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Enlightened aviation adventure creates path to success for alumnus

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… Enlightened aviation adventure creates path to success for alumnus Submitted by Tom Thinnes on [caption … be stuck in its ways," he says.  "It can take a lot of effort to get leadership to think outside the box and not … Helping make his Western decision was an experience right before his sophomore year at Spring Lake High.  "At a summer …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58542

Spanish educator recognized for contributions to students with Distinguished Service Award

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… Spanish educator recognized for contributions to students with Distinguished Service … Perez de la Cruz has been an integral part of our success for more than two decades, especially in her efforts to develop Spanish programs and mentor students,” says …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72644

Update: Precautionary boil water advisory lifted for Read Fieldhouse

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… Update: Precautionary boil water advisory lifted for Read Fieldhouse Submitted by Erin Flynn on Update: The precautionary boil water advisory issued for Read Fieldhouse has been lifted. The city of Kalamazoo … 22, at 10:45 a.m. Those in the fieldhouse can now use water for consumption as well as all other purposes. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58140

‘An exciting time’: WMU to build new residence hall for first-year students

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… ‘An exciting time’: WMU to build new residence hall for first-year students Submitted by Megan Looker on The … announced today plans to build a new residence hall for first-year students on the site of Harrison/Stinson and … 2026. The current buildings will close this May to  prepare for construction . “Western Michigan University is becoming …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74307

Hip-hop performance, film screening among events planned for Native American Heritage Month

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… Hip-hop performance, film screening among events planned for Native American Heritage Month Submitted by Erin Flynn … Month) means acceptance. There were a lot of hard years for Indigenous people where we were not accepted and we …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73305

Lewis Walker Institute aims to increase support for empowering future juvenile justice leaders

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… Lewis Walker Institute aims to increase support for empowering future juvenile justice leaders Submitted by … McCann at the Michigan State Capitol to discuss justice reform. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—For three years, Western Michigan University's Youth …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75132

Trustees to consider lease for brewpub in new student center at Thursday meeting

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… Trustees to consider lease for brewpub in new student center at Thursday meeting … Board of Trustees will consider a lease agreement for the campus brewpub as well as other agenda items when it … for a monthly rent of $2,500 or a percentage of gross sales, whichever is greater. According to the proposal, the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66109

WMU room and board rates for 2019-20 to rise by 3.12%

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… WMU room and board rates for 2019-20 to rise by 3.12% Submitted by Erin Flynn on … Trustees approved a 3.12% increase in room and board rates for the 2019-20 academic year. The new rates will provide continued support for educational living environments that are affordable, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53110

Financial, academic support available for student-parents in need of child care assistance

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… Financial, academic support available for student-parents in need of child care assistance … listening to his teachers read stories. It's valuable time for him to develop critical skills, and it's also giving his … my wife makes as a teacher weekly. We would have been struggling financially and with a whole bunch of other things if …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/07/64780

Western, Kellogg Community College renew agreements to maintain smooth transfer pathways for students

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… Western, Kellogg Community College renew agreements to maintain smooth transfer pathways for students Submitted by Deanne Puca on From left to right, WMU Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Julian Vasquez Heilig, WMU President …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71418