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Why I Give: Linda Lesniak

W Magazine

… held her own in a male-dominated field. Before she came to Western Michigan University, she’d barely left the state of Indiana. Flash forward to today, and Lesniak’s life in mathematics has taken her around the … “Graphs & Digraphs” that I co-wrote in 1979 with another Western faculty member,” she says. “It’s in its sixth …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70893

Dance students to present annual winter concert

News

… student Katie Mattar KALAMAZOO--Three commissioned dances and two works from the Western Michigan University Great Works Dance Project … Eddy Ocampo's "PiDgeon," created for members of the Western Dance Project, WMU's touring ensemble. "JInsha," a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/93

New director named for Michigan Geological Survey

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… development, environmental consulting, business operations and safety compliance has been appointed director of the Michigan Geological Survey at Western Michigan University. Effective Oct. 2 , John A. … areas in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan; all of the western states; selective areas of Canada's Ontario, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10906

A lifelong gift: 1980 graduate gives back to Department of Philosophy

College of Arts and Sciences

… the world.  Mark Rochon But for the 1980 College of Arts and Sciences graduate, Western Michigan University laid the foundation for that … and works at the Public Defender’s office in Colorado Springs, and their son serves as an investigator for the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69151

Fulbright Scholar Igor Fedotov in concert at Dalton Center

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… (not verified) on Fedotov KALAMAZOO--Igor Fedotov, violist and professor of music at Western Michigan University, will perform with acclaimed … pianist Gary Hammond at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22 , in Western Michigan University's Dalton Center Recital Hall. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/140

Jess Morgan Walker obituary

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on Jess Morgan Walker , Western Michigan University professor emeritus of education and professional development, died Aug. 17 . He was 84. … Walker, of Orem, Utah, joined the WMU faculty in 1965 and retired in 1989 after 24 years of service to the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/10/49552

Jack S. Wood obituary

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… Jack S. Wood , professor emeritus of biological sciences at Western Michigan University, died Sept. 18 in Battle Creek, … 80. Wood, of Hickory Corners, Mich., came to WMU in 1963 and retired in 1991 after more than 28 years of service to … and he is fondly remembered as the founding director of Western's Office of Public Service, which is no longer in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1857

TowerPinkster selected as architectural firm for WMU Alumni Center

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… on Artist's rendering of a renovated East Hall. KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University has selected a Michigan firm … Hall birthplace into a home for the University's alumni and development offices and a facility that can be the focus … effort. "As a local firm, we understand the rich history of Western Michigan University and the story of its founding," …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7507

WMU aviation students to use leading-edge iPad technology

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https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1651

Director of WMU Business Connection office gives breakfast talk

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… on Garcia KALAMAZOO—The woman in charge of ensuring that Western Michigan University's resources dovetail with local … Connection office, will discuss “Connecting Industry and Academia” at 8 a.m. Friday, March 22, in 2150 Schneider … office, which is dedicated to strategically matching Western's resources with the needs of the local business …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5322