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Robert 'Bob' L. Smith obituary

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… 31 years of service to the University. Survivors include his wife, Dr. Carol Payne Smith, WMU professor emeritus of teaching, learning and leadership. He put his retirement on hiatus in 2004-05 to direct WMU's Master of Fine Arts program in performing arts administration, which was the first program of its kind in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31808

Jean E. Lowrie obituary

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… following 32 years of service to the University. She is remembered by colleagues and former students around the … A former public school teacher, Lowrie began her distinguished career in library education at WMU in 1951 as …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20588

Professor's documentary to screen at Waterfront Film Festival

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… (not verified) on From left: Wilder, Machiorlatti and Harris KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A documentary by a Western Michigan … two former gang rivals, will receive its world premiere this weekend at the Waterfront Film Festival in South Haven. … footage. In all, she worked on the project for a year, logging well over 100 hours. "It was really a great …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16566

Carls Foundation awards $314,400 to help children hear

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… and language development. According to the Center for Disease Control, approximately 98 percent of infants in the … evaluation. Infants who do not have access to early diagnosis and intervention are at risk for delays in auditory, speech and language development. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1243

Native seed project helps WMU get back to its roots

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… the Western Michigan University community returned to this fall came courtesy of Landscape Services. They readied … are sprouted in Finch and planted on campus as well as distributed to nonprofits and other organizations in the … restoration sites around campus. Greenhouse greenery Christopher Jackson , greenhouse specialist in the biological …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54808

Homeless to college grad: Business student beats odds to create his own success

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… to college grad: Business student beats odds to create his own success Submitted by Erin Flynn on JaJuan Kemp … job, JaJuan Kemp has come a long way. Kemp, left, with his siblings. "It's crazy. It's still not hitting me," says … degrees in accountancy and finance. "I really made it this far in life. I feel like it's a dream, to be honest." …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62477

Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in December

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Showcase. Opportunities to get globally engaged are published weekly online by WMU's Haenicke Institute for Global … for a weekly update December 2018 Saturday, December 1 Christmas and Holiday Traditions Around the World —Dec. 1 to … surrounds the holiday season as the annual Christmas and Holiday Traditions Around the World exhibition …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50379