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WMU earns top accreditation for landscape management

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… sustainability-oriented program established by the Professional Grounds Management Society. In March, PGMS … Management and Operations Accreditation, the highest level of accreditation possible. The only other entity accredited … and practices that produce and guide the delivery of properties to an attractive, healthy, sustainable and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26328

Emeriti Council awards $10,000 in book scholarships

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… textbooks and supplies. Thanks to the generous support of WMU emeriti, a total of $10,000 was awarded. Representatives from the Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships selected …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/37793

Many WMU offices closed for Independence Day

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… Many WMU offices closed for Independence Day Submitted by Anonymous … and emergency services, Western Michigan University offices will be closed Monday, July 4 , in observance of U.S. Independence Day. Summer classes will not meet …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33269

WMU student team places third in supply chain challenge

Haworth College of Business

… Patterson, Tirtadihardia, Wagner KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A team of Western Michigan University integrated supply management … Wisconsin were WMU undergraduate students Erika Campbell , of Brownstone Township; Courtney Patterson , of Romulus; and Christopher Tirtadihardja , from Indonesia. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36430

Richmond Center hosts 'Trace + Gestures Print Portfolio' exhibit

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… seemingly insignificant events can alter the course of one's life. About the exhibit The portfolio gathers together the works of a group of artists from the U.S. and abroad. Artists include Kim …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13744

WMU and APICS to offer supply chain management lunch workshops

Haworth College of Business

… WMU and APICS to offer supply chain management lunch workshops Submitted by … held at WMU's Fetzer Center. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Organizations of all sizes and industries will receive much-needed … leaders in supply chain management who will join forces to offer focused, best-practice training in a series of lunch …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23336

Battery research project will support company's clean energy plan

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… A banner at the event shows how the facility and its racks of batteries work. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Consumers Energy ushered … 17 at Western Michigan University by starting operation of a new large-scale battery that should store enough energy … erected on WMU's Parkview Campus on the northwestern corner of South Drake Road and Parkview Avenue in Kalamazoo. Along …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/49068

Vietnam-era veterans to be honored during campus event

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… University campus and in downtown Kalamazoo. All veterans of the Vietnam-era—Nov. 1, 1955, to May 15, 1975—are invited … the commemorative lapel pin issued by the U.S. Department of Defense. The first ceremony will be held at 5 p.m. at the Vietnam Memorial outside of WMU's Kanley Chapel. Free parking will be available in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38894

For second year, WMU earns diversity award from national publication

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… "The HEED award recognizes the accomplishments in the areas of diversity and inclusion, and we never stop adding new … by nurturing an environment where diversity in all of its forms is celebrated, affirmed and pursued." According … initiatives and ability to embrace a broad definition of diversity" that includes gender, race, ethnicity, veteran …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18906

Pianist May Phang to perform in free recital

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… Michigan University. The recital is open to the public free of charge and will include works by Mozart, Chopin and Curt Cacioppo. Phang Phang is a piano professor at DePauw University, and maintains a busy performing schedule in addition to her teaching. Nonprofit organization Young Audiences of Indiana describes her …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37592