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WMU commits to expanding college access at White House event

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… to announce new actions to help more students prepare for and graduate from college.  The White House College … counseling students take a new course in School Counseling for Postsecondary and Career Readiness. The course, which … the WMU course. The new course, which was rolled out for fall 2014, fits the vision and goals of state …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20460

Barbara Jane Miller obituary

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… Jane Miller , Western Michigan University's first lady for 13 years and widow of WMU's third president, died Feb. 14. She was 98. Miller, of Palm Desert, California, was fondly known as Jane or Janie by family and … as a remarkable, self-effacing individual with a passion for civil rights and at the same time for adventure and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38732

Sky Broncos capture fourth place in national competition

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… Practice pays off "I am extremely happy with the team's performance this year on the national stage," says Sky Broncos … second place finish in flying events is the team’s best performance in a decade and was a high-emphasis item for us during practice this year. We're proud to continue …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/16036

Two new additions bring total number of WMU LEED buildings to 12

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… View apartments KALAMAZOO, Mich.—New green building honors for two buildings in Western Michigan University's Western … U.S. Green Building Council is the nation's gold standard for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings. The event marked the first time …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20386

Talk on Leopold's land ethic to launch ethics center's spring season

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… spring season Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sanford KALAMAZOO—An environmental ethics talk that focuses on … will kick off the Western Michigan University Center for the Study of Ethics in Society's spring season. Andy … effective sustainable practices and adopt them. This, he suggests, is essential to creating cultural norms that move …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12811

Margaret J. Watson obituary

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… verified) on Margaret Jane Watson Margaret Jane Watson , a former Western Michigan University staff member, died … 1983 and classroom technology consultant in the Office of Information Technology in 2004. Margaret J. Watson In her … sophisticated technology carts were functioning properly for professors and instructors across all of the West …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35347

Eugene L. Keller obituary

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… (not verified) on Eugene L. Keller of Kalamazoo, a former Western Michigan University staff member, died … About Eugene Keller Prior to coming to WMU, Keller had performed song and dance in Chicago for several years and had worked for McDonald's Drive-in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30449

WMU's New Issues saluted with award, $10,000 grant

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… accomplishments—an award, a major grant and recognition for one of its authors. The University's literary press is … Book, receiving a $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and a chancellorship for author Khaled Mattawa . The Michigan Notable Book Award …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13207

Business accelerator launched to help student entrepreneurs

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… Park and operated by the Haworth College of Business Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in partnership with the … process in which students must demonstrate a promising idea for a product or service, which can be launched within a … Starting Gate's fall cohort should visit wmich.edu/startinggate and submit applications by Sept. 6 . Four student …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8806

Product design major gets a broad range of internship experience through Broncos Lead Internship Program

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… while attending Western. After spending one summer working for toy industry giant Melissa & Doug, Isabella capped her … a lot of “ideation, sketching and digital rendering” for products she might not see on shelves for a year or more, her work at Grayling this summer was …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72524