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Keyboard faculty celebrate All-Steinway designation with concert

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… with concert Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU is the first school in Michigan to receive the All-Steinway … part of a series celebrating the school's centennial, is free and open to the public. The program will feature … as well as the premiere of Composer-in-Residence C. Curtis-Smith's new work for piano, "Nocturne." Lori Sims will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/9527

WMU wins men's MAC Academic Achievement Award for highest GPA

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… rank by gender. Only MAC-sponsored sports are used. This is the fifth time in program history, and the first time since the 2012-13 academic year, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42343

MacArthur Genius Fellow brings Cuban jazz to campus

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… drummer and 2011 MacArthur Genius Fellow Dafnis Prieto will bring his sextet to Western Michigan University for a night of … Center Recital Hall. Prieto, a conservatory-trained artist, is also steeped in Afro-Cuban folkloric music, the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43301

'Sweet Magnolias' star shares how she planted seeds of success at Western

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… of Western's music theatre performance program. "In this business, you just never know; you can pour your heart … and it's a really powerful thing when you do." The series is centered on a group of lifelong friends in Serenity, a … a lot of friendship, women friendship, and I think that is heartwarming; we want more of that in our lives. And …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67412

Grow Your Own student applies literacy skills in elementary school

College of Education and Human Development

… literacy skills in elementary school Submitted by Chris Hybels on Lupita Eufracio leads first graders through a reading exercise. Eufracio's WMU tuition is fully-funded by the Grow Your Own program. Eufracio leads …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74874

International grad student takes big steps in the right direction

Haworth College of Business

… Haworth College of Business student Hellen Yaa Agbevey is taking her first steps toward professional success. Originally from Ghana, Africa, Agbevey is a student in WMU Haworth’s Master of Science in Finance … analyst.  In her second semester in the program, Agbevey is fueling her passion for the challenging field of data …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74404

Western’s Pilot Plant gains machine to create recyclable, compostable trays

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… donated by Germany-based Keifel Technologies. Senior Isabelle Ownby holds a tray made from recyclable and compostable materials.   Wang pours a wet slurry that is 99% water and 1% fiber to make 3D food packing products at the WMU Pilot Plant.   WMU's Pilot Plant is able to create food packing products such as shallow and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70874

Sport management students learn from and interact with the WMU Esports Arena

College of Education and Human Development

… and interact with the WMU Esports Arena Submitted by Chris Hybels on Watch sport management students visit the WMU Esports Arena. A sport management student plays … in obstacle courses with jellybean-like creatures. Assistant Professor Dr. Collin Cork watches a student playing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71160

International MBA student finds dual-enrollment program the key to her success

Haworth College of Business

… Adamski on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—MBA student Seethal Albert is embracing the unknown during her time at Western Michigan University. Originally from India, Albert is an international student at WMU, in her second year of the MBA dual-enrollment program between Christ University, Bangalore, and the WMU Haworth College of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74601

Three Broncos honored by YWCA as Young Women of Achievement

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… Jones, Sierra Ward, Yacine Lo, Mahum Khan, Whitney Lewis and Jaelyn Horn. Courtesy: Precision Productions Morgan Jones Courtesy: Precision Productions Whitney Lewis Courtesy: Precision …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71815