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Weather won't stop WMU's commencement ceremonies

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… Weather won't stop WMU's commencement ceremonies Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Despite a winter storm warning for Dec. 16-17, Western Michigan University still … throughout the day to keep the roads and parking areas near Miller Auditorium clear for the graduates and their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36975

Prescribed burns planned at Asylum Lake April 22

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… at Asylum Lake April 22 Submitted by Deanne Puca on A member of a fire burn crew monitors an area burn at the … and wind speeds between 5 to 15 m.p.h., the exact burn date was announced shortly in advance. Signage will be in place, … produced, and prior notice was given to people residing near the burn areas. Temporary "burn breaks" are created …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75346

New Western View construction planned for fall occupancy

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… 2013 opening. Phase II of Western View will be located immediately west of the first phase. The new construction … opened in fall 2011. That 330-bed apartment-style complex was at full capacity nearly a year in advance of its opening. "The Western View …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/457

Dance students join pros for Chicago performance

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… Jan. 12, in the Harris Theatre in downtown Chicago near Millennium Park. The group will perform as part of the theatre's "Eat to the Beat" lunchtime brown-bag series. Patrons can purchase box lunches from … to be working with professionals is extraordinarily rewarding and exciting." This is not the first time the WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/47

Road trip introduces college talent to Michigan engineering firms

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… Road Trip , coordinated by WMU's Career and Student Employment Services, is a new program that gives students majoring … Energy generating complex along the Lake Michigan shoreline near West Olive, and Chrysler in Auburn Hills. Additionally, … dining and recreation in communities where they may want to work after graduation. Also being planned is a visit …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/165

Free football rally in Grand Rapids for Bronco fans

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… Pep Rally will have a tailgate atmosphere and feature complimentary food, entertainment, soft drinks and beer. The event … food and entertainment venues. Located in a four-story warehouse built in 1903—the same year WMU was founded—the … register online at mywmu.com 3:45 p.m. - Buses arrive near Miller Auditorium 4 p.m. - Buses depart for Grand …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1305

Fall event welcomes LBGT college students to Kalamazoo

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… Fall event welcomes LBGT college students to Kalamazoo Submitted by … the Western Michigan University intramural fields between Howard Street and Rankin Avenue near Goldsworth Valley Pond. In the event of inclement …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9260

Vow renewal sets world record, grabs international coverage

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… Vow renewal sets world record, grabs international coverage … 1,201 couples renewing their vows on the Grand Lawn near Heritage Hall Oct. 8 , Western Michigan University set … Record for the most vow renewals in one place at one time. The event also garnered international attention, with an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35777

Hawking biography to be screened

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… Jan. 31 , in 1110 Rood Hall. "Hawking" is a PBS documentary billed as "a remarkable man, a remarkable story." … under-achiever to Ph.D. genius, and from a healthy coxswain on the Oxford rowing team to a diagnosis of motor … In addition, the film highlights the physicist's greatest scientific discoveries and plots his rise to fame and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21370

Flying High with Fink – Jason’s Jaunt to WMU’s College of Aviation

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… Submitted by Tom Thinnes on College of Aviation students always have amazing reasons for choosing their career path, … the stories his grandfather told when he was a U.S. Navy radio operator on flights hunting for enemy submarines during … days to pursue a private-pilot certificate back in his home state of Texas. All of which led him to the north and …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/09/jasonfink