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Lonnie E. Duncan obituary

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… addition to teaching, worked as a psychological supervisor for professionals in the community. He was nationally recognized for his work in mental health treatment with racial … Piazza, to examine after-school literacy programs for struggling readers and provide additional service to youth who …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12507

Readings, music featured as part of New Issues fundraiser

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… Michigan Celtic band are on tap as part of a fundraiser for Western Michigan University's New Issues Poetry and … Prose. The literary press' fourth annual fundraiser is set for 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26, at Bell's Eccentric Cafe, … editor of the literary press. A donation of $10 is suggested for admission or $5 for students. The event, called …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1293

Washington Monthly lauds WMU as one of nation's best values

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… (not verified) on WMU was recognized by Washington Monthly for the second year. KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University … national universities and already meets many of the performance measures called for in recent weeks by U.S. … the magazine has run a list of top colleges that "promote upward social mobility, research and public service." After …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8977

Breyana Wilson

First-Year Faces

… all it takes is one person to make a difference. For incoming Western Michigan University freshman Breyana … Wilson , that person was her Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts teacher and WMU alumna, Stephanie Hampton . … it comes to literacy.” Wilson says Hampton has a passion for introducing students to literature they wouldn’t …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59317

WMU students to compete in cross-country solar car race

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… major from Saginaw, Mich., does mechanical and body work for the Sunseeker. He is a graduate of Reese High School. … from Sugar Land, Texas, is a mechanical and telemetry lead for the WMU team. He is a graduate of Stephen F. Austin High … major from Livonia, Mich., does safety and body work for the team. She is a graduate of Stevenson High School. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/909

WMU service-learning, community work wins national praise

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO—The Corporation for National and Community Service has named Western … honored. Kalamazoo College was singled out as a finalist for one of five Presidential Awards this year. "This is a … that concept into our academic and extracurricular programs for students," says WMU President John M. Dunn . "It is no …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5565

WMU receives $1.4 million to start transportation research center

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… (not verified) on The one-year grant may be renewable for additional years. KALAMAZOO—A multidisciplinary team of … and Innovative Technology Administration, or RITA, is for year one with the possibility of renewal for three additional years. The WMU grant is part of about …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10797

Why I Give: The Elshafeis

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… learning and the engineering professors made it special for me. They brought a level of real-world applications that … a kid and was just wanting to find a place to call ‘home’ for the coming four years,” Lulu adds. “We visited campus a … exciting and natural fit for me,” he says.  Like Lulu, he juggled the responsibilities of a job along with his studies. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75870

NPR counterterrorism correspondent to give talk

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… Michigan. The discussion series is one of the largest foreign policy lecture programs in the nation and the state's only lecture series devoted to American foreign policy issues. Locally, WMU will be offering a live … Metro-Roland in the University's Haenicke Institute for Global Education at @email or (269) 387-5890. Dina …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4380

Alumni classnotes, fall 2023

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… , BS ‘79, executive director of the Northside Association for Community Development; and  Kristen DeVries , vice president for University Advancement at WMU and executive director of … chorus conductor of the Detroit Opera Youth Chorus. Peter Poggione , MS ‘21, was hired to lead the St. Joseph County …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73618