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Award-winning WMU poet will launch Frostic Reading Series

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… Tuesday, Sept. 26 , in 2452 Knauss Hall. The reading is free and open to the public. Olsen has published six … Prize, the Crazyhorse Prize, and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and Breadloaf. Upcoming readings Other upcoming readings, all presented at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42757

WMU Chorale presents 'Heights and Depths'

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… Family Chapel, 3427 Gull Road in Kalamazoo. The event is free and open to the public, and the building is accessible … will be J.S. Bach’s Cantata 131, "Aus der Tiefe," based upon the text of Psalm 130, a penitential psalm also known …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31565

Sisters of the Skies: WMU aviation alumni help dreams take flight for young women of color

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… path, and decades later she’d still be among a small group of women forging a path for young girls waiting in the … first African American female pilot, Black women still make up less than 1% of professional pilots in the United States. … other Western Michigan University alumni are part of a group leading the charge to change that. Created to inspire …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62257

University Theatre travels the globe in 2018-19 season

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… with Education for the Arts and Millennium Restaurant Group. Season passes are on sale now and offer significant savings. Single tickets for fall semester shows … WMU alumnus Sutton Lee Seymour, "The Lady is Question" is a free-wheeling satire of 1940’s thrillers. It tells the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48385

Top brass: Western alumnus leads trumpet master class as member of U.S. Marine Band

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… I came here that I had developed from trying different warm-up techniques," he remembers. "I didn't have a lot of faith … I should continue to pursue music. He really helped pick me up off the ground and gave me a sense of confidence again." … says Proseus, recalling sitting on a platform that rose up to meet the stage. "I was at the very back, so the stage …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73221

Speaker series celebrates diversity, encourages cross-cultural interaction

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… at the life of a transgender American activist, and wraps up in April with a discussion on environmental racism, … events are planned through Wednesday, April 11, that are free and open to the public. All events are held in the … to foster intentional conversations that address white supremacy and its placement in higher education. Through …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/41863

Interdisciplinary faculty cohort works to expand project-based learning at WMU

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https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/interdisciplinary-faculty-project-based-learning-wmux

Registration underway for the Homecoming Campus Classic race

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… allowed on the course.  Schedule and event details 7 a.m. —Free race parking is available until 11:30 a.m. in Lot 13, … Sangren Hall. 7 a.m. —Race-day registration and packet pickup at the Student Recreation Center until 9 a.m. 8:45 a.m. … move to the sidewalk to finish the course. Adults run for free with kids in the 1K fun run. Each participant has a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27802

Event draws top students to vie for $50,000 Medallion Scholarships

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… to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1. The competition is one of the biggest events of its kind in Michigan. Since it began in … performance will be measured through essay writing and a group problem-solving activity. Student and parent registration …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/13180

Engineering students showcase solutions to business and industry problems

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… at WMU's 59th Conference on Senior Engineering and Design  Tuesday, Dec. 6 , at the College of Engineering and … to 3:30 p.m. in Floyd Hall on WMU's Parkview Campus, is free and open to the public. A total of 121 seniors will … companies listed online in the Senior Engineering Design Conference brochure, available at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36735