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… improvements Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The new plaza design includes a curved fountain wall and … ceremony. The plaza was cordoned off this summer while the area was redesigned to improve accessibility and traffic … pool. Bermed lawn panels now rise from behind some 365 feet of curved walls. The walls double as places to sit, …

… public lectures in early October. Dr. Ilmars Mezs, head of the International Organization for Migration in Riga, … Europe." Mezs also will speak at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5 , in Room 2708 of WMU's Wood Hall on "Population Geography … Latvian history. Mezs' main research interests lie in the area of population geography. He has worked in Kiev as IOM …

… and printing science and engineering, died Nov. 12. He was 85. Valley, of Portage, Mich., came to WMU in 1977 to chair the Department of Paper and Printing Science and … research-oriented paper pilot plant. He began his career at the Eastman Kodak Paper Co. in 1955, leaving as …

… KALAMAZOO—A Western Michigan University doctoral student is the second in WMU history and the first in chemistry to be … of Chemistry in 2011 to start his doctoral degree in the area of synthetic organic and supramolecular chemistry, … students. Out of some 2,000 applications submitted, 153 were awarded in chemistry, of which five went to graduate …

… won Public Anthropology Awards for opinion-editorial pieces they submitted in a competition sponsored by the Center for … The contest included submissions from more than 3,500 students at 25 North American universities. Only … other schools. The pieces with the highest grades were declared model op-eds. The project gives students the experience …

… to formally welcome Western Michigan University's new dean of the College of Education and Human Development. Dr. Ming Li … was effective Sept. 1, will be welcomed and introduced to the campus community from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30 , …

… celebration on Friday, Sept. 16 , will recognize 15 of the University’s finest, including awards for those …

… Two accomplished writers to read from their works in Frostic Series Submitted by Anonymous (not … will read from their selected works this month as part of the spring 2013 Frostic Reading Series. Jaswinder Bolina … and will be published this spring. His recent work has appeared widely in literary journals and in "The Best American … . Contact: Mark Schwerin April 5, 2013 …

… Pelc, of Portage, Mich., and Bradenton, Fla., joined the WMU staff in 1964 and retired as associate registrar in 1995 after 31 years of service to the University. He is … at the University as a tab operator in the data processing area while still a student. After earning a Bachelor of …

… Alicia Kornowa , director of admissions for recruitment at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio, has been tapped to … over the past two decades, including at WMU early in her career.  "I am excited to be able to bring in a proven … by 7 percent and out-of-state enrollment increased by 75 percent among first-year students. Prior to joining the …