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Event set to mark 50th anniversary of King's visit to WMU

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… Event set to mark 50th anniversary of King's visit to WMU … lead a panel of students and community members—one of whom was in the audience the night King originally spoke. The … to hear parts of a rarely heard formal address by King that was for many years literally lost. For that reason, the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11610

Sunseeker team engineers its way to impressive finish at Formula Sun Grand Prix

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… Sunseeker team engineers its way to impressive finish at Formula Sun Grand Prix Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, … The Sunseeker team encountered some challenges along the way to the fifth-place finish but used their engineering …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54383

Aviation museum president and CEO set for Keystone Series talk

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… Aviation museum president and CEO set for Keystone Series talk Submitted by Anonymous (not … verified) on Thrash KALAMAZOO—The president and chief executive officer of the Kalamazoo Air Zoo will share his … titled "Building a Museum's Value Proposition Toward a Thriving Community." The event is free and open to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13454

Candidates for engineering dean position set for campus visits

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… Candidates for engineering dean position set for campus visits Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) … NASA, Los Alamos National Laboratory and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. An active researcher, his research … range from boiling heat transfer and solar fuel to water desalination and biomedical engineering. He earned a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20052

Public celebration set to highlight creativity, diversity and community

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… Public celebration set to highlight creativity, diversity and community … arts-based youth development program created by WMU's Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations … by Lou Rizzolo , WMU professor emeritus of art. Tim Ready , Walker Institute director, says the initiative is one of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/16145

Solidarity fund set up to help WMU employees and students

College of Arts and Sciences

… Solidarity fund set up to help WMU employees and students A newly … and directly as possible. The new nonprofit organization was created by a small group of faculty, staff and students … suddenly find themselves unable to pay rent,” said Vickie Edwards, assistant professor of public affairs and …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/wmu-solidarity-fund

Information sessions set for Nov. 29 on South Neighborhood projects

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… Information sessions set for Nov. 29 on South Neighborhood projects Submitted by … which is bordered on one side by Stadium Drive, was given a high priority last fall. When completed, the … major new-building needs as well as create a new campus gateway that is more connected with the community and offers …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/11/50450

Dr. Angie Moe set to launch research on Syrian refugees

College of Arts and Sciences

… Dr. Angie Moe set to launch research on Syrian refugees Dr. Angie Moe Olga … East. She ended up learning about the Syrian refugees. “I wanted to study another area around the Mediterranean,” said … far, they are partnering with Bethany Christian Services in Grand Rapids, which has been doing refugee resettlement …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/moe-syrian-refugees

Trustees set 2015-16 rates for new residence hall complex

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… Trustees set 2015-16 rates for new residence hall complex Submitted … meeting, the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees set room rates for WMU's new residence halls that will open … have shared amenities such as centrally private restrooms, kitchens, study spaces and living rooms. The facilities, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17655

Trustees set strategic direction for WMU for next five years

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… Trustees set strategic direction for WMU for next five years … 2015, guided by a campuswide transition team whose job it was to review the results of the original three-year plan, … and opportunities that should be included moving forward. "Our charge was to transition, transform and transcend …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31205