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Student-athletes ready to tackle senior seasons
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… by Erin Flynn on WMU football players run drills at Warren Dunes. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Sprints instead of selfies. … morning lift and run, then if you have a job you go to work after. If you have class you go to your class," Tranquill … also find time to give back through camps or other service opportunities. "We definitely want to reach out to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54896
WMU researcher spends fellowship period on education research registry
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… The Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness was founded some 10 years ago with the goal of promoting … are being conducted, Spybrook says. "What will happen is, after you fill out a pre-registry, you'll be given a … the quality of the proposal. In essence, it's going to be a service to the field to increase the capacity of people to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32721
WMU opera workshop highlights Mozart's 'The Marriage of Figaro'
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… Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The School of Music at Western Michigan University will present a version … houses the world over since its premiere in Vienna in 1786. After the first two performances the Emperor found it … Figaro, now a servant in the castle of Count Almaviva, wants to marry the Countess' maid Susanna. However the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/39001
Emerita receives national honor for children's theatre work
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… organizations that received a 2012 Orlin Corey Medallion Award from the Children's Theatre Foundation of America. Given out since 1992, the CTFA's Medallion Awards recognize significant contributions to children's … the Classroom Teacher," which Heinig revised three times after penning with WMU Professor Emerita of Theatre Lyda …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1884
Acclaimed jazz violinist to perform with WMU alumnus
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… also part of a series of events celebrating the School of Music’s 100th anniversary. Members of the quartet include … She released her first solo CD, "Regina Carter," in 1995, after working on two albums with the all-female jazz quartet Straight Ahead. She was the first jazz artist and African American to play …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/9835
Michigan winemaker next speaker in Entrepreneurship Series
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… worked as a winemaker in the area for more than 25 years. After apprenticing with his father, Moersch sharpened his … years, he has honed in on his own style, modeled primarily after the French traditions of winemaking and brandy …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11123
Local chocolatier to speak as part of Entrepreneurship Forum
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… Before starting Confections with Convictions, Anderson was a private practice counselor for more than eight years, … it became apparent to Anderson that talk therapy was often not enough to penetrate the barriers commonly put … thinking of a more effective way to reach the young people. After purchasing a box of artisanal chocolates, Anderson …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12371
Western to confer more than 1,400 degrees during in-person, virtual commencement ceremonies
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… College of Business and College of Health and Human Services 3 p.m. —College of Education and Human Development, … of degrees and presentation of graduates, President Edward Montgomery and Provost Jennifer Bott will speak. There … website . WMU conducts formal graduation exercises after the fall and spring semesters and the summer I …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66338
Exercise science graduate finds success while juggling school, work and extracurriculars
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… by Erin Flynn on Read a special message from President Edward Montgomery for Western Michigan University's 2020 … difficult to measure with social distancing. “This was challenging, but what I thought would have been more … the process as well, and even called her just minutes after she finished her defense to let her know she’d won a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59084
Janice S. Weaver obituary
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… Weaver Janice S. Weaver , a former staff member in Dining Services at Western Michigan University, died Dec. 30, 2015 . She was 68. Weaver joined WMU's staff in 1988 and retired in … baker, salad maker and stock person. The Portage resident was a police dispatcher in Nebraska before moving back to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29783