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Soga Japan Center offers free cultural presentations

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… Michigan University's Soga Japan Center. Michiko Yoshimoto, the center's outreach coordinator, is available toto area K-12 classrooms, libraries, churches, community centers and businesses to expand upon cultural … society and language throughout West Michigan. Before coming to WMU via the Japan Outreach Initiative, she worked …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1513

Occupational therapy program celebrates 100 years of improving quality of life

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… and suddenly everyday living seems almost impossible to navigate, an occupational therapist can be an … started with one instructor and just three students has become a department that today has 11 faculty members and an … World Report. And just this past spring, the department welcomed its first cohort of students in the new occupational …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/69000

WMU's global engagement growth reflects national trends

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… efforts with new partnerships in Iraq, Turkey and Brazil. Compared to the last academic year, WMU's international student … 60 percent to 254 full-time students in fall 2012, as compared to the fall 2011 enrollment of 159 students. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/3017

WMU aviators will be first in nation in American Eagle hiring program

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… WMU aviators will be first in nation in American Eagle hiring … pilots have earned their bachelor's degrees, they will become American Eagle employees with medical and travel … pilot recruitment. "This is an important initiative for our company, and we are pleased that WMU will have the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6319

Fish Ninja Labs catches top prize in PITCH Competition

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… Fish Ninja Labs catches top prize in PITCH Competition Submitted by Anonymous (not … for aquarium enthusiasts landed the top prize in a new competition for innovative business ideas. Nate Norman , a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/05/7114

Why I give: Bill Thompson

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… short. For more than 50 years, Thompson has been giving to Western, generously supporting WMU Athletics, College of … He also served on WMU's Grand Rapids Alumni Golf Outing Committee for nearly 40 years. So, there's no doubt he … graduates who continue to enhance my degree through their accomplishments." Thompson has fond memories of attending …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68998

Dance students join pros for Chicago performance

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… at noon Thursday, Jan. 12, in the Harris Theatre in downtown Chicago near Millennium Park. The group will perform as … Mich. Katherine Mattar of Flint, Mich. Jesse Hoisington of Commerce Township, Mich. Marley Schmidt of Bay City, Mich. … Auditorium in October. During two five-day sessions, company members also taught master classes and participated …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/47

St. Patrick's Day plunge benefits Special Olympics

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… at Lawson Arena KALAMAZOO--The Western Michigan University community is invited to plunge into the icy waters of a makeshift glacial pool in … which provides year-round sports training and athletic competition for more than 20,600 children and adults with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/226

Jack S. Wood obituary

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… Mich. He was 80. Wood, of Hickory Corners, Mich., came to WMU in 1963 and retired in 1991 after more than 28 years … program to address the problems of maintaining professional competency among postdoctoral scientists in both education … into a separate department, chairing various campus committees, holding leadership positions in the Faculty …

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

Remembering trailblazing alumnus who reshaped college experience for foster care youth

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… who helped launch what became the nation’s largest and most comprehensive collegiate program for foster care youth, … in reshaping thinking about how students made their way to Western from foster care. The three-time Western alumnus … experience in foster care. Inspired by his advocacy and accomplishments in life, the University named the program …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73609