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Emeriti Council funds $9,200 in student scholarships
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… Mich.—Twenty-three deserving undergraduate students at Western Michigan University have been awarded $400 Emeriti … Council Book Scholarships to help them purchase textbooks and school supplies. A total of $9,200 in book scholarships … Representatives from the Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships selected the recipients on the basis of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20325
Real Talk Diversity Series continues in November
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… continues in Nov. with three events. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's Real Talk Diversity Series … continues in November with three events that are free and open to the public. At the intersections "At the … presentation on race, religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity," will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19837
CIS students claim second place award in case competition
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… competition Submitted by Stacey Lowis on From left: Dr. Andrew Targowski, Nicholas Kreider, Brittany Maffesoli and Ashlea Rowlson. Team members not pictured: Shaun Chu, Patrick McCombs and Norman Morris KALAMAZOO—A team of Western Michigan University computer information systems …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15265
WMU earns its sixth consecutive 'military friendly' designation
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… nation's most Military Friendly Schools KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University has been named one of the … by one of the leading publishers of magazines for veterans and their families. The annual Military Friendly Schools … Media , which produces such publications as G.I. Jobs and Military Spouse. The military friendly designation is …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19401
Sexual assault awareness events slated for March, April
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… Art of Surviving" is the theme for upcoming events at Western Michigan University that are designed to raise … sexual assault. All of the events are open to the public and take place on campus in the Multicultural Center of the … Trimpe Building. Nearby parking is available in WMU lots 39 and 100. Events Friday, March 28 From 7 to 9 p.m ., …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14694
WMU offers summer writing workshops for teachers, kids
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… KALAMAZOO—Registration is under way for summer sessions at Western Michigan University that offer teachers … in Third Coast's other summer programs, along with thousands who have been part of in-school professional … Invitational Summer Institute, a Teacher as Writer seminar and a seminar in Farmington Hills, Mich., with the Holocaust …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5567
Aviation college picked by professional group for program rollout
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… a statewide professional aviation association will meet at Western Michigan University's College of Aviation in Battle … Education Initiative: Bridging the Gap Between Graduation and a Career in Business Aviation. University leaders as well as students, faculty and staff of the College of Aviation will join a number of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12720
Charles F. Woodward obituary
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… (not verified) on Charles F. Woodward Charles F. Woodward , Western Michigan University assistant professor emeritus of industrial and manufacturing engineering, died Dec. 12 at home in … He was 81. Woodward joined the WMU faculty in 1966 and retired in 1996 after 30 years of service to the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20819
New MBA concentration in aviation takes flight
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… Lowis on New MBA concentration in aviation KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University’s Haworth College of Business and College of Aviation will offer a new concentration in … concentration developed out of a need for such a program and the synergy between the business and aviation colleges …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15807
David Chaplin obituary
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… Dr. David Chaplin , a professor emeritus of sociology at Western Michigan University, died July 27 . He was 86. … in 1972 to serve as chair of the Department of Sociology and retired in 1992 after 20 years of service to the … guide the unit as it solidified its academic offerings and launched a new undergraduate major and doctoral …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42352