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New play festival returns for second year

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… Mich.—The Western Michigan University departments of English and Theatre will host the second annual Activate: … not required. The festival is organized by the departments of English and Theatre and is made possible by contributions … were selected for staged readings. After the festival, one of these plays will be selected to receive a workshop …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32859

WMU to confer 1,260 degrees during summer commencement

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… The afternoon ceremony will include a public celebration of the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters that WMU has awarded to Michel Legrand . … toward students who are graduating from a particular set of degree-granting academic units. The 9 a.m. ceremony is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32989

WMU earns sixth Tree Campus designation, finds rare tree species

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… red shirt, with students, alumni and volunteers in front of the large dwarf hackberry tree. KALAMAZOO—The Arbor Day … 30 inaugural Tree Campuses. They were the only state schools to earn the certification until 2012. WMU formally … in mid-April. To be recertified as a Tree Campus each year, schools need to meet five core standards for sustainable …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13807

Three faculty members named academic leadership fellows by MAC

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… faculty members have been named to the inaugural class of a new academic leadership development program sponsored … Conference. Drs. Kieran J. Fogarty, director and professor of interdisciplinary health sciences, Maarten … at Kent State University and Feb. 19-21 at WMU. "Our MAC schools share a fierce commitment to academic success, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43138

Two to receive WMU's Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award

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… to individuals whose work constitutes a significant body of achievement that is widely recognized within the national … event also will feature WMU President John M. Dunn's State of the University address and presentation of four other prestigious campuswide honors: the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19495

Area Sustainability Leadership Summit hosted by WMU

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… by a national sustainability leader and a panel made up of Kalamazoo area sustainability champions will highlight a … will follow before David F. Hales , president and CEO of Second Nature, takes the podium at 3:30 p.m. for a talk titled "Here Be Dragons: Sustainability in the Climate of the Future." The opening panel discussion is designed to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14523

Renowned business sustainability expert to visit campus

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… sustainable value chains will visit WMU’s Haworth College of Business in April to speak about the complexities of sustainable manufacturing using Fairphone as an example. Sean Ansett , founder of At Stake Advisors, senior associate at the Cambridge …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/22654

WMU men's soccer leads Academic All-MAC

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… as academic honorees. The WMU student-athletes join a total of 42 players on the 2016 men's soccer Academic All-MAC … cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport. Members of that group, including the 10 WMU players, will be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36793

Many WMU offices closed for Independence Day

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… Many WMU offices closed for Independence Day Submitted by Deanne Puca … and emergency services, Western Michigan University offices will be closed Tuesday, July 4 , in observance of U.S. Independence Day. Summer classes will not meet …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40728

First Health Career Connections cohort to be celebrated

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… a by-invitation luncheon. Earlie M. Washington , dean of the College of Health and Human Services, will host the event for the 12 … students and their families to mark the program's final day of activities for 2017. The luncheon will be attended by WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40737