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Longtime employees inducted into 25 Year Club
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… and Dunn In addition to the induction of new members, this year's 25 Year Club gala featured special recognition for … certificates to each of the 25 Year Club inductees, in what is scheduled to be his final participation in the event as WMU's president. Club …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36766
History
Asylum Lake Preserve
… History Historical overview Mitchell Cottage, part of the Kalamazoo State Hospital. WMU Archives and Regional History Collections Asylum Lake Preserve includes … acre lake. Phineus Hunt first owned the land included in this management area after purchasing it in 1831 from the …
https://wmich.edu/asylumlake/history
Frank R. Olenchak obituary
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… former Western Michigan University faculty member, died at his home in Columbia, South Carolina, Aug. 24 . He was 88. … joined the WMU faculty in 1966 and retired in 1984 as an assistant professor emeritus of education and professional … Michigan, in 1969. He organized, developed and administered the center's office for student teaching and in 1971 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35298
Capital Region Airport Operations Officer
College of Aviation
… Airport Operations Officer GENERAL SUMMARY Under the supervision of the Operations Manager, the Operations Officer is responsible for the operation of the Airport Operations Area or Airport Operations Center during his/her assigned shift. Tasks included in this position …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/jobs/blog/2021/04/capital-region-airport-operations-officer
Trustees set strategic direction for WMU for next five years
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… plan—identifying the University as a learner centered, discovery driven and globally engaged university. The Gold … meaningful and provided an end product that would serve this University well," said Dr. Jody A. Brylinsky , associate … Academic excellence. Inclusive excellence and equity. Discovery and collaboration. Sustainable stewardship. Those …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31205
Campus talks, exhibit focus on water as an essential global resource
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… by Deanne Puca on The series, which focuses on water issues in the Midwest, runs through April 13. KALAMAZOO, … Mich.—A lecture series featuring weekly talks on water issues in the Great Lakes region, with a special focus on … April 13 at Western Michigan University. The 13 multidisciplinary talks are free and open to the public and will …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29638
Renowned foreign affairs expert Lawrence Ziring dies at 86
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… Ziring , a Western Michigan University political scientist who was internationally known as a leading expert on Pakistan, died July 17 in Kalamazoo. He was 86. Lawrence Ziring … professor emeritus of international relations. During his more than 37 years at WMU, Ziring helped expand the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25594
WMU student team wins national Wege sustainability prize
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… to solve a truly wicked problem." The second annual transdisciplinary design contest asked teams of five to work collaboratively across institutional and disciplinary boundaries to create a circular economy—a … designed The Local Loop Farm, an agricultural system that exists symbiotically with the surrounding community, using …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22739
Marti Hearron's final gift to WMU establishes a fine arts professorship
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… Marti Hearron's final gift to WMU establishes a fine arts professorship Submitted by Anonymous (not … revealed only after her death. Hearron, a renowned biostatistician for the Upjohn Co., died Nov. 29. Her estate included a $2 million gift to WMU that will establish the Arthur E. and Martha S. Hearron College of Fine Arts …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21654
Program launched to diversify health care workforce through university-community partnerships
College of Health and Human Services
… 2021 to the Health Careers Pipeline Program (HCPP). HCPP is a seven-week mentorship program focused on health career … mentors will meet weekly, participating in activities and discussions to introduce them to various health careers. … challenges these high school students will face,” says Lisa Brennan , executive director of the Western Regional …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62357