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Historic walking tours show a new side to Kalamazoo neighborhoods

University Libraries

… tour hosted by Lynn Houghton , regional history curator for Western Michigan University Libraries . For the past 20 years, Houghton has led walking tours and … during their lunch breaks but quickly became an attraction for the entire community. "I thought this would be a one-hit …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68442

Tim Liang

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Director AlphaMax Advisors   As a Managing Director for AlphaMax Advisors LLC, Tim helps Western companies to do … and execute China entry strategies, including export sales, distribution, joint ventures, and wholly owned … to improve the operations, management, and organizations of foreign invested companies in China and to conduct due …

https://wmich.edu/global/asia/faac/tim-liang

Freshwater specialists keep fresh waters ... fresh

Research and Innovation

… Sarah Ballard looks on. They used the sub to view quaggi mussels, an invasive species in the Great Lakes. … getting out and doing work. That’s the way you learn for sure.” Viewing invaders Dr. Hans VanSumeren, head of … species for food and habitat. The point of viewing the shipwreck that day was to see firsthand the proliferation of …

https://wmich.edu/research/freshwater-specialists-keep-waters-fresh

WSA, GSA look to break down stigma, highlight resources with Mental Health Week

News

… and Graduate Student Association (GSA) as they partner for Mental Health Week . "This pandemic has taken so much … our guests," adds Charles Poole III , WSA vice president for community involvement. "You can walk down Sangren Plaza … panel discussions, a number of events are planned for the week, which runs Monday, April 4 , through Friday, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67584

Bronco in the Big Apple: Marketing student sees dreams come true at New York Fashion Week

News

… by Erin Flynn on Samantha Morehead experienced Times Square for the first time during a one-of-a-kind trip to the Big Apple for New York Fashion Week. (Courtesy: Andrew T. Bourland) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Call it a "pinch me" moment. … on sustainability and the current fascination with resale fashion, question-and-answer session with IMG …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67195

Denice Frohman

Humanities

… Denice Frohman April 14, 2022 | 7:30 p.m. | Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership, Kalamazoo College "Courage" Denice Frohman is a poet, educator, and performer from New York City. She is a CantoMundo Fellow, former Women of the World Poetry Slam Champion, and National …

https://wmich.edu/humanities/denice-frohman

Student awarded scholarships from pulp and paper organization

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… in mathematics.  “I’m honored to receive these scholarships for my education,” says Ownby. “TAPPI offers me many … at Greif, a process engineering intern at West Rock and a sales intern with Axchem USA. She has served as treasurer of … chapter and has been named president of the organization for the 2022-23 academic year. She also works in WMU’s Paper …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68502

From Northside to North Star—Alumna guides community to more equitable future

News

… who’ve inspired change, pushed boundaries and paved the way for so many. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As a little girl growing up in … historically Black college in Nashville, Tennessee—for its internship program with NASA. But her cosmic … a judge, she knows access and opportunity are crucial to upward mobility, and she is committed to continuing to open …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66942

Western marks Arbor Day with tree-planting, Tree Campus Higher Education designation

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… Michigan University's commitment to effective campus forest management with a tree-planting at 11 a.m. Friday, … Junkins , grounds supervisor, will provide in-depth information about the selected tree and what goes into making … again certified Western as a Tree Campus Higher Education for 2022. To obtain this distinction, WMU met the five core …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67789

Pipeline program expanded to increase health care workforce diversity

College of Health and Human Services

… Pipeline program expanded to increase health care workforce diversity Submitted by Joel Krauss on KALAMAZOO, … experiences working toward those careers. Dr. TaLawnda Bragg, internal medicine hospitalist at Spectrum Health, speaks … in the health professions and help them develop a passion for and sustained pursuit of education in the health …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/66994