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Lauren Woodside: a signal of growth

Business Magazine

… be a great fit for her. Her process of selecting a major was collaborative, as she surveyed her fellow students and several faculty members on the merits of each major. “I was driven to embrace finance due to its challenging … it, which can feel frustrating, but when you shift your mindset from seeing that frustration as a negative to seeing it …

https://wmich.edu/businessmagazine/woodside2025

17th annual Juneteenth Celebration to honor Kalamazoo shooting victim

News

… Anonymous (not verified) on The Juneteenth Celebration is set for June 19. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The 17th annual Juneteenth … Tiana Carruthers . This year's celebration will feature "Waiting for Freedom to Come," which is written and directed … Michigan University's main campus. About the production "Waiting for Freedom to Come" tells the history of Juneteenth …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32723

Longtime employees to be inducted into 25 Year Club

News

… the 25 Year Club during a gala honoring longtime employees set for Tuesday, Dec. 3 . The annual gala, held in the … , senior library assistant, University Libraries Amy J. Seth , director, University Recreation Brian E. Shade , LAN …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10913

Former Africana studies director serves as consultant on film

News

… work contributed to a documentary film narrated by Emmy Award-winning actress Cicely Tyson that will air at 8 p.m. … to the prosperous, industrial north during and after World War II. The film features Tyson's voice guiding viewers … north left behind the legacy of slavery and segregation and set out to find the American dream. "Up From the Bottoms" is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/110

Francophone Film Fest features rare films, two filmmakers

News

… countries across the globe and visits by two award-winning filmmakers from Morocco and Quebec are on tap … emerging Moroccan cinema and has won many international awards, both for his previous films and for "The Mosque," … remains of his previous film--a mosque left behind from a set-village erected next to a real one. The fake mosque …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/223

Nobel Peace Prize winner gives public talk Friday

News

… Tum Tum received the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize for her work toward justice and reconciliation based on respect for the … Indian and one of only a handful of women to receive the award. While in Kalamazoo, she will be headlining the annual Great Lakes PeaceJam Youth Conference, set for Saturday and Sunday, April 21-22, in the Bernhard …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/344

Scholars from across Michigan to present research at WMU

College of Arts and Sciences

… Hall KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is set to host hundreds of scholars from around the state … who eventually join academia in Michigan or elsewhere warmly remember the academy conference as where they … academic journal, Michigan Academician, and two awards are offered for outstanding papers—the Cohn Prize in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37442

Seven football Broncos named MAC Distinguished Scholar Athletes

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… Athletics The Distinguished Scholar Athlete award is given to students who have excelled in athletics and … and participation in at least 50 percent of the contests was automatically named to the previously announced Academic … head to MAC Championship | Dec. 2, 2016 Community send-off set as WMU football team heads for Detroit | Nov. 30, 2016 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/37050

WMU trustees vote to freezes tuition, housing costs to support students in response to pandemic

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… by the coronavirus outbreak, University officials say they want to create certainty for students around the cost of … Typically, the University's governing board would set tuition in June, when there's more clarity around state … this current academic year concluded, leaders felt it was important for students to know what to expect in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59125

Newell Rubbermaid to build at BTR Park

News

… The company's move is being assisted with a $2 million award from the Michigan Strategic Fund. Newell will build on … has customers around the world and has told us they want this facility to be a showcase," says Bob Miller, WMU … and the BTR Park's point person. "We know they've already set that process in motion by reaching out to architects and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/6076