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Prescribed burns OK'd at WMU's two nature preserves

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… If weather conditions are not conducive for a burn yet this spring semester, the next window of opportunity will be this coming fall in mid-October to mid-November. Fire's … various plant species to grow more vigorously and discouraged others that were not adapted to fire. "Without …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45596

WMed Class of 2021 chosen from largest-ever applicant pool

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… with our fourth class," says Jean Shelton , director of Admissions and Student Life. Shelton adds that with each class … groups traditionally underrepresented in medicine. This adds to the diverse community of medical students and … a variety of majors from biology, public health, chemistry and neuroscience to psychology, economics, philosophy …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/42229

Ethics Center offers three book club events for the fall semester

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… the Study of Ethics in Society has announced readings and discussions of three books dealing with hot-button ethical … questions as part of book clubs during the fall semester. Discussions of the three books begin Wednesday, Sept. 20 , … than one week before the group's first meeting . Medical racism Keagan Potts, a master's degree student in philosophy, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40701

Dance students return from service trip in Panama

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… provided free dance classes to children who wouldn't otherwise have access to arts education. WMU dance students at the Reserva Cerro Ancón in Ancón, Panama. (Photo credit: Allison Yates) This was the second year WMU students have participated in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40282

WMU football coach P.J. Fleck named regional coach of the year

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… the Year by the American Football Coaches Association, and is now a finalist for AFCA National Coach of the Year. Fleck has guided … last three seasons. Under Fleck's guidance, the Broncos finished 8-0 in conference play and became the first team in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36807

Sales students take second place at national competition

Haworth College of Business

… Griffith on Trenton Sands (left) and Erin Rogers (right) finished second at the 2022 State Farm Marketing and Sales … across the nation competed at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg. Rogers and Sands are both sales and … “I’m definitely proud of how Erin and I were both able to juggle not only this competition, but our many different …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69903

Frank R. Olenchak obituary

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… former Western Michigan University faculty member, died at his home in Columbia, South Carolina, Aug. 24 . He was 88. … joined the WMU faculty in 1966 and retired in 1984 as an assistant professor emeritus of education and professional … Michigan, in 1969. He organized, developed and administered the center's office for student teaching and in 1971 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35298

Trustees set strategic direction for WMU for next five years

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… plan—identifying the University as a learner centered, discovery driven and globally engaged university. The Gold … meaningful and provided an end product that would serve this University well," said Dr. Jody A. Brylinsky , associate … Academic excellence. Inclusive excellence and equity. Discovery and collaboration. Sustainable stewardship. Those …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31205

Campus talks, exhibit focus on water as an essential global resource

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… by Deanne Puca on The series, which focuses on water issues in the Midwest, runs through April 13. KALAMAZOO, … Mich.—A lecture series featuring weekly talks on water issues in the Great Lakes region, with a special focus on … April 13 at Western Michigan University. The 13 multidisciplinary talks are free and open to the public and will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29638

Renowned foreign affairs expert Lawrence Ziring dies at 86

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… Ziring , a Western Michigan University political scientist who was internationally known as a leading expert on Pakistan, died July 17 in Kalamazoo. He was 86. Lawrence Ziring … professor emeritus of international relations. During his more than 37 years at WMU, Ziring helped expand the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25594