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University to honor its top four staffers for 2013-14

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… University to honor its top four staffers for 2013-14 Submitted by … have been selected to receive the Annual Make a Difference Award during WMU's Academic Convocation at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10. The Make a Difference Award is a peer-to-peer program that recognizes WMU staff …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/19194

Hettinger, Miller to lead WMU Board of Trustees for 2015

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… Hettinger, Miller to lead WMU Board of Trustees for 2015 Submitted by … Late last fall and after his successor resigned, Hettinger was asked to take the reins of the organization again as the … Unlimited in 1978 as marketing director, and one year later was named president and CEO. He is credited with attracting …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21287

Feminist author, activist to speak as part of new series

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… Feminist author, activist to speak as part of new series Submitted by Anonymous (not … "Effecting Change through Social Media," is free and open to the public and part of the new Raise Your Voice speaker … Honors College. Soraya Chemaly Chemaly is a regular contributor to Salon, The Huffington Post, RHRealityCheck, Fem2.0, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/22205

Japanese author to visit WMU as visiting scholar, give reading

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… Japanese author to visit WMU as visiting scholar, give reading Submitted by … matter. She began writing novellas, both because she was tired of poetry and because she felt prose was better suited to exploring her new experiences as an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18686

WMU alum, CNN contributor LZ Granderson to lecture on campus

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… WMU alum, CNN contributor LZ Granderson to lecture on campus Submitted by … College of Arts and Sciences with an alumni achievement award . Granderson LZ Granderson As a CNN commentator, … Michael Brown, which continues to make headlines, fuel protests in Ferguson and has ignited heated national debate …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19771

WMU philosopher-ethicist to be honored as an emerging scholar

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… WMU philosopher-ethicist to be honored as an emerging scholar Submitted by Anonymous … whose research has broken new ground in the areas of cyberwarfare, torture and nanotechnology will be honored by … as an emerging scholar during an Oct. 10 campuswide awards ceremony. Allhoff Dr. Fritz Allhoff , who in 2013 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19518

Brookings Inst. fellow to address Great Recession in Sichel talk

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… Brookings Inst. fellow to address Great Recession in Sichel talk Submitted by … Kohn , a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., will speak at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18 , … policy in the Great Recession. He has given several testimonies before congressional committees during the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21736

Award-winning jazz saxophonist and his quartet to give performance

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… Award-winning jazz saxophonist and his quartet to give performance Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … George Colligan , piano; Ugonna Okegwo , bass; and Bill Stewart , drums. Tickets are $15 general admission and $5 for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22460

WMU wins NSF grant to study contaminants in industry, agriculture

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… WMU wins NSF grant to study contaminants in industry, agriculture Submitted by … Mich.—A Western Michigan University researcher has been awarded a $284,833 grant from the National Science Foundation … when found in fertilizers and also are a toxic byproduct in waste from manufacturing and mining. The grant was awarded …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18390

Greenleaf Trust Trading Room brings Wall Street to WMU campus

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… Greenleaf Trust Trading Room brings Wall Street to WMU campus Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The … commonly used by finance professionals; analyzing the latest stock quotes; building and testing investment …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19688