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Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in June

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Force on International students grab a coffee on their way to enjoy the Holland Tulip Festival. KALAMAZOO, … Mich.—Western Michigan University and the Kalamazoo community will offer a number of global engagement … sports and exercise. Free and open to all women in the community.  Cultivate Community Through Cooking series —5 to

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40055

Film 'Queen of the City' debuts at Riviera Theatre

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… in Three Rivers. The red-carpet event begins with brief comments followed by the showing of part one at 2:30 p.m. … and part two at 5:30 p.m. Produced by William Craft , director of information technology in the Office of Diversity and … dynamics while engaging the audience. It takes familiar DC comics characters and uses parody and homages to classic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46049

Buddhist-influenced waka poems are focus of lecture

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… Buddhist Poetry and the Heian Aesthetic," is free and open to the public. Miller is regarded as an expert on medieval … about the topic of Buddhism, as well as the problems of compiling and translating these poems into English. Miller's … of Japanese Waka in the Heian Period," is forthcoming from the Cornell East Asia Series in 2012. He has …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/246

Trustees approve new three-year AFSCME contract

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… hourly employees who work in in building maintenance and custodial capacities, dining services, landscaping and a number of other roles. Under the new contract, which becomes effective Aug. 12 now that trustees have approved it, wages for union members will rise 1 percent retroactive to July 1. An additional 1 percent increase will be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1238

Update: Precautionary boil water advisory lifted for Spindler Hall, Little Theatre

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… on campus are affected. In lieu of boiling water for the recommended two minutes, bottled water should be used for … during the advisory period.   Officials expect the advisory to be lifted by Saturday, June  27 , following lab testing … advisory will be posted on the WMU news website as they become available. For more news, arts and events , visit …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/60084

Seita Scholars coaching program becomes national, international model

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… Seita Scholars coaching program becomes national, international model Submitted by Anonymous … Seita Scholars KALAMAZOO, Mich.—What started as a program to help youths who have aged out of foster care go on to success in college has become a model for coaching youths of all stripes to find …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/29829

WMU grants top $1.5 million mark in January, February

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… WMU grants top $1.5 million mark in January, February Submitted by … was awarded to Dr. Fahad Saeed, assistant profesor of computer science, to develop and implement high performance computing (HPC) solutions using next generation sequencing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/22714

WMU tops $4.5 million in externally awarded grants in May

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… WMU tops $4.5 million in externally awarded grants in May … announced $4 million award from the Michigan Department of Community Health to boost autism research and training … paper engineering. The duo will use the grant to work with community colleges to increase enrollment of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/28037

Funding awards help small businesses hire summer interns

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… summer interns Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Up to $35,000 in matching funds are available to help small companies hire WMU interns. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—For the fourth … engineering and math—STEM—disciplines. "The Small Company Internship Award Program provides matching funds to

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21580

Important outdoor projects completed this summer

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… Important outdoor projects completed this summer Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) … on the Parkview Campus that was activated Aug. 15. Visible to motorists traveling along U.S. 131, the project consists … on the hall's west side by planting additional brown-eyed Susans to complement the Josephine Wing (Jackson) Memorial …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34978