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WMU wins national higher ed diversity award for third time

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… Michigan University has been recognized for the breadth of its work in building an inclusive campus environment by … Magazine staff announced Sept. 15 that WMU is the winner of a 2015 Higher Education Excellence in … issue. In Michigan, only WMU and the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business have earned 2015 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26871

Construction set to begin on WMU campus wayfinding effort

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… on new exterior signage and a reconfigured set of campus roadway and building signs will begin the first week of May and is designed to make it easier for people to … gateway locations Project goals Improve the experience of visitors and students, faculty and staff in navigating …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39599

New Sounds Festival continues with performance by pianist

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… and composer Kari Johnson will perform as part of the Western Michigan University School of Music's New Sounds Festival at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 23 … The event is free and open to the public. The highlight of the program will be the world premiere of a new suite for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22513

Planning firms ID'd, first public input session on BTR-2 set for Dec. 17

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… Michigan University has selected a design team made up of the firms Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & Huber and O’Boyle, … & Associates to develop a design plan for the expansion of the University's Business Technology and Research Park … more than 40 private-sector firms that focus on the life sciences, advanced engineering and information technology. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29009

Scholarships awarded to three ISM students at 2013 conference

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… Michigan University students were among a small group of students from the nation's top supply chain management … Conference in Phoenix.  Student honorees Hanna Downs of Novi, Mich. Laura Haines of Muskegon, Mich. Chad Niemchick of Hopkins, Mich. Each …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/12960

Dance students return from moving experience in Panama

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… her dance management course. With encouragement from her professor, Department of Dance Chair Megan Slayter , Mills submitted her proposal. … Artistic Development Initiative to start a chapter of Movement Exchange at WMU and venture to Central America …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33038

WMU Libraries awards 10 grants to help reduce textbook costs for students

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… see that instructors are continuing to understand the value of open textbooks for themselves and their students,” says … according to a report from the American Association of Colleges and Universities. Western students taking a … OER textbook expressed appreciation for the ease of access and financial relief. "I remember feeling so …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73818

Distinguished Faculty Scholar nominations sought

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… on its faculty members. The award is based on outstanding professional achievements. It recognizes those whose work is … known beyond campus and constitutes a significant body of achievement, most of which has been accomplished while a WMU faculty member. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1887

Concerto competition finals highlight accomplished music students

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University School of Music Concerto Competition finals will be held at … judges for this year’s competition are Robert Ritsema , professor emeritus of cello at Hope College and former music director of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21570

First Lady Snyder to visit WMU, highlight campus assualt prevention initiative

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… Campbell , neurobiological trauma response expert and professor of psychology at Michigan State University. They will … campus sexual assault grant program and the benefits of trauma informed response to survivors. Their presentation …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28113