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Alumna awarded Pulitzer Prize for poetry

W Magazine

… Mich.—Famed poet Diane Seuss , BA ‘81, MSW ‘83, of Niles, Michigan, has been awarded a 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry … was growing up in a rural, working-class town in Southwest Michigan. I’m honored readers have seemed to feel seen and … Southern Maine’s Stonecoast MFA program. Seuss was a 2020 Guggenheim Fellow and a recipient of the 2021 John Updike …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69081

St. Patrick's Day plunge benefits Special Olympics

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… on Polar Plunge at Lawson Arena KALAMAZOO--The Western Michigan University community is invited to plunge into the … 17 , to raise funds and awareness for Special Olympics Michigan. 2012 WMU Polar Plunge 10 a.m. - Registration 11:15 … Torch Run Polar Plunge benefits Special Olympics Michigan, which provides year-round sports training and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/226

Sales program among the best in the nation

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… sales profession and sales education has ranked the Western Michigan University Sales and Business Marketing Program … Haworth College of Business was one of four schools in Michigan and 65 schools nationally meeting those … awarded to students from a total of seven universities. Michigan State University, with one recipient, was the only …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1126

Former county prosecutor to discuss 'Re-entry After Incarceration'

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… Incarceration" as part of the series of events Western Michigan University is staging this year for its common book … Fink will talk about his many years of experience with the Michigan Prisoner Re-entry Initiative, which aims to reduce … 2008, and was appointed in 2012 by Gov. Rick Snyder to the Michigan Committee on Juvenile Justice, on which he still …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11234

Students picking up litter, raising funds to preserve Great Lakes

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… State Park GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—Students from Western Michigan University's Grand Rapids Master of Business … more than 5,000 metric tons of plastic entered Lake Michigan in 2016. And an estimated 10,000 metric tons of … $13,000 and events for the Make-a-Wish Foundation and the Michigan city of Watervliet. Learn more about WMU-Grand …

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

Students uplift community stories through film

College of Arts and Sciences

… film Submitted by Sara Dillon on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's Dr. Lusike Mukhongo is redefining …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2024/10/arts-sciencesnews202410mukhongocomm3550

WMU baseball announces 2017 schedule

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… WMU Intercollegiate Athletics KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University baseball Broncos will play five Big Ten teams, including Michigan State, Illinois, Michigan and Northwestern, in its upcoming 2017 season. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/37052

Washington Monthly lauds WMU as one of nation's best values

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… Washington Monthly for the second year. KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University students are returning to campus this … the magazine has run a list of top colleges that "promote upward social mobility, research and public service." After … national universities, coming in at No. 123. Among other Michigan schools rated highly on the overall list are the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8977

WMU sees surge in new freshman, grad and international students

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University's fall 2013 enrollment figures show a … percentage increases officially announced this fall by any Michigan public university. Despite steep decreases in the number of Michigan high school graduates over the past five years, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9450

Alumnus returns for one more challenge—a master's degree in finance from WMU Haworth

Haworth College of Business

… goal is earning a Master of Science in finance from Western Michigan University. “Initially the program seemed a bit … for his employer, Quick Sav Food Stores in Flint, Michigan, where he works as a strategic planning specialist. … student, Kolyvanov completed multiple internships in Michigan with Eastman Outdoors. Following graduation, he …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71376