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WMU’s East Hall to be renovated for use as alumni center

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… Hill will be razed, allowing the space those structures occupy to be opened up for campus green space and parking for the new alumni center. Community support was appreciated More than a year ago, WMU announced …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3415

WMU professor unites health care heroes, Broadway stars to raise spirits and funds during pandemic

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… investors in New York before the pandemic inserted an abrupt intermission. "When the reading was canceled, David and … , the pair quickly had dozens of Broadway stars lining up to participate—performers like Charl Brown of "Motown the … years ago before all this hit, because the lyrics line up so perfect.y with what we're all feeling in some …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59467

Landscape Services plants seeds of stewardship, innovation on WMU campus

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… all of the seed flats out of the cooler. The embryos ‘woke up’ and there was no turning back,” says Jackson, who has … staff inside Finch Greenhouse. "It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say there were 10,000 baby plants generated … native elements in there that are both attractive from a design element but also have a good ecological component?" …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60122

Self-watering planters sow seeds of sustainability across campus

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… self-watering planters. "The carpet helps bring the water up from the bottom to the soil," says David Prellwitz , a … time to get all of the pots and flats ready to go. "The biggest challenge was space or, more specifically, lack of … Office for Sustainability, noting that the grant program supports innovation and new ideas that often become new norms …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64318

WMU seeking volunteers for Color Run 5K race

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… check-in and to greet runners. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. , to rev up the crowd, toss color and hand out water. Noon to 4 p.m . for race-day cleanup. For more information , contact Chris Voss at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45840

Goldsworth Valley enhancements are now underway

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… paths around the campus. Construction fencing has gone up around all of Goldsworth Valley Pond, but the bridge and the sidewalk leading up to and away from it will remain open until April 1 . …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31006

How to keep your body healthy during COVID-19 pandemic

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… Don’t sit all day watching TV and surfing the internet, get up and get moving. It’s important to stick to a schedule—no … Health Center, recommends going to sleep and waking up at the same time each day, eating your meals at the same … safe, and  it can be beneficial to talk about the struggles you're going through, whether it's from having to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58648

Agreement awards college credit for career and technical education

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… with courses in one of the college's majors, to receive up to six college credits for their high school CTE … at an early learning center could potentially apply up to six credits to a degree in child and family … be found on the advising office website . Ultimately, it is up to each college, department and program at WMU to decide …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51145

Theatre student gives back to hometown with youth summer program

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… and the Beast." BATTLE CREEK, Mich.—College student juggles course work, auditions, a recording career and running … is entering his third year at Western and just wrapped up his second summer steering the ship at  Unity Theatre … kids," he says. "The professors at Western are amazing and supportive and encouraging—everything that I want to be as a …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/jack-austin-youth-theatre-summer-program

Esports summer camp at WMU lets youth hone skills, explore growing industry

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… . [caption align="right"] [/caption] "It's an amazing setup. It reminds me of a bunch of the esports leagues and what … Google and all of a sudden Western Michigan University came up. I didn't even know WMU had an esports camp," says Reco … you can do so much with this knowledge." Esports also open up competitive opportunities for a diverse group of kids. "I …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54279