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4 aviation grads first to qualify under new FAA program
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… Western Michigan University aviation graduates have the distinction of being the first from the University to successfully complete Federal Aviation Administration requirements of the Air Traffic Collegiate … June with bachelor's degrees in aviation science and administration. Under the AT-CTI program that WMU was selected to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1240
WMU dean chosen for YWCA of Kalamazoo award
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… Michigan University's Dr. Margaret Merrion is one of five recipients of 2013 YWCA Women of Achievement … Award Celebration at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 21 , at the Radisson Plaza Hotel and Suites in Kalamazoo. She shares the distinction with Ronda Stryker, a Portage philanthropist best …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/05/7014
GVSU, WMU join forces for study of family owned businesses
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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The study is a partnership between WMU and GVSU. GRAND RAPIDS, … impact on the west side of the state, yet little data is available on the number, needs or impact of these … research and program development." Laurel Ofstein, assistant professor of management at the Haworth College of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8622
WMU Board of Trustees approves updated contract with faculty union
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… faculty. The contract, originally set to expire early this September, now runs through Sept. 6, 2021. The agreement … 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021. A retirement incentive plan is also part of the agreement with the faculty union. The … University come as WMU faces significant COVID-19-induced fiscal challenges in the wake of the pandemic's economic …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59586
WMU opera workshop highlights Mozart's 'The Marriage of Figaro'
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… by graduate piano major James Schippers . The event is free and open to the public. About the production … the Count, having amorous desires for Susanna himself, is delaying the wedding. An elaborate and humorous plot is hatched, involving secret notes, a cross-dressed pageboy, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/39001
Counselor education programs reaffirmed with national accreditation through 2031
College of Education and Human Development
… with national accreditation through 2031 Submitted by Chris Hybels on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's … and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). CACREP is the accrediting body of counseling and related … education and counselor education unit director. "But this was the first time the program had the accreditation …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72475
Alumna awarded Pulitzer Prize for poetry
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… Her subjects include the early loss of her father, being raised by a single mother, her son’s drug addiction and living … Belt.” Presented by Columbia University, the Pulitzer Prize is an annual prize awarded for excellence in fields … Southern Maine’s Stonecoast MFA program. Seuss was a 2020 Guggenheim Fellow and a recipient of the 2021 John Updike …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69081
Trombone student named finalist in two solo competitions
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… Trombone student named finalist in two solo competitions Submitted by Anonymous (not … University trombone student has won an unprecedented "finalist" designation in two separate solo competitions conducted … Mich., has just learned that he has been named a finalist in the J.J. Johnson Jazz Trombone Competition for jazz …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/156
Award-winning musical 'Jersey Boys' at Miller Auditorium
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… from the wrong side of the tracks who became one of the biggest American pop-music sensations of all time. They wrote … records worldwide--all before they were 30. "Jersey Boys" is the winner of the 2006 Best Musical Tony Award, the 2006 … Gauthier at @email or (269) 387-2245. Contact: Tonya Durlach March 13, 2012 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/239
Three WMU graduate students awarded Fulbright grants
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… student studying educational leadership, and Patrick Harris and David Terry , both doctoral students in Medieval history, received the grants for the 2012-13 academic year. A native of Marshall, Mich., Acosta, was raised in Caracas, Venezuela, and has lived in five countries. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/458