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WMU women aviators ready for start of national cross-country race

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… WMU women aviators ready for start of national cross-country race … flying small aircraft to reach Daytona Beach with the fastest time. The 2,716-mile race begins and ends at Embry … the the deep south. Official race checkpoints along the way include Albuquerque, New Mexico; Midland and Waco, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33082

Miller Auditorium subject of upcoming business college talk

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… Miller Auditorium subject of upcoming business college talk Submitted … on Lawie KALAMAZOO—Two marketing leaders from Miller Auditorium will be the next presenters as Western Michigan … and Kalamazoo Concert Band, Miller Auditorium has always been careful not to lose sight of its purpose in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15038

Sunny, Oreo and Poppy join WMU's new therapy dog clinic

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… Dr. Angie Moe, professor of sociology, has been working to establish a clinic specifically focused on training, testing and incorporating therapy dogs into existing … planted for the endeavor in the spring of 2021 when Moe was granted pilot study funds through the newly established …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/69818

WMU's President Dunn announces 2017 retirement date

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… Mich.—After serving for 10 transformative years and awarding some 50,000 academic degrees to students, Western Michigan University President John M. … year full of work still to be completed, and he noted he was announcing his retirement date now, only to "ensure that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/33779

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at WMU gets $1 million endowment

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on From left: Shirley Swanson, Bernard Osher and Dawn Gaymer KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Bernard Osher Foundation has awarded the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Western Michigan University a $1 million gift to set up an endowment in support of the communitywide …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28679

New WMU enrollment management chief hails from North Carolina

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… management at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, has been appointed WMU's associate provost for … provost and vice president for academic affairs. "He brings to our campus a wonderful focus on the total student … positions at the University of Rhode Island and Lehigh and Wake Forest universities. Curran earned bachelor's and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33091

Solar race team will take 25 years of experience on the road

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… Sunseeker solar car racing team heads for Texas July 12 to pit its racing skill and WMU's 25 years of racing … next era in solar racing at WMU. "The team is looking forward to competing against and learning from those national … this year," Harris says, "especially as we look forward to building a new vehicle this fall semester." This …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17272

Jean E. Lowrie obituary

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… and elementary education, died Nov. 9 in Florida. She was 96. Lowrie retired from WMU in 1983 as professor emerita of librarianship following 32 years of service to the University. She is remembered by colleagues and former students around the world as a warm and caring mentor who remained a prominent figure in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20588

Stanford design school names four WMU students innovation fellows

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… institutions selected for the program, which is designed to empower students to become agents of change on their own … companies rather than just startups. The team also wants to focus on informing students about opportunities … process. That video can be viewed at youtube.com/watch?v=Wu9ascKu2oI . The Silicon Valley Meetup the students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45923

Association picks WMU as 'Partner of the Year,' honors student

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… student Submitted by Stacey Lowis on Jones poses with the award. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—For the fifth year in a row, the … Michigan University as Educational Partner of the Year . To be considered for the award, an institution must demonstrate student and faculty …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16509