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WMU to celebrate Arbor Day, Tree Campus recertification
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… in Goldsworth Valley near the gazebo. WMU landscape services staff will be planting a swamp white oak , a tree native to the Midwest that does well … and provides food and habitat for wildlife. Those attending the tree planting ceremony are welcome to add a shovel …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/326
Trustees approve change in bookstore operations
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… with the Follett Higher Education Group Inc., paving the way for that national firm to manage the campus bookstore … and provide lower costs on certain goods and better services for students. The move follows a lengthy review … put Follett in charge of all bookstore operations, including the sale and rental of books as well as the sale of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/5321
Nita H. Hardie obituary
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… Nita H. Hardie obituary Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Hardie … Michigan University faculty member, died Sept. 23 . She was 83. Hardie retired as chair of the Department of Science … emerita of political science in 1992 after 27 years of service to the University. While at WMU, she served in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1856
WMU to celebrate Arbor Day, 2012 Tree Campus recertification
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… the east end of its Goldsworth Valley Pond. WMU landscape services staff will be planting a Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum), a tree native to Michigan, and those … for sustainable campus forestry: sponsoring student service-learning projects and having a tree advisory …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6443
Trustees approve two staff retirements, other personnel changes
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… retiring, along with their positions, years of continuous service and effective dates of retirement are: Carey F. … services, 14 years, effective July 31, 2013, and Ruth Wagenaar , a custodian in Facilities Management-building custodial and support …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8604
James A. Howell obituary
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… emeritus of chemistry at Western Michigan University, died Nov. 16 in Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. He was 81. A specialist in analytical chemistry, Howell joined … and retired in 2001 after more than 36 years of continuous service to the University. He was well liked by his …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/12/12055
Board of Trustees approves minimal apartment rate increases
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… The recommended rates for all complexes include parking, water and sewer service, cable, trash removal and recycling services, plus security features. Goldsworth Valley, Elmwood and Stadium Drive apartments also include utilities. Students …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/12/11933
WMU student receives competitive $10,000 accountancy scholarship
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… to encourage accounting students to pursue careers in audit. Hess graduated with honors in May 2021 and plans to … skills, and expanded my network." Her time at WMU was spent immersing herself in both the University and the … of Greater Kalamazoo. Participating in the Internal Revenue Service's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program, including …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64592
Kalamazoo Promise comes full circle as Western education grad prepares for KPS career
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… childhood education and a job teaching second grade at Washington Writers' Academy in Kalamazoo this summer. … Writers' Academy in Kalamazoo Public Schools (KPS)—the same district she grew up in. "It is very cool that I'm able to … the preparation and growth of pre K-12 teachers, human service professionals, innovative designers, and health and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67863
Kalamazoo Arts Council grant takes WMU dancer to Panama
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… by Anonymous (not verified) on Sarah Mills (Photo credit: A. Deran Photography) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A passion for … in that Central American capital city. Upon her return she wants to start a chapter of Movement Exchange at WMU. Class … entertaining the idea of combining my passions of dance and service," she says. "I love the service aspect of the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/24066