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Historic walking tours show a new side to Kalamazoo neighborhoods
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… neighborhood in Kalamazoo in June 2022. Photo courtesy of Keith Howard KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Get outdoors this summer … Houghton has led walking tours and shared the history of our community—from the architecture to street names to … entirety, I think, where's the time gone. It's been a lot of fun. It's fun to have the flexibility to enhance and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68442
WMU's Ming Li among national diversity award honorees
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… (not verified) on Li KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. Ming Li , dean of the Western Michigan University College of Education and Human Development, is among 39 national … in the April 2017 Leadership Support and Giving Back issue of INSIGHT Into Diversity. According to magazine staff, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38795
WMU board to consider room and board rates at Battle Creek meeting
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… are among items on the agenda for a formal meeting of the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees when it gathers at the WMU College of Aviation in Battle Creek Wednesday, April 22 . Trustees …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23296
Trustees OK agreement to buy property for senior day care program
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… using rented space for 17 years, a senior day care program offered through Western Michigan University now will have a … thanks to a purchase agreement approved by the WMU Board of Trustees at its June 29 meeting. The board authorized purchase of the property at 110 W. Cork St. in Kalamazoo for $230,000 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40859
Rising stars in WMU sales and marketing program place at competition
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… Phillips and Lauren Nowakowski KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A team of two Western Michigan University sales and business … marketing students placed third overall at the University of Toledo Invitational Sales Competition, with one student … and the other in ninth place. Junior Kaitlyn Phillips , of Rockford, and sophomore Lauren Nowakowski , of Granger, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38878
Football Broncos tackle tree clearing for Habitat for Humanity
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… is used to long, grueling summer training. But it's not often the student-athletes get a chance to show off their ax-swinging chops or trade in a blocking sled for a line of trees to take down. "From the word go, these guys took …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54389
Sessions on solar garden project slated for campus community
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… to Floyd Hall. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Two briefings for members of the campus community will take place in November to … Tuesday and Thursday, Nov. 10 and 12 , in the Parkview Room of Floyd Hall. During each briefing, University officials will be joined by personnel from Consumers Energy …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28105
WMU offers after-school reading program for elementary students
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… WMU offers after-school reading program for elementary students … every Thursday, Sept. 27 through Dec. 6, in Room 4511 of Sangren Hall. There is no session Nov. 22. The program … lifelong learning. The fee is $215 per student. Children of WMU students, faculty and staff receive a 10 percent …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1397
Western’s Fall Convocation to celebrate faculty, staff achievements transforms into Academic Excellence Awards Series
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… staff will receive much-deserved applause in 2021. As part of a new tradition, the former Fall Convocation celebration … Academic Excellence Awards Series. The annual recognition of faculty and staff achievements for excellence in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65618
National education figure to talk about dynamic leadership in education
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… who is a bestselling author and an advocate for the role of school leaders in making reform initiatives successful. … won a Milken National Educator award—nicknamed the Oscar of teaching—is the keynote speaker for the free public … In his talk, Kafele is expected to discuss the complex role of the principal as the most critical figure in the school …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32969