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  • CMU students, professors deliver 700 pounds of school supplies to Ghana

    Weighing in at 700 pounds, cardboard boxes full of calculators, books, magnifying lenses, microscopes, and a number of other math and science supplies are now in the hands of hundreds of children in Ghana. Read the Story

  • CMU students partner with community volunteers to help local families

    For the past 30 years, Christmas Outreach of Isabella County has been making the holiday season a little brighter for families facing difficult times. Read the Story

  • CMU graduate now gives back to mentoring program

    LaMarcus Howard has been a part of GEAR UP -- a federally funded initiative that encourages students to begin preparing for college as early as middle school -- since he was 13. Read the Story

  • CMU students raise $4,500 for Lance Armstrong Foundation

    A night of suspense at a murder mystery dinner organized by a group of Central Michigan University students brought in $4,500 to benefit the Lance Armstrong Foundation -- an organization that gives cancer patients resources and support to help fight the disease. Read the Story

  • CMU students work to bring awareness to hunger and homelessness

    Central Michigan University senior Brook Willis and 15 other CMU students recently slept outside in makeshift shelters made from cardboard boxes and duct tape. Read the Story

  • CMU students partner with local health department to fight H1N1 epidemic

    A lot of tears and eyes filled with fear were comforted quickly with warm smiles, Bugs Bunny bandages and stickers from a group of Central Michigan University students who helped vaccinate more than 4,000 area children from the H1N1 flu. Read the Story

  • CMU Military Appreciation Night celebrates Veterans Day

    Central Michigan University celebrated Veterans Day with a Military Appreciation Night Nov. 11 at its football matchup with the University of Toledo. Read the Story

  • Honoring the Military

    Skydivers and free admission for veterans will highlight Central Michigan University's Military Appreciation Night at the CMU/University of Toledo football game Nov. 11. Read the Story

  • Alaska's Denali National Park through a camera lens

    While planning an Alaskan cruise with his wife in June 2008, Central Michigan University photojournalism and new media professor Kent Miller also volunteered to photograph Denali National Park at his own expense. Read the Story

  • CMU students reach out to Pistons fans to help fight malaria in Africa

    Central Michigan University students from the Chip Away Malaria organization have a message for Detroit Pistons fans: Buy a ticket, enjoy the game and save a life. Read the Story

  • CMU students help area seventh-graders transition to middle school

    No pencils. No books. That was the underlying theme behind Transitions Camp -- a weeklong day camp organized by Central Michigan University teacher education students to help ease some of the tension and anxiety for seventh-graders heading to West Intermediate School for the first time this fall. Read the Story

  • CMU students turn trash into treasures

    More than 150 people shuffled in and out of CMU's Finch Fieldhouse Friday in search of a treasure, which otherwise would've been trash had it not been for the efforts of the Student Environmental Alliance at CMU. Students who... Read the Story

  • CMU driving center assists older drivers to make roads safer

    The National Highway Traffic Safety Association reported that more than 12 percent of Michigan's fatal traffic crashes in 2007 involved drivers 65 years of age and older. And as this population ages at a rapid pace, a one-of-a-kind center at Central Michigan University will work with these drivers in order to keep every motorist safe. Read the Story

  • Soldiers and CMU football 'yield to none'

    Football fans and U.S. military supporters may have more in common than they might think. The Central Michigan University football team and members of the 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry of the Michigan National Guard, who are currently deployed in Iraq, have created a partnership to encourage, support and learn from each other and together have vowed to "yield to none." Read the Story

  • Grant awarded to CMU museum creates local collaboration

    Local elementary school students will have the opportunity to sleuth out clues as cultural detectives, while brushing up on their geography and other social studies skills, thanks to a grant from the Kellogg Youth Fund. The grant, awarded to the Central Michigan University Museum of Cultural and Natural History, will create a partnership between the museum, local elementary schools and Veteran's Memorial Library in Mount Pleasant. Read the Story

  • CMU composer creates musical tribute to Mackinac Island

    The beauty and legends of one of Michigan's favorite tourist hotspots will come to life in a soon-to-premiere musical composition. Central Michigan University School of Music faculty member Scott Harding was commissioned by the Mackinac Island Community Foundation to compose... Read the Story

  • CMU Volunteer Center leaders receive national service awards

    A Central Michigan University staff member and student have earned national recognition for their efforts to provide public service opportunities for students. Both are leaders in CMU's Alternative Breaks program, which partners with regional, national and international organizations and sends students on service- and advocacy-oriented trips emphasizing a variety of social issues, including healthy lifestyles, HIV/AIDS, poverty, park preservation, substance abuse, disabilities, sexual abuse, education and the environment. Read the Story

  • CMU students raise funds, collect goods for local, international causes

    Central Michigan University students recently wrapped up successful fundraisers, providing more than $12,000 in cash and goods to local and international charities. Recreation students hosted social and recreational programs, while the residence hall students collected usable goods. Read the Story

  • Fighting sexual aggression: CMU students on 95-day walk

    Funded by donations and sustained by the kindness of complete strangers, three Central Michigan University students have begun their journey up the east coast of the U.S. They hope to raise awareness about sexual violence and to raise funds to assist local sexual assault survivors. Read the Story

  • CMU recognizes April's top volunteers

    As part of its continuing commitment to celebrating the contributions of volunteers across campus, Central Michigan University's Volunteer Center has announced the April recipients of its Volunteers are Central honors. Read the Story

  • CMU recognizes March's top volunteers

    As part of its continuing commitment to celebrating the contributions of volunteers across campus, Central Michigan University's Volunteer Center has announced the March recipients of its Volunteers are Central honors. Read the Story

  • Teaching teachers to care: CMU prof recognized for service-learning

    Central Michigan University faculty member Abalo Adewui may have won a statewide award for service-learning, but that's not what matters to him. "I always promote the students first; it's about them," said Adewui, an associate professor in CMU's teacher education... Read the Story

  • CMU recognizes February's top volunteers

    As part of its continuing commitment to celebrating the contributions of volunteers across campus, Central Michigan University's Volunteer Center has announced the February recipients of its Volunteers are Central honors. Since fall 2006, the program has honored students, faculty or... Read the Story

  • CMU groups raising funds for NIU scholarship

    In the wake of an unfathomable tragedy, Central Michigan University students are reaching out to their peers at a fellow Mid-American Conference institution. Advised by University Recreation Director Stan Shingles, several student groups have joined forces on "Yes We CAN!"... Read the Story

  • CMU students, community group offering food pantry

    A group of Central Michigan University students will lend a helping hand to the community this weekend. Read the Story

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