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Charles 'Chuck' Comer obituary

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… Comer Chuck Comer, a retired faculty member and former assistant football coach at Western Michigan University, died … joined the WMU faculty in 1968 and retired in 1997 as an assistant professor emeritus of health, physical education and … to the University. In addition to teaching, he was as an assistant football coach for seven years, then served as an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37173

Variety of WMU summer camps offered for young people

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… camp topics range from aviation to art. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Registration is underway for Western Michigan University’s summer camps … experiences for learners of all ages. About the camps A listing of all camps, with new listings added as information …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38468

Flags lowered Tuesday for fallen Air Force staff sergeant

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… to attend Bay College and Lansing Community College. He enlisted in the United States Air Force in 2009, and completed … Joint AFB in Anchorage, Alaska, at the time of his death. A service was held in his honor Saturday, April 29, in Iron Mountain. Flags at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39727

Tickets on sale for comedian Nick Offerman at WMU

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… the day of the show. Update: Tickets have sold out for this performance. Offerman Offerman has been a familiar face in film and TV in recent years. He is best known for his work on the program “Parks & Recreation” playing the role …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38712

Sixth-graders get a look at college life at WMU

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… Michigan University for a day on a school-by-school basis and participate in free activities on campus beginning … sights on college and take advantage of the Kalamazoo Promise tuition scholarship program. During the month, KPS will transport all of the district's sixth-graders to WMU for a day to engage in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/51811

Talk will explore ways ecological principles improve societies

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… can lead to better-designed societies. Permaculturalist Pandora Thomas will present her views at 7 p.m. … "Inhabit," and has presented at Tedx Denver and San Francisco. She spent six years helping Toyota to design the … and design strategies for their own resilience. Thomas' visit is being co-hosted by the WMU Office for Sustainability …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52431

WMU Music Professor Emerita Phyllis Rappeport, 90, passes away

Irving S. Gilmore School of Music

… WMU Music Professor Emerita Phyllis Rappeport, 90, passes away Submitted by David Bernard on Phyllis Joan Rappeport was born on February 19, 1929, in the New … in Kalamazoo. In lieu of flowers, the family has suggested a memorial contribution to one of the groups Phyllis

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57511

WMU joins national initiative to increase study abroad enrollment

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… (not verified) on WMU students and staff on a trip to Paris KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University has committed to … United States college students studying abroad by 2019. WMU is one of more than 160 higher education institutions … the flagship Fulbright Program and Gilman Scholarships administered for the U.S. Department of State. Its policy …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/14323

WMU receives one of six statewide college-access awards

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… of Directors. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is one of six "outstanding" college access advocates that … increase the number of Michigan students enrolling in, persisting through and completing postsecondary educational … Award based on three primary initiatives. The University is the first Michigan higher education institution to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23491

WMU and APICS to offer supply chain management lunch workshops

Haworth College of Business

… management, sales and operations planning, warehousing, logistics and many other related topics. The coursework will … organizations with an opportunity to enhance the expertise of their supply chain professionals, specifically, and … of experience, will teach workshops in their areas of expertise alongside Jones and Manchester. “We are very excited to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23336