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WMU closed Monday, Feb. 2, due to severe weather

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… closed Monday, Feb. 2 , due to severe weather. All classes are canceled. The closure includes the University's … regular hours, 8 a.m. to midnight , Feb 2 . All offices are closed. Biggby Coffee is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dining services …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21468

Some campus services on reduced hours for spring recess

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… March 7 , and continues through Friday, March 11 . There are no classes during the recess, but most WMU offices are open normal hours. In addition, there are no classes Friday, March 4, for Spirit Day. Classes …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30367

WMU Theatre hosts American Sign Language shadow-cast performance of 'Clue'

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… candlestick. Or was it Mrs. White in the lounge with a dagger? Regardless of whodunnit, audience members are in for a unique and immersive "Clue" experience as Western Michigan University Theatre prepares for a performance unlike any other to have graced the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73296

Voca People comes to Miller Auditorium

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… an incredible range of sounds and instruments. Tickets are on sale now for this thrilling musical adventure at … With no instruments and no sound tricks, the Voca People are out of this world. They are eight friendly aliens from the planet Voca--where all …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/19236

Think Big initiative shifts from thought to action

W Magazine

… to action Submitted by Erin Flynn on "Western has prepared me to follow my dreams by giving me well-rounded … aspects of musical theatre, as well as making sure I am prepared for the business side of performing," says Kobe Brown, … even worse in Michigan, where high school graduate rates are expected to slide 14% through the year 2031—nearly …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57294

Eleven incoming students earn $60,000 Foundation Scholarships

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… Michigan University this fall. Foundation Scholarships are worth $15,000 annually over four years and are based on academic performance and demonstrated financial need. They are part of WMU's mix of top scholarship programs for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32204

WMU emerita receives American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's highest honor

College of Health and Human Services

… on culturally responsive and trauma-informed practices, areas that she has focused on throughout her career. “I love the work of collaborating with children to … their communicative successes,” says Hyter. “The struggles I have had as a Black woman in a discipline that still …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73379

WMU again named among 'best national universities' by U.S. News

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… public, 100 private and seven in the for-profit arena. For the second year in a row, the University moved up … Michigan schools among the top-100 public universities are the University of Michigan, and Michigan State and Michigan Technological universities. WMU first appeared on the magazine's list of "best national universities" …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18468

Trustees set 2015-16 rates for new residence hall complex

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… room and board rates for all other campus residence halls are set. About the Center Residential Neighborhood The new halls, now under construction in an area of campus where Bigelow and Hoekje Halls once stood, are expected to accommodate approximately 750 students. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17655

Seminar to focus on building adult literacy in southwest Michigan

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… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Literacy experts will share the latest strategies for improving the state of adult … in the Fetzer Center, gathering people from across the area to examine best practices in adult literacy and … But the need is still great. There are 25,000 struggling adult readers in Kalamazoo County—13 percent of our …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36668