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Internship helps brew exciting career now on tap for student

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… true. Sydney Taylor , who will receive her degree in food and consumer package goods marketing, is living that dream. … After a year, however, her career goals shifted, and she found herself looking for a new focus. "I had a couple of friends who were in food marketing and they liked it, and it was an almost 100% job placement …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53045

Caution urged after armed robbery on campus

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… Wednesday evening at about 9 p.m. between Sangren Hall and Sindecuse Health Center. No one was injured. Two male … want any trouble, revealed a revolver tucked in the waistband of the pants of one of the perpetrators. The students ran away, and the suspects left the scene in a dark-colored sedan with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19972

"Abandoned" - Anna LeChard

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… "Abandoned" - Anna LeChard Submitted by Megan Looker on "Abandoned"   "It seems like we are living in a dystopian movie … empty, grocery store shelves are empty, everywhere seems abandoned. What would it be like if people did not return? …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59471

Longtime University Libraries professional loses battle with cancer

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… in 1999 after a series of graduate assistantships at WMU and a stint as a bookseller. In addition to his role at Waldo Library, he taught world and medieval history at WMU and was one of the founding officers of the Part-time …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29259

Mary Eleanor (Mariel) Neu obituary

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… died Nov. 15 . She was 76. Neu joined the staff in 1968 and retired in 2004 after 36 years of service. She devoted her life to teaching and inspiring creativity in others. The Mattawan, Michigan, … prepared numerous students for their art teaching careers, and colleagues note that her classroom in the basement of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36579

Albert E. Castel III obituary

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… Ohio. He was 86. Castel joined the faculty in 1960 and retired in 1991 after 31 years of service to the … one of the leading authorities on the Civil War in the West and authored numerous books and more than 100 articles on the subject. He won the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22704

Armed robbery results in campuswide alert

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… Zimmerman Hall. Campus community members should use caution and be on the lookout for five black male suspects last seen … he was walking near Zimmerman Hall when a car approached and stopped. Two males emerged, one possibly with a gun, and demanded money. The victim complied and was not injured. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26969

Kalamazoo Film Society presents 'Belle'

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… to movie opens. Admission is $5.50 for film society members and regular Alamo Drafthouse prices for the general public . … who was raised by a great uncle, the Lord Chief Justice, and his wife. Belle's aristocratic lineage affords her … birth prevents her from the traditions of noble social standing. As she nears adulthood, she watches as her beautiful …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15868

Alum's degree research evolves into new company

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… on a new technology greatly advancing the machining of hard and brittle material, eventually forming a company that … young CEO has reached the lofty goals he set as a student, and he continues to ascend. Within just two years of … existing or near-future customers. “I am very proud of WMU, and almost everyone working with me has a WMU connection,” …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/34571

Virginia S. Doornbos obituary

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… 81. Doornbos, of Kalamazoo, joined the WMU staff in 1970 and retired in 1991 after more than 20 years of service to … Remembrances Services have taken place. The family obituary and message books are available online at Langelands Family Funeral Homes and the Kalamazoo Gazette . …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37669