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2017 Faculty and Staff Awards

College of Arts and Sciences

… 2017 Faculty and Staff Awards The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the recipients of the Staff Excellence Awards, Faculty Achievement Awards and the Gender Scholar …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/2017-faculty-staff-awards

Beloved WMU religion and society professor retires after a more than five-decade career

College of Arts and Sciences

… began working at Western in 1965 after completing his doctoral degree from Johannes Gutenberg Universität. … on his students and colleagues. For 39 of those years, he was the director of the Center for Humanistic Future Studies … Department of Comparative Religion, explains, “Dr. Siebert was one of the founders of WMU’s AAUP chapter, he founded …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/siebert

Fifty years of working at WMU evokes brown, 'golden' memories

News

… Fifty years of working at WMU evokes brown, 'golden' memories Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … at the University. The two are Doralee N. DeRyke , director of budget, operations and service support in the Haworth … in the Department of Management, and seven years later was promoted to administrative assistant to the dean. When …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18609

WMU reinstates African American and African Studies major and minor

College of Arts and Sciences

… and minor Western Michigan University has announced plans to reinstate an updated major and minor this fall that emphasize the historical and contemporary cultures and experiences of African … The highly anticipated major and minor will allow students to choose a concentration in either African American Studies …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/aaas-press-release

Lifelong learning classes, trips set for this summer

News

… learning experiences for mature adults—without papers or tests. Upcoming courses The Osher Institute's short-term, noncredit summer courses run one to four weeks and take place on the WMU campus and at other … of the military experience of African Americans from the War for Independence to the Vietnam War. Upcoming trips …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32202

Herbert W. Kenz obituary

News

… Herbert W. Kenz Herbert W. Kenz , a retired associate director of student financial aid and scholarships at Western … and longtime member of the military, died Sept. 17. He was 87. Kenz, of Kalamazoo, spent 30 years in education, … of service. During his tenure as associate director, Kenz was responsible for all federal, state and University …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27621

WMUK schedules on-air spring membership drive

News

… Tuesday, March 20 . Supporters can contribute by going to wmuk.org or calling (269) 387-1021 during the on-air … to WMUK financially support the production of award-winning local news and arts content, as well as popular … 102.1 FM WMUK recently celebrated winning three Excellence Awards from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45779

Michigan first lady's assault prevention initiative funds WMU program

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… Campus Sexual Assault Grant Program. Distribution of grants totaling $500,000 to 23 Michigan colleges and universities was announced Nov. 4 by the first lady. WMU will receive … funding requests totaling more than $1.6 million. Priority was given to projects that fostered collaboration, involved …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28331

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… of people with one thing in common: they use statistics to draw valuable insights from data. With a career in … organization in New York City, a government office in Washington DC, a pharmaceutical company in Europe or a business …

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Management professor Keenan dies

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… Department of Management died July 28 in Kalamazoo. He was 82. J. Michael Keenan Keenan first joined the WMU faculty in 1962, the year his department was established at the University. Over the next three … he helped design the management basic curriculum. He then took a position as an operations analyst at the Stanford …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/08/17921