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WMU students celebrate partnership with county juvenile home

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… service-learning projects. The class made weekly trips to the juvenile home throughout the semester and worked … WMU's Center for Academic Success Programs, emphasizes that completing the simulation required not only deep engagement … of leadership and civic responsibility. "The students are coming into their own adulthood and adjusting to life within …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36750

M. Noreen VanderBeek obituary

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… staff in 1970 and retired in 1986 after 16 years of service to the University. She was a staff member in the … her retirement. VanderBeek was born in Australia and came to the United States as a World War II bride. She was … place in Riverside Cemetery in Kalamazoo. Visit obits.mlive.com/obituaries/kalamazoo for the family obituary or to make …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26326

Geography professor wins two prestigious national awards

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… national awards Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Stoltman KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A Western Michigan University … whose guidance and influence is significant for students becoming geographers or classroom teachers. Only two … professors were presented the award this year, the other coming from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39997

Miller Auditorium subject of upcoming business college talk

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… Miller Auditorium subject of upcoming business college talk Submitted … musical, theatrical and cultural programs that attract thousands of people to campus every year. As the home for the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15038

One Well Brewing on tap for next Entrepreneurship Forum

Haworth College of Business

… Dec. 9 , in 2150 Schneider Hall. The event is free and open to the public and begins with breakfast at 7:30 a.m. … vision for One Well was to help grow the craft brewing community by building a business that provides a quality, … to bring their visions to life in Kalamazoo. One Well is committed to sustainability and design, using reclaimed and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36556

Game day parking, tailgate and stadium details available

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… has the Western Michigan University campus primed and ready to greet thousands of visitors to the campus for the Friday, Sept. 4 , evening game. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26590

WMU's Heritage Hall garners highest green building ranking

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's historic Heritage Hall has earned platinum status, the highest … of what is close to the building's original footprint was completed, and it was reopened as Heritage Hall, home to the WMU Alumni Center and a resource for the entire community. A major focus of the renovation effort was to

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40423

WMU earns national recognition from U.S. Green Building Council

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… Council's Center for Green Schools, which named the top innovators in school sustainability at all educational … lauded more than 20 years of WMU sustainability accomplishments in energy conservation efforts, recycling and … for Green Schools in announcing the 10 winners. "The WMU community lives out sustainable values in a unique and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20744

Student leadership, academic integrity on tap at Ethics Center event

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… Anonymous (not verified) on Parnther KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A doctoral candidate will address the connections between student … spring 2016 lecture series. Cecelia Parnther , a doctoral associate in the WMU Department of Educational … Leadership in Academic Integrity," is free and open to the public. Clear policies critical Research shows that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30982

David Chaplin obituary

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… July 27 . He was 86. Chaplin joined the WMU faculty in 1972 to serve as chair of the Department of Sociology and retired … on the National Science Foundation's graduate fellowship committee and a year on the Executive Council of the Latin … that was a follow-up to President Jimmy Carter's special commission report on Foreign Languages and International …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42352