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Dance students return from service trip in Panama
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… provided free dance classes to children who wouldn't otherwise have access to arts education. WMU dance students at the Reserva Cerro Ancón in Ancón, Panama. (Photo credit: Allison Yates) This was the second year WMU students have participated in the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40282
Sales students take second place at national competition
Haworth College of Business
… Griffith on Trenton Sands (left) and Erin Rogers (right) finished second at the 2022 State Farm Marketing and Sales … across the nation competed at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg. Rogers and Sands are both sales and … “I’m definitely proud of how Erin and I were both able to juggle not only this competition, but our many different …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69903
Skills Employers Want in College Graduates
Career and Student Employment Services
… career readiness as the attainment and demonstration of requisite competencies that broadly prepare college graduates … an understanding of situational context and logical analysis of relevant information. View example behaviors of … from different local and global cultures. Engage in anti-racist practices that actively challenge the systems, …
https://wmich.edu/career/students/transferableskills
WMU football coach P.J. Fleck named regional coach of the year
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… the Year by the American Football Coaches Association, and is now a finalist for AFCA National Coach of the Year. Fleck has guided … last three seasons. Under Fleck's guidance, the Broncos finished 8-0 in conference play and became the first team in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36807
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