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WMU hosts ‘Dine 4 Justice’ fundraiser for Youth Juvenile Justice Fellows

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… Michigan University's Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations is partnering with the BLOCKS Club Initiative of Kalamazoo to support efforts to empower local youth. They … power and their why," says Dr. Luchara Wallace , director of the Lewis Walker Institute. The deadline to purchase …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71381

WMU professor unites health care heroes, Broadway stars to raise spirits and funds during pandemic

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… WMU professor unites health care heroes, Broadway stars to raise … by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Dramatic gestures of heroism are unfolding across the country as medical professionals risk their lives to care for others during the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59467

South Neighborhood work kicked off with input sessions, survey

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… South Neighborhood work kicked off with input sessions, survey Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Work to redevelop part of the Western Michigan University campus into the new South Neighborhood kicked off this month with two input sessions and an online survey …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46677

Data is only the beginning for ambitious business student

Haworth College of Business

… systems at Western Michigan University’s Haworth College of Business, is putting himself out into the professional business world one step at a time. Collyer is … summer, he got the chance to work for Avanade, a subsidiary of Accenture, as a data engineering intern.  He was …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73049

Four partner community colleges sign new agreements with WMU

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… Knight, Glen Oaks' Wheeler and KCC's Bona KALAMAZOO—Leaders of five Michigan higher education institutions met Dec. 4 to formally sign a series of agreements that will make it easier for their students to … will help them throughout their careers. The presidents of four community colleges with close ties to Western …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3362

Standout business graduate enters workforce armed with grit, resilience

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… April and my back was against the wall,” he says. “I kind of began to lose the excitement of what was a big life decision.” Smith, who grew up in … to choose between sales and marketing if he went to any of them. He’d all but given up when he heard his two best …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59046

Counseling Services offers support as WMU returns to campus

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… Counseling Services offers support as WMU returns to campus Submitted by Erin … Social distancing. Modified schedules and modes of instruction. The COVID-19 pandemic changed many aspects of everyday life, and higher education is no different. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60511

New program pairs Western students with MSP to bring justice in unsolved murders

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Cracking cold case murders will be part of a new program at Western Michigan University. In … justice program (at Western), it's going to alleviate some of the heavy lifting from the front end of this," says Detective First Lieutenant Chuck Christensen …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63526

Arbor Day event to mark 10th Tree Campus USA anniversary

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… celebration at 10 a.m. Friday, April 27 , on the grounds of Heritage Hall. The event will include a short program prior to the planting of a Canadian hemlock—the state tree of Pennsylvania. The hemlock will be planted in honor of

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46520

Engineering students win national green vehicle competition

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… Brandon De Young and Saleem Hinton. KALAMAZOO--A group of engineering technology students from Western Michigan … featured an initial phase to determine the quality of the participating schools' designs and a concluding phase … BroncoBike entry finished among the top three in nine out of the 10 criteria used to judge the competition, capturing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/350