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Update: Water main leak leads to boil water advisory at Draper/Siedschlag residence hall

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… residence hall in connection with a water main leak and subsequent repair.  No other buildings on campus are … is available to hall residents for drinking, tooth brushing and cooking.   City officials expect the precautionary boil … issued in cooperation with the Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services Department for all water intended for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/11/50453

County event to focus on richness, wisdom of workplace diversity

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… Mich.—Kalamazoo County will focus this year on the richness and wisdom that diversity brings to the workplace when it … Chenery Auditorium. Juana Bordas will present "Salsa, Soul and Spirit in a Multicultural Age" as the featured speaker … program. Bordas, a specialist in leadership development and diversity training, will present her talk at 9:30 a.m. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45934

Technical writing group grants fellow status to Professor Thralls

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… long-term contributions to technical communication, and only members of the association who have established … the knowledge of the field, your exemplary teaching record, and the extraordinary range of your service, from the local … recognition." Thralls Thralls is a specialist in rhetoric and writing studies who serves the WMU Department of English …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47574

Update: Precautionary boil water advisory lifted for Wood Hall

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… affecting Wood Hall in connection with a water main leak and subsequent repair. No other buildings on campus are … issued in cooperation with the Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services Department for all water intended for … hygiene. However, bottled water must be used for drinking, and potable water is available in buildings surrounding Wood …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/50976

Southwest Michigan slates 2018 Chávez awards dinner

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Southwest Michigan will celebrate the life and work of civil rights leader César E. Chávez Saturday, … dinner that includes the presentation of regional awards and scholarships. Called "Celebrating the Legacy of César E. … with the Southwest Michigan César E. Chávez Committee and area businesses to stage a banquet on or around Chávez' …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45757

Free festival features new plays by Kalamazoo playwrights

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… featuring new plays by Kalamazoo playwrights on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 9-10 , in the Judy K. Jolliffe Theatre, … Epic Theatre, in downtown Kalamazoo. The event is free and open to the public, and no reservations are necessary. Sponsored by WMUK 102.1 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44704

Finance expert to give update at upcoming community speaker series

Haworth College of Business

… (not verified) on Burns KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The economy and financial markets will be the topics at the upcoming … titled "Feeling Vertigo? An Update on Financial Markets and the Economy" at 8 a.m. Friday, March 30 , in 2150 Schneider Hall. The event is free and open to the public and begins with breakfast at 7:30 a.m …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45720

Dynamic duo of authors to be featured in Gwen Frostic Reading Series

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… (not verified) on Wronsky KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A renowned poet and acclaimed novelist will be featured in the next … of the fall 2017 Gwen Frostic Reading Series. Gail Wronsky and Chuck Rosenthal will read from their works at 7 p.m. … Nov. 9 , in 157-159 Bernhard Center. The reading is free and open to the public. Wronsky Wronsky is the author, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43579

Award-winning short story author next in Gwen Frostic Reading Series

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… Oct. 26 , in 157-159 Bernhard Center. The reading is free and open to the public. Danielle Evans "Before You Suffocate … Bingham Prize, the Hurston-Wright Award, the Paterson Prize and was a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 selection. The … as an eclectic debut story collection about mixed-race and African American teenagers, women and men struggling to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43411

Ribfest highlighted by musical performances

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… Ribfest has been held for more than three decades and attracts 10,000 people each summer. This year's festival … which works with individuals who have intellectual and developmental disabilities to empower them to live a … fully inclusive. About Ribfest The event features national and local vendors that sell ribs and chicken in original …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41161