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High-energy fundraiser planned for campus United Way campaign

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… High-energy fundraiser planned for campus United Way campaign Submitted by Deanne Puca on Wayne Fuqua and Jessica Parker encourage giving to WMU's … Center. Join a Zumba dance party, scale a 42-foot climbing wall, meet the challenges of the inflatable obstacle courses …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2602

WMU reels in more than $700,000 in grants in a single month

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… April, WMU trustees learned at their June 7 meeting. The awards pushed the University's year-to-date grant total to more than $18 million. Research grants led the way and came in at $452,823, with notable awards coming from … $124,226 and was awarded to Drs. Dae Shik Kim and Robert Wall Emerson, assistant professor and professor, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/781

WMU Ethics Center announces lecture series for spring 2023

Study of Ethics in Society

… in Room 208 at the Bernhard Center. This lecture by Dr. Wa’ed Alshoubaki will discuss the ethical issues that might … Grasslands, Garbage Islands and Plastic Trees: Working Toward a Future Ecology Next up is “ Grasslands, Garbage Islands and Plastic Trees: Working Toward a Future Ecology,” with Alec Koppers ,  a second-year …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70568

Making his Mark – Matthew Pruitt’s March into Aviation Management

College of Aviation

… being in the clouds and pointed the Indianapolis junior toward seeking his pilot's license.  But a medical issue … Administration and Pruitt proved there is more than one way to skin an aviation cat.  He's now a major in aviation … hard enough." Once that COA diploma is pinned on his wall, Pruitt wants to exist in "a challenging work …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/08/pruitt

Aviation, Broncos, and Cars – Brayden Broad’s Aviation Maintenance Career is Set to Go Far!

College of Aviation

… has stayed with him.  What hasn't is the fact that, on the way to Wisconsin from the family residence in the Lake Huron … today, but the magic of AirVenture still is.   It was the power of that experience that channeled Broad toward … general aviation.   Once Broad's degree is framed on his wall, he can see himself taking all kinds of paths.  …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/02/broad

Film by WMU professor profiles female Native American filmmakers

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… as a means of planting seeds for future generations, while retaining the memories of the past. Now, with the help of … is being brought to wider audiences. "Matriarchal Voices was produced and directed by Machiorlatti and is a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22636

Western Michigan University’s Leadership and Business Strategy Program launches downtown shuttle connecting campus and city

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… Downtown Initiative Fund, in partnership with the United Way of South Central Michigan and Sleeping Giant Capital. … the LBS Practicum and to active downtown businesses who want to engage with WMU students.” Looking ahead, the LBS …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/10/leadership-business-strategy-downtown-kalamazoo-juice-bus-launch

ArtPrize internship helps kinetic imaging students see big picture

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… Avery McNew ’s eyes brim with excitement.    The students walk through the gallery they curated. “It’s so clear to me that I want a career in art; this experience has really sealed the … foundation   Tucker's ArtPrize entry is projected onto a wall in the Resonant Gallery. Western’s kinetic imaging …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/09/artprize-2025-internship-kinetic-imaging-resonant-gallery

'Complex Conversations' coming to Monroe-Brown Gallery

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… "Complex Conversations: Willie Cole Sculptures and Wall Works" will be on display through Friday, Feb. 15 , at … and commercialization. Cole grew up in post-industrial Newark, N.J., and sees himself as an “urban archaeologist."   …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/1636

Travel Award Winners Announced for the 61st International Congress on Medieval Studies

International Congress on Medieval Studies

… Travel Award Winners Announced for the 61st International Congress … on Please join us in congratulating the following travel award winners for this year's International Congress on … , presenting "Textility in Early Medieval English Wall Paintings" in the session "New Voices on Early Medieval …

https://wmich.edu/medievalcongress/news/2025/11/icms-2026-travel-awards