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Students picking up litter, raising funds to preserve Great Lakes

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… stands at the entrance of Holland Harbor near Holland State Park GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—Students from Western Michigan … with the cleanup and learn more about keeping beaches and water pollution-free. According to the Rochester Institute … for the Make-a-Wish Foundation and the Michigan city of Watervliet. Learn more about WMU-Grand Rapids . For more WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47683

Three Midwest Poets Laureate Share WMU Beginnings

College of Arts and Sciences

… to act as a literary ambassador, promoting access to and awareness of poetry as an art form with residents across … Mark Turcotte (Turtle Mountain Band of Anishinaabe) was named poet laureate of Illinois in 2025 and was the very … reading I ever did as an aspiring poet was at the Highland Park Library, and I love hanging out with librarians and …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/09/cas-magazine-poets-laureate

WMU to break ground on economic-development engine

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… begin development of the Business Technology and Research Park 2—BTR 2—in the next few months thanks to a $2.1 million … road providing access to tenant properties in BTR 2 will be transferred to the road commission upon completion. … input in 2016 and 2017. That input led to the design that was submitted to the EDA approximately a year ago. With the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50722

Area events to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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… Events and activities Wednesday, Dec. 2 Piano recital, Awadagin Pratt, winner of the 1992 Naumberg International … Chapel, proceed to Kalamazoo College Red Square, then MLK Park in downtown Kalamazoo. Sponsor: City of Kalamazoo. … before making their way downtown to MLK Park. Return bus transportation will be available from both the park and from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28803

Updated location and time: MLK Day campus speaker is author, educator and daughter of Malcolm X

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… Read Fieldhouse and will start at 6:30 p.m. The relocation was necessary due to an emergent mechanical issue at Miller. Event attendees may park in lots 13 and 22 . KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz , daughter of Malcolm X and an award-winning author, educator and producer, will speak at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/73796

Award-winning playwright to launch fall 2016 Frostic Reading Series

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… Award-winning playwright to launch fall 2016 Frostic Reading … by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An award-winning playwright will kick off the Fall 2016 Gwen … the Humanities, 8 p.m. , 3512 Knauss Hall. Nov. 17: Cathy Park Hong , 8 p.m. , 157-159 Bernhard Center. For more …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35114

Trustees to consider room-and-board rates, power plant contract

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… parcel of property at the Business Technology and Research Park to provide a site for Newell Rubbermaid. That firm's … brands of consumer products will be located at the BTR Park. Contact: Cara Barnes April 16, 2013 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6572

Peace Week features exhibit and Never Alone Tour

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… is Monday through Friday, April 2-6, and includes a nature walk, exhibit and visit by Sacramento Prisoner Support and … interested in participating should gather by 5 p.m. at the parking lot behind the Wesley Foundation. Anyone needing transportation may contact @email . Wednesday and Thursday, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/194

Annual bike race to be held on WMU's Parkview Campus

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… Annual bike race to be held on WMU's Parkview Campus Submitted by Deanne Puca on The annual bike … is open for Western Michigan University's 11th annual BTR Park Bike Race, set for Saturday, July 9 , on the Parkview Campus, home to the College of Engineering and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33147

Musicians recreate Simon & Garfunkel concert at Miller Auditorium

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… Auditorium Submitted by Deanne Puca on "Live in Central Park (Revisited): Simon & Garfunkel," features Lee Lessack, … In "Live in Central Park (Revisited): Simon & Garfunkel," award-winning recording artists Lee Lessack and Johnny … that made Simon & Garfunkel famous: "Mrs. Robinson," "Homeward Bound," "Scarborough Fair," "Bridge Over Troubled …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43712