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WMU to break ground on economic-development engine
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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The region's newest job and business development initiative … Township, Southwest Michigan First, and the University are working together to add to the tax base, increase jobs, … of WMU's Business Technology and Research Park 1, a 256-acre complex with similar goals. BTR 1 is home to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50722
Business college receives naming gift for sales, negotiation and leadership lab
Haworth College of Business
… officer of Gallagher-Kaiser Corporation, based in Troy. The gift funds the renovation and expansion of the college's … space. Improvements will include: Doubling the square footage. Renovating existing meeting spaces and … university. In 2014, WMU was the university champion. In 2015 and 2016, WMU students took third in marketing …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45696
WMU football improves to 10-0 and climbs in rankings
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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Led by head coach P.J. Fleck , the No. 14 ranked Western Michigan University football … football teams in the nation, WMU is No. 14 in the AP Top 25 and No. 21 in the USA Today Amway Coaches Poll. Minutes … Franklin broke off a 19-yard touchdown run for his 39th career rushing touchdown, tying Jerome Persell's school …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36282
WMU quarterback Zach Terrell wins National Football Foundation's Campbell Trophy
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… Michigan University quarterback Zach Terrell has been named the 2016 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete of the … I've ever been around," Terrell graduated cum laude in 3.5 years while leading one of the Mid-American Conference's … MAC Vern Smith Leadership Award. WMU's all-time leader in career completion percentage, Terrell has led the Broncos to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36814
Community, campus programs to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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… Community, campus programs to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, … Saturday, Jan. 18 Public School Students' Visitation, 8:45 a.m. registration. East Ballroom, Bernhard Center, WMU. … Competition will be displayed. Sponsored by Bronson Healthcare and Ascension Borgess Hospital. For more information, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57191
Three diversity and inclusion VP candidates to visit campus
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… verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Three final candidates for the position of Western Michigan University's vice president … final candidates and the dates they will be on the campus are: Dr. Candy S. McCorkle , director of diversity and … June 20-21. Her public presentation is set for 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 20 , in the Fetzer Center's Putney …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47578
In Memoriam, spring and summer 2024
W Magazine
… spring and summer 2024 Submitted by Deanne Puca on The following are Western alumni and emeriti who passed away and were … Alumni Genevieve Dorothy (Jennings) Parker , CT '48, BS '54, MA '61, Feb. 27, 2024, Kalamazoo, MI Janice Rexford …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75864
In Memoriam, winter 2024
W Magazine
… In Memoriam, winter 2024 Submitted by Deanne Puca on The following are Western alumni and emeriti who passed away and were … BS ‘41, Nov. 23, 2023, Annandale, VA Leon A. Fahling , BS ‘54, Oct. 18, 2023, Fort Wayne, IN Hugh C. Janes , BA ‘55, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74821
Robert H. 'Bob' Luscombe obituary
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… verified) on Luscombe Robert H. Luscombe , dean emeritus of the College of Fine Arts at Western Michigan University, … committees for WMU's celebration of the University's 75th birthday and nation's 200th birthday. He also served as … Arbor Council for the Performing Arts, and the Kalamazoo area's Education for the Arts Program, Plaza Arts Circle and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7602
Emeritus pens book about local vintage car museum
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… 30 years ago led Dr. David O. Lyon to become addicted to the history of automobiles. After retiring in 1998, the WMU … emeritus of psychology turned that addiction into a second career as an automotive historian and writer. "I was crossing … Miniatures Museum and several other museums. Lyon's 156-page coffee-table book traces the history of the Gilmore …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/138