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Longtime University Libraries professional loses battle with cancer
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… Cartwright A Monday, Dec. 21 , memorial service is slated for Dr. Steven Cartwright , monographic acquisitions … He was 58. Cartwright was named to the position he held for nearly 18 years in 1999 after a series of graduate … officers of the Part-time Instructors Organization, serving for a period as PIO president. Cartwright earned a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29259
John T. Miller obituary
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… emeritus of health, physical education and recreation and a former assistant football coach, died Feb. 7 . He was 79. … of the general physical education program, advisor for the physical education major's professional coaching emphasis and the radio football analyst for the Bronco Football Network. Miller received WMU's W …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45488
'Hitting the books' can improve English language teaching
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… and Dr. Paul McPherron. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Many students cram for exams by "burning the candle at both ends." But that … doesn't mean non-native English speakers aren't "thrown for a loop" when they hear that idiom or that their … faculty specialist at Western Michigan University's Center for English Language and Culture for International Students, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23023
Western Herald editor wins prestigious national journalism fellowship
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… Washington, D.C., in mid-March as the 2018 Michigan Fellow for the National Newspaper Association's News Fellows … eight young journalists from across the nation selected for the association's fellows program that is now in its … of Directors. This year's topic revolves around the need for citizens to reach across the political spectrum for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45225
University plans festive faculty and staff mixer
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… by Anonymous (not verified) on U Make Western mixer set for Feb. 12. KALAMAZOO—A Mardi Gras-themed get-together for Western Michigan University faculty and staff members … to the University. It also kicks off a fundraising campaign for faculty and staff members that is being launched in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4624
Trombone 'competition season' yields positive results
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… International Trombone Association's Gagliardi Competition for students 18 and under. Dewyer has also been named as one … Wiehe Solo Competition. That competition, one of seven for the ITA, is for any student who wants to specialize in the turn-of-the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/14492
Engineering Expo recruiting event slated at WMU
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… engineering students can attend practice interviews and information sessions, have their resumes reviewed and explore a wide range of job opportunities for engineers during a recruiting event Thursday, Oct. 2 . A … as well as recruit and connect with WMU students for co-op, internship and full-time positions. Some …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/19216
George M. Dennison obituary
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… on Dr. George M. Dennison Dr. George M. Dennison , a former Western Michigan University provost and one of the … serving president in UM history, leading that institution for 20 years. Career at WMU Under Dennison's guidance, … them were the Office of University Assessment, Institute for Water Sciences, Division of Minority Affairs, School of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37202
Frank R. Olenchak obituary
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… , an internationally known education researcher and former Western Michigan University faculty member, died at … music activities at WMU's campus school, a training school for students preparing to become teachers. Olenchak became coordinator of student teaching at the newly formed WMU Southeast Michigan Center in Livonia, Michigan, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35298
Louwina Petersen obituary
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… to the Kalamazoo Gospel Mission or the Borgess Heart Center for Excellence. Contact: Deanne Puca May 8, 2012 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/449