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Football Broncos suffer first loss of season in Cotton Bowl
News
… season came to an end Monday with a 16-24 loss to No. 8 Wisconsin in the Cotton Bowl Classic at AT&T Stadium. Under … Bowl appearance marked the second time in conference history that a MAC team was selected for a New Year's Six … of firsts The football Broncos achieved 73 program firsts this season, including beating two Big Ten teams and being …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37130
Famed composer Legrand awarded WMU honorary degree
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… who has written the scores for more than 200 films and television shows, was awarded a Western Michigan University … Keyboard Festival, composer, conductor and pianist Legrand was the recipient of an honorary Doctor of … Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and Iggy Pop. For Kalamazoo's famed Gilmore Festival this year, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32194
Research and Education
Kleinstuck Preserve
… has encouraged academic involvement throughout the history of the property. If you would like to conduct … State University student research project 2010 by Kaldis Grants "Monitoring of Purple Loosestrife at Kleinstuck … Department research project Dr. Carla M. Koretsky, assistant professor of geosciences, was awarded $471,000 by the …
https://wmich.edu/kleinstuck/education
In Memoriam
English
… friend and colleague, Casey McKittrick, died unexpectedly this past summer leaving a hole in the fabric of our English department. He joined our faculty in 2005 with a brand-new Ph.D. from the University of Texas, Austin. In his fourteen short years with us, Casey reminded us through …
https://wmich.edu/english/mckittrick
Emerita recognized as Unsung Hero by Hannan Center
College of Health and Human Services
… with age. Awardees reflect the diverse interests, accomplishments and lifestyles of older people in Michigan. Unsung … for women to do so, Donna became the first of her three sisters to enter college and earn degrees at the University … Michigan University to become a speech-language pathologist. Her eagerness to learn and ability to contribute was …
https://wmich.edu/hhs/11-2019-oas
Fritz Erickson, Alumni Spotlight
College of Education and Human Development
… grew up in a family of both educators and Broncos. His father was a faculty member in WMU’s College of Education and Human Development, his mother was a literacy educator for KRESA (Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency), and his two brothers and sister are WMU alumni. Although his …
https://wmich.edu/education/fritz-erickson-alumni-spotlight
Mission
Dance
… Mission Western Michigan University’s Department of Dance is nationally recognized as a community that values aesthetic breadth, student choice and disciplinary excellence. In our mission as a dance community, …
https://wmich.edu/dance/about/mission
Sponsored Elements
Chemistry
… Sponsored Elements The Department of Chemistry at Western Michigan University thanks the donors who have purchased and sponsored elements to assist chemistry students in times of crisis and need. The plaques are …
https://wmich.edu/chemistry/giving/element/sold
OT, social work faculty earn $1.8 million behavioral health grant
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… grant Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Chapleau Harrison KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A four-year, $1.8 million grant for … professor of occupational therapy, and Dr. Jennifer Harrison , assistant professor of social work, received the grant from the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45083
WMU's Michigan campuses and regional locations closed through Thursday, Jan. 31
News
… Events See the University events calendar for a full list of canceled events. The Bronco men's basketball game, … basketball team was slated to play at Northern Illinois on Jan. 31; that game has been canceled with a reschedule … to 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31. The cutoff for appointments is 2:30 p.m. There will be no charge for canceled or no-show …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51382