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Canadian Brass Christmas comes to Miller Auditorium
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… brass quintet to what it is today. Canadian Brass is made up of five extraordinary talents: visionary founder, tuba … new frontiers in the world of music performance and keeping up with fans via YouTube , Facebook , Twitter , Instagram … or in person at the Miller Auditorium Ticket Office. Groups of 10 or more can call (269) 387-2312 for special …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43913
WMU to confer some 2,600 degrees during spring commencement
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… beginning Friday, April 29. Eligible students may receive up to two additional tickets, if available. Student photo … and each participating student is eligible to reserve up to four guest tickets. All seats are general admission. … who are participating in one of the exercises may request up to two more tickets on a first-come, first-served basis …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31775
Spring 2025 career fairs provide students gateway to jobs, internships
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… students and recent graduates ready to launch or level-up their careers. Employers have posted jobs to the online … of Aviation: Mondays and Wednesdays from 1 to 4 p.m. The biggest spring event is the annual Spring Career Fair in … such areas as aviation, business, health care, integrated supply chain management, IT and liberal arts. Registration is …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/01/newsspring-2025-career-internship-fairs
Grad student who lost sight finds hope in transforming rehabilitation for the blind
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… His life was nearly cut short in 2014 when he interrupted a home invasion and was shot in the head. He … "That's what carried me for a long time. So, when that euphoria fell away, I was already accomplishing so much that … at the associate degree level … and just worked my way up degree after degree. Now I'm here," says Parsons, who …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64537
Graduate students win leading geology awards
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… Seattle. Additionally, a third WMU graduate student picked up a prestigious student research grant. Sarah VanderMeer , … of Professional Geologists, and Journal of Maps. Peggy McNeal , a doctoral student from San Diego in the … student from Egypt in the Department of Geosciences, picked up one of two Farouk El-Baz Student Research grants awarded …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43875
WMU hosts ‘Dine 4 Justice’ fundraiser for Youth Juvenile Justice Fellows
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… partnering with the BLOCKS Club Initiative of Kalamazoo to support efforts to empower local youth. They will co-host … Justice is Friday, April 15 . Proceeds from the event will support the development of youth advocates in the community … poverty reduction, the impact of mass incarceration and disrupting the school-to-prison pipeline has always included a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71381
Lucas-Perry makes declaration in Broadway debut: She's here to stay
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… Crystal Lucas-Perry , BA '10, is taking that accomplishment up a notch, starring in two Broadway productions within a … "1776" revival—a production detailing the events leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence—Lucas-Perry …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69836
Interdisciplinary evaluation program helps WMU alum become energy leader
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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—"We've got a responsibility to live up to the legacy of those who came before us by doing all … from Western Michigan University. A NEW DIRECTION Growing up with a large extended family in Kalamazoo, Brown was … her priorities and looking for the best way to support her children. "Luckily I am blessed to have wonderful …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54503
‘Their energy is very powerful’: Guest artist choreographs special performance for Western’s Winter Gala Dance Concert
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… world premiere of Tsai Hsi Hung's "Woman" in WMU Dance's upcoming Winter Gala Dance Concert. "There's a magic between … as opposed to other universities where it's a lot bigger and it's not personal." Personalized approach Students … Regional Conference at Ohio University in March, a designation given to only 10 of the 38 performances. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67175
Reading, writing and reflecting on service learning
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… for Read and Write Kalamazoo. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Breaking up arguments over playground equipment and cleaning up juice box spills isn't the way most college students … saying, so I did a lot of figuring that out the first couple of weeks," says McGrath. While it doesn't directly fit …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53333