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St. Patrick's Day plunge benefits Special Olympics

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… University community is invited to plunge into the icy waters of a makeshift glacial pool in Lawson Ice Arena on … St. Patrick's Day Saturday, March 17 , to raise funds and awareness for Special Olympics Michigan. 2012 WMU Polar … A swimming pool will be filled with freezing water and set up on the ice rink on a wood floor borrowed from the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/226

Second City returns to WMU for employee training session

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… new training session open to all faculty and staff members set for 1:30 to 4 p.m. Thursday, April 12, in the Fetzer … to Second City's first WMU training session in 2010 was so positive that the University is bringing the sketch … the training session at WMU. The presentation, which was developed in collaboration with other Michigan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/238

New entrepreneurial speaker series debuts at business college

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… Fortune 1,000 clients. Maestro Founded in 2007, Maestro was built to challenge the boundaries of online corporate training and business support and to set a new standard for such efforts. The company's business … apps in 2011 alone, most of which are proprietary, the firm was named one of 50 Companies to Watch by the Edward Lowe …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2135

Guests to speak on campus as part of Universitywide common read

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… verified) on Lacks KALAMAZOO—Three public events have been set focusing on "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," the … chosen for WMU's first Universitywide common read. The award-winning book's author,  Rebecca Skloot , will speak at … Read website . Questions may be directed to Miranda Howard, professor of University Libraries, at @email or (269) …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4018

WMUK station head featured on NPR's Friday StoryCorps segment

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… Military Voices Initiative. Bolar's interview was recorded by phone Nov. 20. In it, he talks about his son, Matthew Bolar, who was killed in action in Iraq in 2007. In addition to being … Bronson Park to tell their stories in the StoryCorps studio set up there. Bolar, who got to know Isay during the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/3155

National experts to share insights at first leadership conference

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… skills, develop philosophies of leadership and identify ways to distinguish themselves as leaders within … conference . The complimentary, daylong conference set for Friday, Oct. 25 , is sponsored by the Haworth … caliber." Featured speakers Bill Benjamin , chief executive officer and co-founder of the Institute for Health …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10147

Fall event welcomes LBGT college students to Kalamazoo

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… students and their allies. The free public event is set for 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15 , at the Western Michigan University intramural fields between Howard Street and Rankin Avenue near Goldsworth Valley Pond. … attendees will be able to enjoy music, food, games and giveaways. The event is being sponsored by the WMU Office of LBGT …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9260

Former county prosecutor to discuss 'Re-entry After Incarceration'

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… Former county prosecutor to discuss 'Re-entry After Incarceration' Submitted by … its common book read. His brown-bag lunch presentation is set for noon to 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25 , on WMU's main … the office's teams: district, family and circuit court. He was elected county prosecutor in 2004 and re-elected in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11234

Forging a new path with HyFlex

Haworth College of Business

… and day-to-day responsibilities, time can begin to slip away faster than expected. For Andy MacMillan , a stay-at-home dad in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Western Michigan University's HyFlex … for a former employer of mine.” Obtaining an MBA has always been an interest for MacMillan, though not always …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73237

Winter 2023-24: Time to review Western's winter weather closure policy

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… closures Western rarely closes or delays classes, so always assume campuses are open. In the absence of … information phone line at (269) 387-1001. The status of WMU-Grand Rapids will vary due to conditions in that individual … chills close many Michigan universities for a second consecutive full day. 2019, Feb. 13—Freezing rain followed by …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73247