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Famed composer Legrand awarded WMU honorary degree
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… (not verified) on From left: Dr. Kathryn Hillenbrand, chair of WMU Honorary Degree Committee; Legrand; Ken Miller, chair of the WMU Board of Trustees; and Dunn KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Famed French composer …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32194
Downtown events kick off June Jubilee in Kalamazoo
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… Downtown events kick off June Jubilee in Kalamazoo Submitted by Deanne Puca on … Arcadia Creek Festival Place KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Displays of original local artwork; Greek dancing, food and music; a satirical parade through the streets of downtown and an outdoor concert series kick off summer …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32346
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
Learning to lead from inside
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… RAPIDS, Mich.—As businesses change to fit the growing needs of their consumers, company values are changing, too. And many corporations are enlisting the help of change management professionals to evaluate the impact of that evolution. "I …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53033
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 … who has ties to NASA and serves as a professor of geosciences at WMU. Schlör The morning U.N. session will …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32083
Governor recognizes WMU renovation for reducing energy waste
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… work that included, among other things, the installation of new ground source heat pumps; update of plumbing fixtures, faucets, and flush valves; and the addition of new HVAC and lighting systems. Heritage Hall is a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/34177
Hands-on experience helps engineering grad build bright future
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… changed her major three times, but her persistence paid off and put her on the path to a fulfilling career in a … years ago as a high school student in the small town of Sandusky, Michigan. "I didn't really know what I wanted … a home in Western's College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Her path still had a few bumps; chemical …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66509
National organization recognizes WMU advertising and promotion students
Haworth College of Business
… to participate in the prestigious program. Abrahan Garcia , of Holland, and Alex Gutierrez-Spencer , of Monroe, are two of only 50 recipients of the annual award for the nation's …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/45004
Experience Chinese culture by taking a class this summer
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… for nine summer Chinese culture courses that begin the week of Monday, May 8. The multiweek, low-cost courses are open to members of the public of all ages. A half-price tuition discount is offered to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39256
Columbia University scholar, author to give humanities talk
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… (not verified) on Hermann KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The powers of creative writing to build empathy will come into focus in … and novelist visits Western Michigan University as part of the University Center for the Humanities 2015-16 Speaker … Reimagining Community. Nellie Hermann , creative director of the Program in Narrative Medicine at Columbia, will speak …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27275