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Trustees approve retirements of 11 faculty, 14 staff members

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… status. Their names, positions, years of continuous service and effective dates of retirement are: Dr. Bassam E. … College of Business, 14 years, effective March 31, 2013 Dr. Warren E. Lacefield, senior research associate in the … Dec. 18, 2012 Faculty leaves Sabbatical leave for Dr. R. Wayne Fuqua, chair and professor of psychology, effective …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5432

Kalamazoo Promise comes full circle as Western education grad prepares for KPS career

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… childhood education and a job teaching second grade at Washington Writers' Academy in Kalamazoo this summer. … just accepted a summer second grade teaching position at Washington Writers' Academy in Kalamazoo Public Schools … the preparation and growth of pre K-12 teachers, human service professionals, innovative designers, and health and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67863

Deceased Students Financial and Accounting Procedures

Accounts Receivable

… 1. When a Western Michigan University employee becomes aware of the death of a Western Michigan University student, … Office and other units on campus (including Business Services for insurance purposes). Each unit will take … charges cleared. If a credit balance remains on the account after all necessary adjustments, Accounts Receivable will …

https://wmich.edu/accounts-receivable/faculty-staff-forms/deceased-students

Sanford Center for Financial Planning and Wellness celebrates grand opening

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… alumnus Todd Sanford , CEO and founder of Sanford Financial Services of Portage, established the center, which will serve students and community members in a variety of ways. One of those ways is through financial coaching where trained students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51014

University to honor its top four staffers for 2016-17

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… have been selected to receive the Annual Make a Difference Award. The award is the highest accolade WMU bestows specifically on non-faculty employees for their service. Recipients are selected from each academic year's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42945

Estate gift from Detroit-area businessman benefits multiple WMU units

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… He died Nov. 13, 2015. A 1961 WMU alumnus, Murvay was active for many years with the University's Alumni … serving on the boards of both organizations. He also was a member of the advisory board for the School of … 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 … efforts to provide quality educational opportunities and services to military dependents around the globe. DoDEA … needs of hundreds of schools. Rynberg's career includes service in the Air Force and roles at the Federal Deposit …

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

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

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… 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 also noted as the only Michigan university with a …

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 … Lemont, Ill., discussing plant grafting. Also, landscape services staffers will talk about the University's Arbor Day …

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 … with experience in the collegiate book business.  The goal was to reduce student costs and expand the array of services …

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