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Criminality of climate change explored in talk
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… for Sustainability. In his presentation, White will describe climate change as a slow crisis and will outline … security, societal peace and social and ecological well-being. Future research must be multi-jurisdictional in scope and transnational in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/2729
Geographer edits reference handbook
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… over the next several decades. The volumes are meant to be print reference books for libraries, but 21st-Century Geography also has been selected to be among the inaugural set of titles for the Sage online …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/772
Merling Trio premieres new work by Peter Scott Lewis
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… , in the Dalton Center Recital Hall. The performance will be preceded by a 7 p.m. discussion hosted by Dr. Dan … and was named a finalist for the Naumburg Foundation Chamber Music Award in 1994. The London Musical Opinion declared … The program will also include "Hungarian Dance Number 15 in B-Flat Major" and "Hungarian Dance Number 17 in F …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5352
Admissions director to represent Michigan on national group
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… , Western Michigan University director of admissions, has been elected to represent Michigan on a national advisory … a state representative for two states. ACT, formerly American College Testing, is an independent, not-for-profit … meetings, reporting back to her state colleagues on significant developments regarding the organization's products, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1116
WMU trustees OK differential tuition rates for engineering majors
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… for engineering students effective spring 2013 KALAMAZOO—Beginning with the spring 2013 semester, the Western … approved the plan at their Sept. 20 meeting. The college becomes the third of WMU's degree-granting colleges to adopt … would apply to all students affiliated with the college, beginning with their freshman year. They would be assessed a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1718
Morvin A. Wirtz obituary
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… was then the new Department of Special Education. He had been serving as deputy assistant commissioner in the Office … college in 1968 and to associate dean one year later. He returned to full-time teaching in 1974 and retired a decade … and studying services for handicapped children in Scandinavia. In addition, Wirtz received a grant from the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1306
Venture capitalist to present business college talk
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… KALAMAZOO—The leader of a billion-dollar company will be featured in the next Distinguished Speaker Series talk … Wednesday, April 17 , in 2000 Schneider Hall. The talk will be followed by a question-and-answer period. Sam Valenti … Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies. He is a member of Business Leaders for Michigan and chairman of its …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/5811
Prof authors third book on the interdisciplinary theory of wisdom
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… the most important civilization resource, and it should be monitored in a way that is similar or even better than the way we monitor the use of energy, the … on multiple assumptions, including: wise decisions need not be expert in nature; wisdom is not synonymous with …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10103
School of Music centennial festival finale features three ensembles
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… from the University Chorale, Collegiate Singers and Cantus Femina, along with a few select students from the University and members of the community—will perform Richard Danielpour's monumental work "An American Requiem." The work will be conducted by Bruce Uchimura , …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/9988
Panel discussion focuses on cultural humility
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… University. Free and open to the public, the event will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Multicultural Center in … of cultural humility and what it looks like at WMU and beyond. This event is offered by the Office of Diversity and … Office of Precollege Programming. Chelsey Carpenter It will be moderated by Chelsey Carpenter, MI GEAR UP coordinator. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/11/50120