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Sangren Hall earns LEED gold certification as a 'green' building

News

… the campus' most honored building project, has just been awarded LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building … buildings that meet rigorous standards for sustainability, water and energy efficiency, resource selection and … Sangren not only meets, but also exceeds the high standards set by the USGBC for LEED Gold," says WMU President John M. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17649

WMU to confer 1,336 degrees during summer commencement

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… summer ceremonies will last about two hours and be geared toward students who are graduating from a particular set of degree-granting academic units. The 9 a.m. ceremony … to attend commencement, and each participating student was eligible to reserve up to six guest tickets. Tickets …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16785

Multiple System Atrophy Research Leads to Repeat Gift

College of Arts and Sciences

… disease called Multiple System Atrophy. His interest in MSA was one that developed when he was recruited to do the first global gene expression study … patients and caregivers increased his interest in MSA and set him on a mission to do more. In 2010, Frank Cervone was …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/msa-research

WIDR staff brings home two national awards for Best Radio Drama and Best Faculty Advisor

Student Affairs

… WIDR staff brings home two national awards for Best Radio Drama and Best Faculty Advisor … King, Lucie Grippe and Dan Hubble with their IBS Media Award for Best Audio Drama in New York City. Glen Dillon, … balance of giving us liberty and making sure we don’t set the house on fire," agrees Vetor, adding Dillon's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75005

WMU to confer more than 2,700 degrees at April commencement

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… spring ceremonies will last about two hours and be geared toward students who are graduating from a particular set of degree-granting academic units. The 9 a.m. ceremony …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15313

WMU room and board rates to rise by 2.95 percent

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… for apartment-style and residential units for 2014-15 were set by trustees when they met in December. A strategic … support initiatives to create environments where students want to live and eat while pursuing their academic and … the Center Residential Neighborhood. Planning is also underway for a new dining facility overlooking Goldsworth Valley …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15072

Missing Student Notification Policy

Housing and Residence Life

… is determined to be missing pursuant to the procedures set forth below, the University is required to notify a …

https://wmich.edu/housing/parents/missing

Area Sustainability Leadership Summit hosted by WMU

News

… champions will highlight a Sustainability Leadership Summit set for Thursday, March 27 , on the Western Michigan … and sustainability manager, Bronson Health Care Group Inc. Walker Modic , sustainability specialist, Bells Brewery, … or moderator of international conferences, including the Washington and Bonn International Conferences on Renewable …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14523

Kalamazoo County students are up to something big

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… workshop is March 8. KALAMAZOO—Kalamazoo County youth are set to create something big next month—something really big. … science and technology collaborative, and the Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations … with the 'One Community' foundational theme of the Walker Institute's community engagement work," says Dr. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13855

Yukiko Murakami, 50 years later - Tragic loss of Japanese alumna continues to give life to WMU’s strongest exchange program

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… abroad—39 WMU students and 50 Keio students have received awards since the scholarship's inception. The service took … at the site of a memorial plaque in Murakami's honor that was installed Aug. 17, 2004, near Wood Hall, and was … lived with and met in Kalamazoo and other parts of Michigan set the foundation for a relationship that “spans two …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2013/11/yukiko-murakami-memorial-50