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Football Broncos move up to No. 14 in AP rankings
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… (not verified) on WMU senior wide receiver Corey Davis KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Following a midweek win at Ball State, … Poll. Under the direction of head coach P.J. Fleck , WMU is currently No. 23 in the College Football Playoff … Conference, surpassing the best start in program history. Senior wide receiver Corey Davis set the WMU …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36142
Football Broncos suffer first loss of season in Cotton Bowl
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… season came to an end Monday with a 16-24 loss to No. 8 Wisconsin in the Cotton Bowl Classic at AT&T Stadium. Under … Bowl appearance marked the second time in conference history that a MAC team was selected for a New Year's Six … of firsts The football Broncos achieved 73 program firsts this season, including beating two Big Ten teams and being …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37130
Famed composer Legrand awarded WMU honorary degree
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… who has written the scores for more than 200 films and television shows, was awarded a Western Michigan University … Keyboard Festival, composer, conductor and pianist Legrand was the recipient of an honorary Doctor of … Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and Iggy Pop. For Kalamazoo's famed Gilmore Festival this year, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32194
Product design major gets a broad range of internship experience through Broncos Lead Internship Program
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… Broncos Lead Internship Program Submitted by Erin Flynn on Isabella Waite got the opportunity to experience product design and production from start to finish during her internship with Grayling Ceramics. “We’re a … per week at its studio in Kalamazoo. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—When Isabella Waite was applying to colleges, she hoped she might …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72524
Trustees vote to name WMU engineering facility for Elson S. Floyd
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… the successful Business Technology and Research Park he envisioned. The naming will be effective after the University … He went on to serve as president of the University of Missouri and then Washington State University. He died … he would take a medical leave from WSU to focus on his battle with cancer. He was 59. 'A new standard in higher …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25452
Spanish professor dies Sept. 20 after being found unresponsive
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… Spanish professor dies Sept. 20 after being found unresponsive … in a pool at Kalamazoo's YMCA. Dr. Carolyn J. Harris , professor and undergraduate advisor in the Department of Spanish, died at Bronson …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18987
Western grad students break down communication barriers, empower parents with language class
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… who are both pursuing master's degrees in teaching English to speakers of other languages, created Language … students in Western Michigan University's Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) program are … to do this.' And it was a student who tended to really struggle in grade-level content in my class. For her, it was so …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72377
OT, social work faculty earn $1.8 million behavioral health grant
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… grant Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Chapleau Harrison KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A four-year, $1.8 million grant for … professor of occupational therapy, and Dr. Jennifer Harrison , assistant professor of social work, received the grant from the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45083
WMU's Michigan campuses and regional locations closed through Thursday, Jan. 31
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… Events See the University events calendar for a full list of canceled events. The Bronco men's basketball game, … basketball team was slated to play at Northern Illinois on Jan. 31; that game has been canceled with a reschedule … to 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31. The cutoff for appointments is 2:30 p.m. There will be no charge for canceled or no-show …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51382
WMU appoints proven leader as new VP for development and alumni relations
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… alumni relations Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Kristen DeVries KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Following a national search, … Western Michigan University has named an experienced fundraising executive to provide strategic leadership and … efforts, alumni engagement and foundation enterprise. Kristen R. DeVries , previously vice president for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50885