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Arts administration grad thriving in community-driven theatre company
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… Michigan University. "I came in as a film major thinking I was going to audition for the acting department, but then I realized I didn't want to act professionally," says Moore, who graduated from … resume, writing cover letters, how to be in a professional setting, how to apply to scholarships and would even find me …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/07/75938
WMU teams identify potential for seven-figure Detroit city savings
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… Garage, a citywide vehicle maintenance and parts warehouse facility, and the Shoemaker Terminal Garage, a bus maintenance and parts warehouse facility for buses that are part of the Detroit … optimization system; and developed a citywide set of fleet rollout priorities and timing. At the bus …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17539
Three WMU teams boast perfect scores for NCAA academic progress
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… perfect scores, besting the previous record of two, which was set with the multi-year scores ending in 2011-12. WMU is one … program history. Golf's previous multi-year high APR score was 993. All four programs mentioned led the Mid-American …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15985
Statewide summit to focus on college access for youth from foster care
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… care Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The summit is set for May 16. KALAMAZOO—Michiganders who support foster … Success is marking it with free events aimed at raising awareness about the importance of increasing access and … are statewide initiatives that aim to increase awareness of, access to and success in higher education and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15655
Gala to showcase enhanced relationship between WMU, Air Zoo
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… for the Air Zoo's May 16 Science Innovation Hall of Fame Awards Gala and Dinner . The inaugural benefit gala, set for 5:30 to 9 p.m. , will honor science and arts … Science Center in Allentown, Pa., says the new annual awards initiative is meant to boost the local focus on …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15811
New book about World War II memories grows out of class project
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… New book about World War II memories grows out of class project Submitted by … on Students conducted interviews locally and as far away as Canada for the project. KALAMAZOO—A Western Michigan … because it was scary for them to approach people, to set up interviews and get out there and conduct the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15025
‘Their energy is very powerful’: Guest artist choreographs special performance for Western’s Winter Gala Dance Concert
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… keep the audience on their toes as much as the dancers. "I want the audience to be surprised. The music and movement … as if you can't see what the next part is that's coming. I want them to feel the intensity from the stage," says Noelle … we naturally just fall into this game where we are set up against each other, and we don't want to be. But it's …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67175
Full range of campus and area events slated to honor King
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… to honor King Submitted by Deanne Puca on A balloon release was held at the end of last year's march to MLK Park. … and mental health. Mental health agency booths will be set up between 5 to 6 p.m. Participants will be able to view …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12675
Using music as a vessel for social justice
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… First exposed to jazz by his grandparents, Gayden always appreciated the art form, but it wasn’t until he took a mandatory class in high school that … jazz bassist Esperanza Spalding after a performance at WMU set him on the path to self-discovery. "I asked her about …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62039
Hands-on experiences put engineering grad in driver's seat for career opportunities
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… electric vehicle. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As the checkered flag waves on Noah Gould 's college experience, he's keeping his … back. Gould, who grew up in Highland, Michigan, has always been fascinated by how things work. He was involved in … The prospect of broadening his engineering skill set in Western's state-of-the-art College of Engineering and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75861