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Herbert W. Kenz obituary
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… W. Kenz Herbert W. Kenz , a retired associate director of student financial aid and scholarships at Western … Kalamazoo, spent 30 years in education, first in the public schools and then as a WMU staff member. He also spent a … in 1984. Kenz began his civilian career in the Harper Woods school system. He taught social studies from 1958 to 1962, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27621
WMU makes deep cuts in tuition for future nonresident undergrads
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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—After years of across-the-board tuition adjustments that left … Der Kley notes, "but the declining number of Michigan high school graduates over the coming years means the University … to operate at maximum efficiency." The number of new high school graduates in Michigan is expected to plunge more than …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37694
Business dean candidates set for campus presentations this month
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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich—Four candidates for the position of dean of the Haworth College of Business will be on the Western … and professor of marketing at Miami University's Farmer School of Business; 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 6 , in the Fetzer …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43604
Changing one life at a time
College of Arts and Sciences
… Changing one life at a time By Elena Meadows College of Arts and Sciences Staff Writer Dr. Ashlyn Kuersten … were wrongfully imprisoned—and so far the WMU-Cooley Law School Innocence Project has exonerated three. While most … by the legal team that is part of the WMU-Cooley Law School Innocence Project. A huge boon to the program is a …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news-wrongful-conviction-2016
Film festival, exhibit to celebrate hip-hop's role in black history
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… by Erin Flynn on Dr. Khalid el-Hakim has collected hundreds of pieces of hip-hop history. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Sugar Hill … align="right"] [/caption] El-Hakim, a former middle school social studies teacher in Detroit, began looking at graduate schools when he decided to pursue the growing demand of his …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57599
Memorial services set for longtime jazz educator Steve Zegree
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… age 61. He retired from WMU in 2012, ending 34 years as a professor of music and mentor to Gold Company, which under his … collegiate vocal jazz groups. After retiring from the WMU School of Music, he moved to Indiana to take charge of and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23257
Joan Bauer '71 Receives 2012 Alumni Achievement Award
History
… '71 is State Representative for the 68th House district of Michigan which includes Lansing, the area in which she has spent most of her life. Her father grew up in Kalamazoo and her … running for public office. She taught government in high school and in adult education classes, worked as the …
https://wmich.edu/history/bauer
First students in Multimedia Arts Technology program to graduate
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… Dr. Christopher Biggs KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The first graduates of Western Michigan University's new Multimedia Arts … with Dr. David Loberg Code , associate director of the School of Music and director of the Kalamazoo Laptop … music since he was 4 and carried that interest into high school. After coming to WMU, he joined the Collegiate …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31952
Gaining marketable skills as a student staffer
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… Mich.—Back to campus means back to work for thousands of student employees at Western Michigan University. While … "When I'm washing dishes I have time to think about my school work. I can just wash them and try to remember what I … is nice," says Meimers. "They really stress how important school is before work." Student development is a focus at …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54716
Honored military veteran to speak on campus about resilience
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… Monday, Oct. 3 , in 2000 Schneider Hall on the campus of Western Michigan University. Her talk, "The Resilience … Scholars and Seita Scholars programs. Her talk is part of the Resilience Series, an annual event now in its second … retiring from the army the same year, she went back to school and is currently serving as a veterans affairs …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35094