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Pandemic pushes dancers to explore new territory in virtual Winter Gala
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… been really fascinated by how our communication as humans is changing because of this," says Kelsey Paschich , … I've ever done. It really opened my viewpoint to what is possible with technology and dance and how they … from an in-person interaction. So, we started to question what's being lost," Paschich says. "I hope the audience will …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63239
Tony Award-winning drama 'The Crucible' holds six performances
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… Arthur Miller wrote "The Crucible" in response to the communist panic of the 1950s—McCarthyism and the Red Scare. Modern forms of rumor, persecution, … communities. In a 1996 essay, Miller wrote, "I am not sure what 'The Crucible' is telling people now, but I know that …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43300
Community book read, public discussion takes aim at climate change
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… Community book read, public discussion takes aim at climate change Submitted by Anonymous … students and faculty are facilitating a community discussion in late March to explore the social causes and … science and an organizer of the event. "We want to explore what are the social, psychological and political habits of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31054
WMU to use large grants to study improvements to aviation safety
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… grants totaling $434,690 from the Federal Aviation Administration NextGen Weather Technology in the Cockpit program … We've been looking to find where the gaps are and what we can do to close the gaps." innovative training Brown … they receive in the cockpit are a true representation of what is occurring in front of them," Whitehurst says, "when …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29646
Something old, new in Gold Company's Lincoln Center show
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… KALAMAZOO--They've done it before. But not quite like this. For the second time in the past year, Western Michigan's … a year ago, Gold Company was asked to do it again this year on Sunday, March 4. But there's an added twist this … are going to be at Jazz at Lincoln Center. I really dig what you guys are doing.' I said, 'Great. Do you want to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/179
Jerome G. Manis obituary
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… Jerome G. Manis obituary Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Manis Dr. Jerome G. Manis, Western Michigan University … program in the Philippines, Singapore, Israel, Taiwan and what was then Yugoslavia. His professional activities …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5848
Bronson School of Nursing recognizes founding director, advocate
Bronson School of Nursing
… in 1961 KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is recognizing the founding director of its Bronson School … She received a $1.4 million grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to develop and direct a nurse-managed respite … program. She left her mark on us and set us up to be what we have become.” In 2014, she was named a “Living …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70185
Ethics Center stages original play examining world of academia
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… be performed as a concert read with WMU faculty and administrators reading the featured roles. The event is free and open to the public. About the play The play … staff and students on key issues raised by the play on what are the responsibilities of administrators, faculty and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30196
Pivot from final exams leads to increase in organizational change leadership research
College of Education and Human Development
… organizational change leadership research Submitted by Chris Hybels on Dr. David Szabla KALAMAZOO, Mich.—"The biggest benefit I get out of presenting at a conference is learning what other scholars are working on and checking how my own …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73220
Theatre graduate ready for next act, bolstered by support and mentorship
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… in communication. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Elizabeth "E.J." Taylor is ready to take the acting world by storm. Her love for the … favorite hobby was watching black and gray movies—that's what I would call them—together. Watching musicals, 'Guys … grateful that I found the path I did, because I always knew what I wanted to do—being in the entertainment industry—but …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67925