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WMU to recognize top staff members for outstanding service

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… WMU to recognize top staff members for outstanding service Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … staff members who have made exceptional contributions to Western Michigan University will receive WMU's Annual Make a … Debby Honsberger , utility worker in the Bernhard Café and Market Jill Hamilton , coordinator of transfer …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9757

Graphic novel expert to give talk as part of common read events

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… Common Read. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An expert on graphic novels and comics will help put Western Michigan University's 2015-16 common-read book in … English at the University of Chicago, will speak on "Understanding the Graphic Novel: Art Spiegelman's 'Maus' and

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27437

Alabama-Huntsville professor to take reins of WMU engineering college

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. Houssam A. Toutanji , professor and chair of civil and environmental engineering at the University of … Alabama-Huntsville, will become the new dean this summer of Western Michigan University's College of Engineering and

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21046

Three executives awarded WMU's top alumni honor for 2014

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Three executives from business and higher education have received the highest honor Western Michigan University can confer on its alumni, the … Award. The 2014 recipients are Wendell L. Christoff of Grand Rapids, CEO of Litehouse Foods; Daniel J. Martin of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18417

WMU begins STARS sustainability initiative with 'gold' rating

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… involvement in the program in November. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University has launched its involvement in … submission to the Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment and Rating System—known as STARS—administered by the … announced in November it would join more than 600 colleges and universities across the United States and Canada that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17657

Team of business students wins national case competition

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… winning team from the case competition KALAMAZOO—A team of Western Michigan University students won the 2014 National … professional development of students, brought together food and retail marketing students from 10 universities during an … the top prize of $8,000, which will support scholarships and programming.   The winning team Daniel Tyranski of West …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/13998

Academic programs to highlight annual Russian Festival

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… Nov. 15. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A series of humanities lectures and readings will provide the focus for the 19th annual … Saturday, Nov. 15 , in the Fetzer Center on the campus of Western Michigan University. This year, the festival is … The event immerses attendees in all things Russian and offers a full slate of programming for children as well …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20065

America's drift away from equal opportunity to be discussed

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… drifting further away from the ideal of equal opportunity and what local communities can do to reverse this trend. Dr. … V. Reeves , who focuses his research on social mobility and inequality, particularly as they relate to children and … at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 30 , in the Fetzer Center on Western Michigan University's main campus. The free, public …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23269

Composers, performers on cutting edge of electronic music gather at WMU

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… fiddle with transmitters as a musician fiddles a bow. At Western Michigan University, performers and composers are blending instruments and technology to … that together." A composer programs a piece by connecting wires on a breadboard. (Stephen Hennessey) Workshops offer …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54151

Solar race team will take 25 years of experience on the road

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… (not verified) on The 2014 Sunseeker car KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's Sunseeker solar car racing team heads for Texas July 12 to pit its racing skill and WMU's 25 years of racing experience against teams from … international collegiate race that begins July 21 in Austin and ends 1,751 miles later on July 28 in Minneapolis, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17272