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WMU to observe National Campus Sustainability Day
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… Catered by Gorilla Gourmet, the student luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m. outside of the Health and Human Services … with Francis. Following lunch, at 12:30 p.m., will be a public walking tour of campus sustainability sites, beginning at the Health and Human Services Building and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1891
Medical Humanities Conference tackles wide range of issues
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… and health care and women's studies. The conference begins at 8 a.m. and concludes with dinner both days. "This … and conference co-director. "The interest has really been wonderful and we couldn't be more grateful for it." … Friday's concurrent sessions include: "John Harvey Kellogg and the National Eugenics Movement" "Caring for the Dying …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1748
PBS to air WMU alum's documentary on Joffrey Ballet
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… world's preeminent ballet companies. Led by visionaries Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino, the company helped transform the world of American dance. The company became known for ballet that was classical at its core but … movement and unorthodox artistic choices. "They were very liberated because they weren't beholden to those older …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3786
Tech company CEO next up in entrepreneurship series
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… CEO of a leading business intelligence company will be the next speaker in the Entrepreneurship Forum at Western … Hall. The event is free and open to the public and begins at 7:30 a.m. with breakfast. Reservations are required and can be made by contacting Rachael Bower at (269) 387-5052 or …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/05/7002
China Festival is chance to explore Chinese, East Asian culture
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… dance enthusiasts and yo-yo as well as ping-pong fans will be attending Western Michigan University's fifth annual … Ping-pong tournament final and clinic The festival is being organized by the Haenicke Institute in collaboration … community interests in Chinese language and culture have been increasing steadily," says Dr. Ying Zeng , director of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/48743
Students find springboard to success at WMU
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… graduating student's stories here . "We pride ourselves on being a school of opportunity," says Logan Brown , who will … instructor after graduation as he pursues his dream of becoming a commercial airline pilot. "I believe my … General Motors, Delta Airlines, American Red Cross and Kellogg Corporation; and 76% of the graduates secured jobs in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53040
Week gives international students chance to share their cultures
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… Market, hosted by the Malaysian Student Association, will be the final event to close the week's festivities. The … Week International Education Week is a joint initiative between the U.S. departments of State and Education, and will be nationally observed Monday through Friday, Nov. 12-16, as …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/11/49695
WMU Libraries' grants save students $184K in the spring semester
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… $184,000 in textbooks costs. The grants, awarded in December 2019 by the University Libraries, provide support and … reported that they felt their class performance was better because they had access to a free textbook. One student …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59394
WMU Theatre, Face Off Theatre partner to bring “Black Lives, Black Words” back to Kalamazoo
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… by Erin Flynn on Reginald Edmund, bottom right, with members of Face Off Theatre Company in 2018. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— … playwright Reginald Edmund, the event is a partnership between Western Michigan University’s Department of Theatre … how to use their art for activism. "The movement here has been so inspiring. I don't see people letting up, and that's …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60278
Class project puts social work students' research in leading journal
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… of mindfulness combined with a senior faculty member's commitment to community service led seven Western … University and College Campuses" was published in the December 2016 issue of the internationally acclaimed Journal of … Lehanna E. Hardy, Natalie S. Kyles, Erika L. Miller, Becky L. Mullins, Katelyn M. Root, and Christina M. Smith . …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37351