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WMU to celebrate Arbor Day, Tree Campus recertification

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… April 19, in Goldsworth Valley near the gazebo. WMU landscape services staff will be planting a swamp white oak , a tree native to the Midwest that does well in low-lying and boggy environments and provides food and habitat for … wildlife. Those attending the tree planting ceremony are welcome to add a shovel of soil to the planting. The event will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/326

Using matrix theory to untangle social media explored in lecture

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… Western Michigan University. Dr. Mark Embree, professor of computational applied mathematics at Rice, will speak at … Hall. His presentation, titled "Untangling Social Networks and Finding Favorite Films with Modern Matrix Theory," is free and open to the public. In his talk, Embree will discuss …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2286

Prospective college students get financial aid help at campus event

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… verified) on KALAMAZOO--College-bound high school students and their families from around the area will be on the … is one of more than three dozen such events being held at sites around the state to help high school seniors fill out … locations have financial aid experts who can help families complete these complex applications and maximize financial …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/132

Jerome G. Manis obituary

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… died Feb. 23 . He was 95. Manis joined the faculty in 1952 and retired in 1975 after 26 years of service to the … sociology. That effort began with a Master of Arts in 1958 and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1966, which was one of the … as chair of the sociology department's Graduate Program Committee from 1965 to 1972 and from 1976 to 1878. In …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5848

Fall event welcomes LBGT college students to Kalamazoo

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… Fall event welcomes LBGT college students to Kalamazoo Submitted by … the communitywide Fall Fab Fest for lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender students and their allies. The free public event is set for 1 to 5 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9260

Ensembles

Choral Studies

… Number: Music 1070 Rehearsal Times: M-Th 12-12:50 p.m. Grand Chorus Course Number: Music 2170 Rehearsal Time: W 7-9 … Course Number: Music 2170 Rehearsal Times: W 7-9 p.m. Gold Company Course Number: Music 1190 Rehearsal Times: T & Th … Music 1180 Rehearsal Times: T & Th 6:30-8:30 p.m. Opera Workshop/Opera Chorus Course Number: Music 3170 Rehearsal Times: …

https://wmich.edu/choralstudies/ensembles

WMU aviation students to use leading-edge iPad technology

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… verified) on Paper flight materials being replaced by iPad and apps BATTLE CREEK, Mich.—With advancements in mobile computing technology, the days of pilots carrying aboard a flight bag brimming with maps and other navigational materials are quickly coming to an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1651

University Libraries awards three scholarships to student employees

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… three scholarships to student employees for their outstanding contributions to the Libraries. Sarah Falor, Sarah Mominee and Ella Nelson have been selected to receive $1,000 … and works at Waldo Library's service desk. Falor had just completed her first year at Western and found that working …

https://wmich.edu/library/updates/2023/08/student-scholarships

WMU offers after-school reading program for elementary students

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… through eighth grade at the McGinnis Reading Center and Clinic at Western Michigan University. Fall 2012 … Nov. 22. The program will extend students' knowledge and expertise in reading, writing and critical literacy skills with print and electronic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1397

Guest speaker to address the importance of studying Japanese

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… of studying Japanese highlighting the ties between Michigan and Japan is slated for 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27 , in … which was launched in fall 2012, the Soga Japan Center welcomes the Honorable Consul General Kuninori Matsuda to … The Consul General will talk about the important economic and cultural ties between Michigan and Japan and how the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/3090