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Southwest Michigan slates 2017 Chávez awards dinner
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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Southwest Michigan will celebrate the life and work of civil rights leader César E. Chávez … with the Southwest Michigan César E. Chávez Committee and area businesses to stage a banquet on or around Chávez' … Fetzer Center on the WMU campus, begins with a reception at 5 p.m. followed by the dinner and awards program at …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38729
Western's Dr. Chansheng He receives third Fulbright award
College of Arts and Sciences
… scholar in hydrology and water resource management. The award, granted by the U.S. Department of State and … where large-scale agricultural irrigation in the 1950s has caused ecological disasters in the Aral Sea. In light of this, He intends to visit the area to understand the impacts and consequences and explore …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71392
Professor emeritus and photography department pioneer establishes endowment
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… fund for photography students, w ill lead a lecture at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23 , on his photographic work, “Night Light: The Aesthetics of Time by Events in Space,” currently on … program in a number of ways,” she says. “Students are able to purchase a special lens or a camera or other …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38388
Bernice F. Bigelow obituary
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… staff member, died Feb. 6 . She was 101. Bigelow joined the staff in 1963 and retired in 1980 after nearly 17 years of service to the University. She was an audio visual clerk … planned. Remembrances The family obituary and guestbook are available at obits.mlive.com/obituaries/kalamazoo . …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39374
WMU launches Colony Farms planning process, outlines next steps
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… Mich.—Western Michigan University this week began the process of identifying an architectural engineering firm to develop the infrastructure that will prepare the Colony Farms Orchard property to become Phase II of … of September. The goal is to have a firm selected by Oct. 15 . Public comment sessions to be scheduled According to Bob …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/25951
Weekly campus United Way drawings continue as book drive surpasses goal
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… Phi Epsilon Kappa fraternity help collect books donated for the campus United Way Book-It drive. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Those … University, 1903 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo MI 49008-5202, by 5 p.m. The winner will be announced by the United … a Millennium gift card. Employees who give any amount are eligible for the weekly prize drawings every Friday …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43733
WMU commercialization center invests in nervous system breakthrough
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… Research and Commercialization Center has invested $250,000 in a Kalamazoo company that is doing early-stage work … function to people who have suffered major damage to their peripheral or central nervous systems. The BRCC award … technology its founders believe can transform medical care for people who suffer a debilitating nervous system …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/555
Finalists for enrollment manager position to speak on campus
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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO—Two finalists for the position of associate provost for enrollment management at Western … the days, times and locations of their public presentations are: Dr. Bryan J. Terry, associate vice president for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/3901
4 aviation grads first to qualify under new FAA program
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… recent Western Michigan University aviation graduates have the distinction of being the first from the University to … to get hired. "It gives them a jump start on their careers as air traffic controllers," says Ryan Seiler, AT-CTI … because the government has a mandatory retirement age of 56 for air traffic controllers. It submits its 10-year …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1240
With move in complete, Western Heights residents will showcase new hall
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… on Work on Western Heights was completed just before the beginning of the fall 2015 semester. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Heights, a … benefits generated and environmental strengths of the halls are expected to set the new standard for campus living …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27082