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National Guardsman, a WMU alum, helps lead effort to feed thousands of Michigan families

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… Guardsman, a WMU alum, helps lead effort to feed thousands of Michigan families Submitted by Erin Flynn on [caption] … [/caption] PONTIAC, Mich.—Feeding the growing number of Michiganders in need during the COVID-19 crisis is no small task. 2nd Lt. Hunter Davidson and his team of Michigan National Guard soldiers are up to the challenge. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59294

Western expert: Pandemic sparked a 'she-cession,' disproportionately forcing women out of the workforce

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… a 'she-cession,' disproportionately forcing women out of the workforce Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, … the face of COVID-19." Exacerbated by the shift to virtual schooling, Kimmel says the pandemic has highlighted the lack … from home while also supervising online learning. While schools are now ramping up in-person learning across the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63542

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

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… academic support available for student-parents in need of child care assistance Submitted by Erin Flynn on Gabriel … and listening to his teachers read stories. It's valuable time for him to develop critical skills, and it's also … his child care expenses. "Day care costs more than half of what my wife makes as a teacher weekly. We would have …

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

WMU business professors see signs of economic recovery amid pandemic

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… WMU business professors see signs of economic recovery amid pandemic Submitted by Erin Flynn … shutdowns halted production in many areas, led to layoffs in others and left supply chains in a lurch. Now five …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60747

WMU product design student helps envision games of the future as Hasbro intern

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… WMU product design student helps envision games of the future as Hasbro intern Submitted by Erin Flynn on … as an intern for Hasbro. Despite moving online because of the pandemic, the product design and innovation major is … out new concepts. "We play board games over our (Microsoft) Teams meetings and talk about games and how they will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60216

Decades-old alumni friendships honored with naming of campus facilities

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… Decades-old alumni friendships honored with naming of campus facilities Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) … NAACP. A $250,000 grant to launch a WMU Kalamazoo Public Schools Future Educators Program that provides five $5,000 … Ohio State University. He has taught at U-M's Ross Business School and at Wayne State University. A Bloomfield Hills …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39675

WMU’s new-music ensembles to give one of a kind performance

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… WMU’s new-music ensembles to give one of a kind performance Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) … Laptop Orchestra , known as KLOrk, will give a one of a kind performance of contemporary music in the Dalton … and multimedia arts technology majors from WMU’s School of Music. KLOrk’s portion of the concert will include …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19873

Western's College of Aviation donates vintage aircraft to Hooligans Flight Team

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… Western's College of Aviation donates vintage aircraft to Hooligans Flight … Col. Frank Walker, Hooligans member; Scott Austin, director of aircraft maintenance at Western; Dr. Raymond Thompson, … country where they are available. "The parts will be invaluable to keep us flying," adds fellow pilot Tom Hibiske . …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70026

Miller, Rinvelt will lead WMU Board of Trustees in 2016

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… Miller, Rinvelt will lead WMU Board of Trustees in 2016 Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Kenneth V. Miller of Kalamazoo and Jeffrey Rinvelt of Ann Arbor have been … is now the Western Michigan University Thomas Cooley Law School. Miller also is one year into a four-year term as a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30242

Hettinger, Miller to lead WMU Board of Trustees for 2015

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… Hettinger, Miller to lead WMU Board of Trustees for 2015 Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— James F. Hettinger of Fennville and Kenneth Miller of Kalamazoo have been … is now the Western Michigan University Thomas Cooley Law School. Now serving in his second eight-year term as a WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21287