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… grants save students $184K in the spring semester Submitted by Deanne Puca on  KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Six Open Textbook grant … students over $184,000 in textbooks costs. The grants, awarded in December 2019 by the University Libraries, provide … reported that they felt their class performance was better because they had access to a free textbook. One …

… maintaining state hospital COVID-19 data online Submitted by Deanne Puca on [caption] [/caption] KALAMAZOO, Mich.—To … collapsed variations in name into the same column when I was confident that they were the same, documenting the name … the pandemic hit Michigan at the beginning of March and was struck by the changes in data reporting," Orlowska says. …

… “Black Lives, Black Words” back to Kalamazoo Submitted by Erin Flynn on Reginald Edmund, bottom right, with members … Cultural Center’s Face Off Theatre Company . In 2018, WMU was just the second university in the nation to join the … Aug. 1 , featuring poetry, short plays, spoken word and music by Black artists who live in Kalamazoo or have ties to …

… WALI helps expand access to space education Submitted by Lindsey Haehnel on WALI team members (left to right): Carlos Zamorano, Douglas …

… dean discuss Grow Your Own on education podcast Submitted by Chris Hybels on Drs. Julian Vasquez Heilig and Laura … interim dean said 'Can we manage this?' And what we said was, by any means necessary, we will do this in service to … us," says Vasquez Heilig. "So the idea that people don't want to be teachers anymore, if you put the right incentives …

… to break ground for Legacy Collections building Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Artist rendering of WMU … days. It is the first entrance into the grounds north of Howard Street. Participating in the July 19 groundbreaking … archives of the Kalamazoo Gazette, an arrangement that was worked out earlier this year and announced by the …

… youths participating in Asylum Lake Adventure Day Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Regena Nelson helps third … County schools will get an education in environmental stewardship next month as well as gain an appreciation for … May 8. It will bring together students from the Mattawan (Mich.) Early Elementary School, Montessori School in …

… range of events set for Campus Sustainability Day Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU has events planned Oct. … requirements, including net zero energy. The video was created by two recent WMU graduates, Nicole Pascaretta, … Noon to 12:50 p.m. Guided or self-guided sustainability walking tours leaving from the Office for Sustainability. …

… Business students win national sales challenge Submitted by Stacey Lowis on From left: Alexa DeVos, Kayla Reinhackel … Senior Brian Curlett from Shelby Township, Mich., also was the event’s overall individual champion. Curlett will be … "elevator pitch" about why a sales organization would want to hire them. The role-play competition gives the …

… in the Park offers free entertainment Sundays Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Susan Harrison Band performs … and is offered each Sunday beginning in June. Featuring musicians from Kalamazoo and the surrounding area, many with … and patriotic musical selections. Offerings range from Broadway gems from Irving Berlin, show tunes by Rodgers & …