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Estate gift from Detroit-area businessman benefits multiple WMU units

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… southeast Michigan alumnus and business leader who died just over a year ago. The gift is from the estate of … He died Nov. 13, 2015. A 1961 WMU alumnus, Murvay was active for many years with the University's Alumni … Haworth College of Business, College of Health and Human Services and the departments of Chemistry and Psychology. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/37025

Educational leadership alum named Caribbean Community Superintendent

College of Education and Human Development

… social, emotional, and intellectual growth and guide them toward success. According to the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity … efforts to provide quality educational opportunities and services to military dependents around the globe. DoDEA …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74258

WMU named one of America's top 'green colleges'

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… colleges' " by Princeton Review and the U.S. Green Building Council's Center for Green Schools. The 2012 edition of … renovations. Extensive electric vehicle infrastructure. Water management record. Numerous energy conservation … dining. Transportation options that include free bus service for students, faculty and staff. The University was …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/347

WMU to celebrate Arbor Day, Tree Campus recertification

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… in Goldsworth Valley near the gazebo. WMU landscape services staff will be planting a swamp white oak , a tree native to the Midwest that does well … and provides food and habitat for wildlife. Those attending the tree planting ceremony are welcome to add a shovel …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/326

Trustees approve change in bookstore operations

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… with the Follett Higher Education Group Inc., paving the way for that national firm to manage the campus bookstore … and provide lower costs on certain goods and better services for students. The move follows a lengthy review … put Follett in charge of all bookstore operations, including the sale and rental of books as well as the sale of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/5321

Nita H. Hardie obituary

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… Nita H. Hardie obituary Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Hardie … Michigan University faculty member, died Sept. 23 . She was 83. Hardie retired as chair of the Department of Science … emerita of political science in 1992 after 27 years of service to the University. While at WMU, she served in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1856

WMU to celebrate Arbor Day, 2012 Tree Campus recertification

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… the east end of its Goldsworth Valley Pond. WMU landscape services staff will be planting a Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum), a tree native to Michigan, and those … for sustainable campus forestry: sponsoring student service-learning projects and having a tree advisory …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6443

Trustees approve two staff retirements, other personnel changes

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… retiring, along with their positions, years of continuous service and effective dates of retirement are: Carey F. … services, 14 years, effective July 31, 2013, and Ruth Wagenaar , a custodian in Facilities Management-building custodial and support …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8604

James A. Howell obituary

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… emeritus of chemistry at Western Michigan University, died Nov. 16 in Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. He was 81. A specialist in analytical chemistry, Howell joined … and retired in 2001 after more than 36 years of continuous service to the University. He was well liked by his …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/12/12055

Board of Trustees approves minimal apartment rate increases

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… The recommended rates for all complexes include parking, water and sewer service, cable, trash removal and recycling services, plus security features. Goldsworth Valley, Elmwood and Stadium Drive apartments also include utilities. Students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/12/11933