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Summer celebrations in downtown Kalamazoo start in June

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… Do-Dah Parade is Saturday, June 3 KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Displays of original local artwork, a satirical parade through the streets of downtown and an outdoor concert series kick off summer events Friday through Sunday, June 2-4 . June …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40052

WMU students celebrate partnership with county juvenile home

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… celebration included final reflections and presentations of the students' service-learning projects. The class made … participants, but also careful reflection on the importance of leadership and civic responsibility. "The students are … to follow a similar path," Malone says. "There are a lot of shared experiences among the students, and it's vital …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36750

Video and communications firm owner next up in speaker series

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… Submitted by Stacey Lowis on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The owner of a leading West Michigan video and communications company … series at Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business. Cynthia Kay , founder of Cynthia Kay and Company, will speak at 8 a.m. Friday, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/18414

Former President Elson Floyd dies in Washington

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. Elson S. Floyd , sixth president of Western Michigan University, died in Washington Saturday, … to focus on cancer treatment. Floyd served as president of WMU from 1998 to 2003. His tenure was marked by a series of major developments that have had a lasting impact on the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/25003

Expert on Russian economy to give Sichel talk

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… countries in the former Soviet Union will visit the campus of Western Michigan University to speak about government and transitional economies as part of the Werner Sichel Lecture Series. Dr. Susan Linz , a Michigan State University professor of economics, will speak at 3 p.m. Wednesday, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5447

Services set for WMU historian Ernst Breisach

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… for Dr. Ernst A. Breisach , Western Michigan University professor emeritus of history, who died in Kalamazoo Nov. 25 . He was 93. Breisach taught in the WMU Department of History for 39 years, and served as department chair from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36629

Dina Bangdel obituary

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… the WMU faculty in 1998 and left in 2002 after four years of service to the University. She was a former associate professor of art. Most recently, she was director of the art history …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/41737

Candidates for engineering dean position set for campus visits

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU's College of Engineering and Applied Sciences KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Three candidates for the position of dean of Western Michigan University's College of Engineering and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20052

WMU Theatre stages poetic drama inspired by tragedy

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… University Theatre at Western Michigan University will kick off 2017 with an intimate production of the poetic drama, "The Women of Lockerbie," inspired by the crash of Pan Am 103. The play …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37227

New Michigan budget includes WMU funding for new geologic mapping

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… are all geologically based," notes John Yellich , director of the Michigan Geological Survey, which was formally moved … developed and used." Michigan Geological Survey University officials had praise for both the original decision to … the survey at WMU and the new decision to begin the process of funding the survey in a way that allows it to take full …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32983