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Turkey Trot 5K race/walk returns for 62nd year

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… Turkey Trot 5K race/walk returns for 62nd year Submitted by Anonymous (not … Nov. 22. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Turkey Trot 5K run and walk, southwest Michigan's oldest organized race, will begin … collected will also be shared with the WMU Invisible Need Project's food pantry for students in critical need. Cost …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20080

WMU Jazz partners with the John Stites Jazz Artist Organization

Jazz Studies

… Jazz and the Irving S. Gilmore School of Music have been awarded a significant multi-year grant from the John Stites … important artists in jazz as guest performers.  “WMU Jazz was something near to John’s heart, and I am so pleased that … recorded at his studio. Mr. Stites also produced corporate projects for PBS, award-winning programs that aired on …

https://wmich.edu/jazz/news/2024/11/stites-jazz-festival

June deadline set for alums, community members to 'make their mark'

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… open Oct. 23. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As construction crews race toward a fall completion of Western Michigan University's new … focal point for the city for more than a century."  Ways to add a name Thomas says there are three basic … storyboard is really the most important component of the project, as it will give donors a chance to share their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23566

Electric guitarists take the Dalton Center Recital Hall stage

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… Guitar Ensemble The Oakland University Guitar Ensemble was established in 2007 under the direction of Bret Hoag. … commissioned works by composers John Griffin, James Hartway, Rafael Hernandez and Anthony Lanman, as well as … Oakland University Repertory Dance Company in an exciting project called Dance with Guitar. On Oct. 20, it will be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43177

Award-winning WMU poet will launch Frostic Reading Series

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… Award-winning WMU poet will launch Frostic Reading Series … by Anonymous (not verified) on Olsen KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An award-winning Western Michigan University poet will read … curating producer of Black Lives, Black Words International project and resident playwright of Chicago Dramatists. Nov. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42757

Non-bargaining staffers honored at recent events

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… Western Michigan University staff members received 2012-13 awards from the Administrative Professional Association and … and professional staffers APA-eligible employees receiving awards, along with the awards earned, were: Judith Gipper , … for the Science and Mathematics Program Improvement project in the Mallinson Institute for Science Education …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/05/7160

Top model, top student: WMU Medallion Scholar slays in the classroom and on the runway

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… WMU Medallion Scholar slays in the classroom and on the runway Submitted by Erin Flynn on Maya Narayan has made multiple appearances on New York Fashion Week runways. (Photo courtesy: Jabbar Walker @art_of_jabbar ) … Scholar, Narayan had the opportunity to develop a service project alongside her 2023 cohort. They launched the …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/03/music-theatre-performance-medallion-scholar-new-york-fashion-week-maya-narayan

WMU researchers awarded NIH grant to improve canes used by blind

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… WMU researchers awarded NIH grant to improve canes used by blind Submitted by … could be the ultimate beneficiaries of a $421,125 grant awarded to Western Michigan University researchers to improve … Looking at cane materials, techniques for use Kim, the project's principal investigator, says the long cane and how …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15729

Education program ranked third in nation for online master’s degree

College of Education and Human Development

… success. “We’re very proud of this recognition. With its project-based design and flexible curriculum, our program … shift of so much learning to online spaces, we look forward to helping the next generation of leaders solve their … Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). After the data was compiled, OMD’s data science team then applied a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70815

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt: Why you should get yours

Haworth College of Business

… The workshop consisted of in-class value stream mapping projects, a process improvement project, end of chapter … a final certification exam. The training is becoming a key way of helping students stand out in the workplace.  “We are … field and help organizations continue to be competitive.” Edward Lewis , of Dexter, Michigan, a junior studying supply …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75341