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Hazel L. Starcher obituary

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… Kalamazoo. She was 79. Starcher was the first employee to be hired when the college was being created in 1976 as Michigan's first interdisciplinary … Allocations Committee. In addition, Starcher was a board member of Planned Parenthood, Hospice of Greater Kalamazoo, the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/172

Some 1,500 Malaysian students expected for the 2013 Midwest Games

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… Midwest Games, an annual sporting event sponsored by members of Malaysian student organizations at American universities located throughout the Midwest, will be hosted by WMU for the third time Friday through Sunday, … and Malaysia's very own "Sepak Takraw." Competitions will be held at the Student Recreation Center, the Goldsworth …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6685

Lecture series presented by Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

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… Project Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on A staff member works at the Fort St. Joseph archaeological site. … Archaeology Lecture Series runs on successive Wednesdays beginning July 17. The first three lectures are at Niles … St., while the fourth is at the Niles Senior Center, 1109 Bell Road. All lectures begin at 7 p.m., and light …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8100

Report details successful first year in implementing WMU strategic plan

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… Western Michigan University's 2012-15 Strategic Plan has been published online. The report outlines the … from work by an individual college to increase the number of students who study abroad to the establishment of … plan was approved by the Board of Trustees in December 2011, following a year of development by a campuswide …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8969

WMU horn player places highly in international competition

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… $1,000 prize and a three-year International Horn Society membership. In addition, Clifton clinched the top prize in the … Frizelle Orchestral Audition Competition for high horn, besting more than a dozen other players. He won a coaching … with an orchestral artist and a one-year horn society membership as a result. "He was at the top of his game last …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8668

Mending the mind with music

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… and music lessons, Guy empowers individuals who have been diagnosed with developmental and learning disabilities, … abuse problems, brain injuries, or physical disabilities to be the best versions of themselves. Guy, a 2005 graduate of WMU's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47725

WMU Board of Trustees approves updated contract with faculty union

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… The contract, originally set to expire early this September, now runs through Sept. 6, 2021. The agreement calls for a 2.25% base salary reduction for faculty members in board-appointed positions as of April 1, 2020. The salary adjustment would be in effect July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021. A …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59586

WMU building foundation for safe, secure artificial intelligence development with NSF grant

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… increasingly permeates every facet of our daily lives, we begin to observe reported cases of AI-related failures and … jobs and obliterating life as we know it. The WMU team will begin their work in mid-August. Their two-year pilot project … units to upgrade the skills of current and future cyberinfrastructure users. The modules could be integrated …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60501

WMU secures $1.92 million for interprofessional workforce development

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… Submitted by Joel Krauss on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Adolescent behavioral health needs are at an all-time high. Western … Resources and Services Administration. T hree faculty members , Drs. Bridget E. Weller , Carla Adkison-Johnson and … development of a culturally and linguistically responsive  behavioral health  workforce. "It's another thing we can do …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64511

Renowned trombonist to perform at WMU

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… professor of trombone at Vanderbilt University, will be performing a solo recital at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, … , in the Dalton Center Recital Hall. The performance will be preceded by a 7 p.m. discussion hosted by Dr. Robert White . Tickets are $12 general admission, $10 for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42409