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WMU sees boost in honors, minority student numbers, small overall dip

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… despite a slight dip in its overall student numbers. WMU's official overall student enrollment for fall 2016 is 23,252, a 1.3 percent decrease over the number of students tallied in fall 2015. Graduate enrollment … level, for a 1 percent decrease overall in the number of graduate students. Minority student enrollment continued …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35234

WMU's Fall Convocation to feature new format, location

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… scheduled to take place Friday, Sept. 30 . Members of the campus community are being asked to mark their calendars now and plan to be part of the event that will be based at the Bernhard Center. 2016 … research and service. President John M. Dunn's State of the University address. A Universitywide picnic. A …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32063

Pianist May Phang to perform in free recital

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… Michigan University. The recital is open to the public free of charge and will include works by Mozart, Chopin and Curt Cacioppo. Phang Phang is a piano professor at DePauw University, and maintains a busy performing schedule in addition to her teaching. Nonprofit organization Young Audiences of Indiana describes her …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37592

Summer camps offered at Fort St. Joseph archaeological site

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… Summer camps offered at Fort St. Joseph archaeological site Submitted by … Sponsored by Western Michigan University and the city of Niles, the summer camp program provides an opportunity … participants spend a week discovering the extensive history of Fort St. Joseph and work alongside University students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38710

Student pursues public service with prestigious award

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… I was supposed to graduate," recalls Wiley. "So I kind of changed my plans." Accepting the scholarship meant Wiley … left and then hit the ground running in Brazil with a month of intense language courses through the University Studies … Park Boren applicants have to demonstrate how their area of study relates back to national security. Wiley focused …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53032

Randy Brecker joins WMU jazz ensembles in Grand Rapids showcase

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… in Grand Rapids. This event will be presented to attendees of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans annual conference, held in Grand Rapids … this year, and is open to the general public. WMU College of Fine Arts Dean Daniel Guyette encourages arts enthusiasts …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35442

Trustees approve moving ahead with downtown property shifts

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… their March 15 meeting, Western Michigan University's Board of Trustees authorized the administration to execute a series of actions to sell downtown Kalamazoo land known as the … a purchase agreement with MW Acquisitions LLC for one block of property in the development. Owners of the reconfigured …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38755

Frostic Reading Series ends spring season with two final events

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… , in 2452 Knauss Hall. First is Doreen Gildroy , author of "Trilogy, The Little Field of Self," followed by James Janko who penned "The Clubhouse … student authors will be featured a few days later as part of the University's M.F.A./Ph.D. Festival. The student …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46352

Chinese research grants available to faculty

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… research and creative activities grant to support the study of Greater China by Western Michigan University faculty … recipients will be announced March 4. The grants are being offered by WMU's Timothy Light Center for Chinese Studies. … Proposals will be evaluated by the Light Center board of advisors. Proposal criteria Quality of proposal. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29616

Redesigned WMU Signature program focuses on unique student experiences

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… a real-world problem," says Evan Heiser , interim director of Career and Student Employment Services and director of WMU Signature . "It's about endorsing (the project), … culminate integrative learning projects that embody one of 10 chosen pathways : Arts and culture Civic engagement …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65312