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Dunn accepts Department of Defense award for troop support
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… University President John M. Dunn was honored May 31 for his and the University's long record of support for employees … Erik Conover nominated the University for the award. He is a WMU employee who has been deployed three times for a year or more--once each to Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan. He submitted the nomination late last summer, shortly …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/668
Long wins prestigious orientation and mobility award
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… KALAMAZOO--A Western Michigan University associate dean is receiving a coveted award named after a former WMU … and Human Services and professor of blindness and low vision studies, will be presented the Lawrence E. Blaha Award … for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired July 21, in Seattle, Wash. The award is …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/780
Watercolors of Michigan waterways featured in WMU art show
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… Chambers KALAMAZOO--Watercolors inspired by a Michigan artist's longtime passion for things nautical are sailing into … College of Health and Human Services Building this summer. An exhibit of Douglas Chambers' paintings, titled "Fresh Water," is on display through the end of August in the building's …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/787
Director of WMU Business Connection office gives breakfast talk
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… with local business will share her insights later this month when she speaks as part of the Keystone Community Bank Breakfast Speaker Series. Lisa Garcia, director of the WMU Business Connection office, … and Anthem, providing strategic design solutions for Kellogg Co. Garcia has a bachelor’s degree in communications from …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5322
WIDR Week culminates with 12-hour dance party
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… Kalamazoo. The St. Patty's Day Dance Party features 12 artists, hip-hop, break dancing, funk, soul, mash-ups and more, … across from the Arcadia Commons Festival Place. All-day admission bracelet is $5 at the door, must be 21 or older . Food and drink …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/199
Planes and pancakes to 'fly in' for aviation college fundraiser
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… Planes and pancakes to 'fly in' for aviation college fundraiser Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fly-in breakfast is Saturday, Sept. 15. BATTLE CREEK, Mich.—Battle Creek and … a fly-in pancake breakfast at the college's W.K. Kellogg Regional Airport campus, will kick off the new school …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1510
WMUK station head featured on NPR's Friday StoryCorps segment
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… Western Michigan University's public radio station, WMUK, is slated to be the interview subject on National Public … a conversation between Bolar and StoryCorps founder David Isay. In the segment, the pair share a story aimed at noting StoryCorps' National Day of Listening and its soon-to-be-launched Military Voices …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/3155
WMU again named one of top 'green colleges' in U.S.
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… The 2013 edition of the free guidebook, released April 16, lists 322 U.S. and Canadian colleges and universities that … of LEED construction standards for both new projects and existing building renovations Extensive electric vehicle … as well as grants for student-initiated research. WMU also is among schools that are signatories to the American …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6804
College names business career center director
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… services, replacing Linda Ickes, who retired earlier this year. In her new role, Heystek will lead the strategic … "Geralyn's experience in student academic and career advising, along with her expertise in managing internships and our business externship …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7546
Jim Crow Museum curator visits WMU to address teaching tolerance
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… Jim Crow Museum curator visits WMU to address teaching tolerance Submitted by … of an innovative museum containing a large collection of racist artifacts will address teaching tolerance in a visit this week to Western Michigan University. Dr. David …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10153