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Concerto competition winners perform at Miller Auditorium

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… 3 p.m. Sunday, April 22 , in Miller Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. Featured performers include … the "Concerto for Trombone" by Henri Tomasi. Alto saxophonist Andrew Keating, student of Andrew Rathbun, also will … student of Judy Moonert, will present Keiko Abe's "Prism Rhapsody for Marimba and Orchestra." The program will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46247

World's medievalists set to flock to Kalamazoo for annual congress

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… World's medievalists set to flock to Kalamazoo for annual congress Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on This year's congress includes a session on architectural … scholars from around the world will return to Kalamazoo this month for the 53rd celebration of the Western Michigan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/46742

Top seniors to be honored as 2013 Presidential Scholars

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… to represent their units as a WMU Presidential Scholar. This year's 44 scholars were chosen from a senior class of 6,386 students. The Presidential Scholar designation is the highest academic honor that WMU can bestow on its undergraduates . Selection is based on the students' general academic excellence, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5560

Upjohn Center takes top international honor for map product

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… for map product Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on This section of map from the GeoChange series shows part of … based on Apple's iOS and Google's Android. Each map is self-contained in the tablet or smartphone, so no wireless connection is required. This means the maps can be used in wilderness …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10286

Dec. 9 symposium promotes neighborhood-based literacy and learning in Kalamazoo

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… literacy and learning in Kalamazoo Submitted by Paula M. Davis on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Kalamazoo Literacy Council (KLC), … Dec. 9 , from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at WMU’s Fetzer Center. This year’s theme is "Cultivating Literacy and Learning at the Neighborhood …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69941

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 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73220

First-of-its-kind research shows lake-effect snow trends in Southwest Michigan

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… Michigan will see more lake-effect snow than average this winter. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Winter is coming, and it could be a snowy one in Southwest … because our lake temperature is increasing, leading to a bigger air (and) lake temperature difference." In addition to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66178

Recent alumnus pursues passion for geosciences research

College of Arts and Sciences

… Mohammed Hashim researches microcrystalline calcites in his lab at Western. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—From a child growing up … Geological and Environmental Sciences. Hashim, who earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Baghdad, came to … him. He switched to doctoral studies with Kaczmarek as his advisor. From his dissertation study, “Experimental …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69146

Fiesta, film screening, dancing and more celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 at Western

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… Fiesta, film screening, dancing and more celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 2023 at Western Submitted by Erin … first El Grito celebration was held on campus in 2021. This year it will cap off Hispanic Heritage Month on Friday, … stories of Latinx students who are part of the TRiO Upward Bound Program and their families.  The diverse array …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72724

Adjunct jazz professor Duane Davis wins prestigious Ellis Marsalis, Jr. Educator of the Year Award

Jazz Studies

… Adjunct jazz professor Duane Davis wins prestigious Ellis Marsalis, Jr. Educator of the Year Award Submitted by … footsteps as educators, they have also played with the biggest names in jazz— Cecile McLorin-Salvant , Christian …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74753