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WMU sees enrollment gains in key areas, with slight decrease overall

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… fall 2014 is 23,914 . Those traditional fall enrollment numbers do not reflect students enrolled in two major and … for fall 2014 was a nearly 10 percent increase in the number of international students enrolled. The … class number. Incoming freshman credentials continued the upward trend of the past three years, with the average high …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18997

WMU’s MBA program celebrates 50 years in Grand Rapids

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… the history and the future of the program and the ties between WMU and the Grand Rapids community at 6 p.m. Friday, … to the University facilities. WMU-Grand Rapids Highest caliber Dovetailing on the success of the Kalamazoo program, … in research and practical application of business best practices to the area to make the Grand Rapids program …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18266

Two more students earn prestigious Gilman scholarships

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… overseas during the 2014-15 academic year through the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program. Ysaura Ramirez Pena of Paw Paw and Marilyn Bean of Kalamazoo are among the 800 American undergraduate … Pena plans to graduate from WMU in April 2017. Marilyn Bean —Bean received a $3,000 Gilman Scholarship. A graduate …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17186

WMU wins 2014 Climate Leadership Award from Second Nature

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… decades. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Western Michigan University has been selected to receive a 2014 Climate Leadership Award , … , president of Second Nature. "There is much more work to be done as we prepare to live in the climate of the future. … garnering nearly 9,000 votes. "This process has been extraordinarily gratifying," says WMU President John M. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16339

Spring 2014 Retirements

College of Health and Human Services

… of service with Western Michigan University. In 1980, she began her employment as a secretary, first in the Bernhard Center, then in the Spindler International Living … Honors College. It was there that her career in advising began. Dr. Sam Clark, the college's director at the time, …

https://wmich.edu/hhs/spring-2014-retirements

Multiple System Atrophy Research Leads to Repeat Gift

College of Arts and Sciences

… Lakes Environmental and Molecular Sciences Center, has been researching a deadly and debilitating form of … expression study on MSA brain tissue. Ide was contacted because he was using new genomics based tools to define … the proceeds from the Dayton Barefoot Runners 5-mile run to benefit MSA research to WMU. Since 2012, the Dayton Barefoot …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/msa-research

Empowering Futures takes student support to new levels

W Magazine

… Mich.—Dedicated to student success and holistic well-being and bolstered by a historic and generous gift of $550 … tailored to their needs, from career exploration and well-being coaching to academic guidance and financial aid … it a more facilitated, coordinated experience for our staff behind the scenes," says Dr. Edwin Martini , vice provost …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71795

WMU first Michigan campus to bring live visual interpreting to users 24/7

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… a sighted assistant to help. This fall, the University became the first institution in the state to take assisting … person-to-person visual interpreting instantly. “It has been a game changer,” adds Marques, who lives with her … Victor Marques , M.A.’21, who is also visually impaired. “Before the app, I would have had to wait to get a sighted …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73591

WMU room and board rates to rise by 2.95 percent

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… year. The annual cost for the room and board package will be $8,723, effective in fall 2014. The new rates will … halls can take advantage of the social and academic benefits of campus life, plus hall activities, leadership … for 2014-15 were set by trustees when they met in December. A strategic internal planning and budgeting process is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15072

Former secretary of commerce to speak at annual conference

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… area from across the United States. The two-day conference begins Monday, March 31 , at the Radisson Hotel in Kalamazoo … who is also former CEO and chairman of the board of Kellogg Co., will share his perspectives in "Government, Business … Your Business." J.K. Symancyk , president of Meijer, will be the closing speaker following a luncheon on Tuesday and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14087