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Longtime WMUK volunteer wins Community Medal of Arts award
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… Longtime WMUK volunteer wins Community Medal of Arts award Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sahlgren … is being honored with a Community Medal of Arts award by the Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo. Mark Sahlgren … , WMUK general manager. The Arts Council presents the award to "an artist who is a leader in their field, has a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17248
University recognizes outstanding staff members, seeks input for annual award
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… outstanding staff members, seeks input for annual award Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Every day, … Michigan University staff members go above and beyond to help the WMU community thrive. Those exceptional … contributions are honored with the Make a Difference Awards —the University's highest accolade for non-faculty …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62064
Famous activist, educator gives talk on democracy, education at WMU
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… Famous activist, educator gives talk on democracy, education at WMU Submitted by … man known for his radical activism against the Vietnam War and his current work on education reform, curriculum … His books include "A Kind and Just Parent," "Teaching toward Freedom," "Fugitive Days: A Memoir," "On the Side of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14319
WMU Stryker School of Medicine welcomes inaugural class
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… students Aug. 18, and it includes three WMU graduates who took advantage of WMU's preferred relationship status with … like the universities of Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota to liberal arts colleges, like Albion, Calvin and Hillsdale. … Healthcare. In planning since 2008, the new medical school was granted preliminary accreditation from the Liaison …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/08/18129
Robert W. Thomas obituary
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… staff member, died Feb. 11 in Tarpon Springs, Fla. He was 85. Thomas joined the WMU staff in 1966 and retired in 1986 after 20 years of service to the University. At the time of his retirement, he was manager of trade services in what is now Facilities …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/208
Janice L. Carlson obituary
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… Western Michigan University staff member, died May 3 . She was 78. Carlson joined the WMU staff in 1968 and retired in 1994 after 26 years of service to the University. For many years, she was first cook for the Dining Services unit that prepared …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3334
Campus Activities Board presents comedian Melissa Villaseñor
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… KALAMAZOO—Comedian Melissa Villaseñor is bringing her show to Western Michigan University's campus at 9 p.m. Thursday, … She has appeared on NBC's "America's Got Talent," Cartoon Network's "Adventure Time" and at the Just For Laughs …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9709
Michigan winemaker next speaker in Entrepreneurship Series
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… Dec. 6 , in 2150 Schneider Hall. The event is free and open to the public and begins with breakfast at 7:30 a.m. … of France and the Rhein region of Germany as well as touring and tasting throughout Hungary's Tokay region. During the last eight years, he has honed in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11123
Celebrate faculty, staff achievement at Fall Convocation 2022
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… , will recognize 15 of the University’s finest, including awards for those who’ve championed diversity and global … be newly recognized at the annual celebration. President Edward Montgomery and Dr. Christopher Cheatham , interim provost and vice president for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69054
Dr. Richard R. Williams obituary
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… University's holistic health program, died Feb. 5 . He was 77. Williams, a recognized pioneer in biofeedback and neurofeedback, was an associate professor of health and human services. He … the WMU faculty in 1970 and left the University in 1984 to engage full time in private practice and other endeavors. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/14819