty member is: Dr. G. Michael Grammer, associate professor of … Cora Jean Bickel, lead credit evaluator in the Office of Admissions, 33 years, effective July 31, 2012 Diane D. DeZoete, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/773

Festival brings more than 900 high school singers to campus

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… Carrington, co-founder of the internationally acclaimed British vocal ensemble The King’s Singers and a professor … "In the Night We Shall Go In" Jonathan Willcocks' "Musical Risotto" The Southwestern Michigan Vocal Festival is one of the largest, oldest and most successful high …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5430

Trustees approve change in bookstore operations

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… University Board of Trustees authorized the University administration to enter a lease agreement with the Follett Higher … offered at a time when the campus bookstore environment is changing dramatically. "Follett was selected as the one … improvements with part of that payment available for WMU discretionary use. Nationally, the trend has been for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/5321

Van Cooley obituary

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… educator who worked extensively with Michigan school districts and spearheaded education reform as a professor at … positions as a middle and high school teacher and as an assistant superintendent and superintendent. Working with teachers and administrators, Cooley developed state and national award-winning …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1117

Sales program among the best in the nation

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… learning, such as internships. The top programs were listed in the organization's annual publication, Sales … schools with a scholarship winner included Northern Illinois University, the University of Cincinnati with two … sales and business marketing. "At many institutions, sales is offered via sales-related classes or as a concentration. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1126

WMU enrollment for fall semester stands at 24,598

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… was slightly lower than the number predicted earlier this year by University officials. "Our students are more diverse, this fall, in the very broadest sense of the term," says WMU … the Lee Honors College to more than 1,600 students, which is a better than 60 percent enrollment increase over the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1699

Guests to speak on campus as part of Universitywide common read

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… in Society will sponsor a panel of WMU faculty members discussing the book on Lacks, as it relates to research … be  Dr. Elizabeth Bradburn , associate professor of English; Sue Ellen Christian , associate professor of communication; Dr. Linwood …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4018