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Longtime employees to be inducted into 25 Year Club

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… 25 Year Club during a gala honoring longtime employees set for Tuesday, Dec. 3 . The annual gala, held in the … of the club, with reservations due Friday, Nov. 15 . For the full roster of club members, visit … includes 468 active employees and 708 retired employees for a total of 1,176 members. The 2013 inductees Connie S. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10913

WMU education professors receive $29.5M grant to support Grand Rapids children, families

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… University faculty members expand educational opportunities for thousands of children and their families. Drs. Patricia … a key player in promoting learning in Southwest Michigan for more than a century. This grant and the proposed project … for the children of Southeast Grand Rapids." The W.K. Kellogg Foundation , which has invested in Grand Rapids and built …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66620

Growing your own at Western: Bolstering the education workforce

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… Growing your own at Western: Bolstering the education workforce Submitted by Megan Looker on GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.— Kristi VanderWoude is working to transform her West Kelloggsville Elementary classroom in Grand Rapids, Michigan, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73397

Trustees approve 11 faculty and staff retirements

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… resignations as well as a change in sabbatical leave for one faculty member. Faculty retirements Two of the … Kay Rafferty, skills training specialist I in the Center for Disability Services, 15 years, effective April 17, 2012 Jane L. Tomlin, production analyst in the Office of Information Technology, 21 years, effective May 31, 2012 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/773

University Dames seeking contact information before disbanding

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… University Dames seeking contact information before disbanding Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … then disband. The University Dames invites all members and former members as well as their guests to attend a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5050

Sales program among the best in the nation

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Sales program among the best in the nation Submitted by … recognition and support, as well as the opportunity for experiential learning, such as internships. The top … highlighting measurable differences a sales education makes for students and their employers. The scholarships, each …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1126

Richard L. Hodges obituary

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… of the Institute of Internal Auditors, which he served for a term as president. Before coming to WMU, Hodges worked for three years as an administrative assistant to the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/121

Trustees approve two staff retirements, other personnel changes

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… to the faculty and changes in the department affiliation for three faculty members. Staff retirements The staff … member resigning is Diana Vreeland , director of the Center for English Language and Culture for International Students, effective July 12, 2013. Other …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8604

Michigan winemaker next speaker in Entrepreneurship Series

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… co-founder of Free Run Cellars and expert vintner for Round Barn Winery will be the next presenter in the Entrepreneurship Forum at Western Michigan University. Matthew Moersch, winemaker and distiller for Entente Spirits, LLC since 2002, will speak at 8 a.m. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11123

WMU offices closed or on reduced hours during holiday recess

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… Jan. 4, and classes resume Monday, Jan. 6. KALAMAZOO—Except for essential and emergency services, Western Michigan … game at University Arena, a Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra performance at Miller Auditorium, and open swim and open skate … Lawson Ice Arena, respectively. Visit the events calendar for up-to-date listings. Residence halls reopen at 10 a.m. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/12/11989