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AT&T donation helps Upward Bound students pursue a college education

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… prospective colleges. Ruth Gaudard , AT&T regional director of external affairs, joined Dr. Erika Carr , WMU's director … program participants." Upward Bound works with three high schools in the Kalamazoo Public Schools district and four high schools from Van Buren …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48178

WMU trustees approve tenure and promotions for faculty

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees approved the tenure of 20 faculty members and … of Aviation Sciences. Dr. Christina Chin , Frostic School of Art. Dr. Martha Councell-Vargas , School of Music. Dr. Yvonne Ford , WMU Bronson School of

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33479

Governor appoints two to eight-year terms as WMU trustees

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… Mich.—Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has appointed Ron Kitchens of Kalamazoo and Shani Penn of Detroit as new members of the … director training and certification at the UCLA Anderson School of Management and attended a negotiation and decision-making program through Harvard Business School. Shani Penn Penn Penn, a 2000 alumna of WMU, has …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/37057

Western's jazz program captures four 2024 DownBeat magazine Student Music Awards

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… competition in jazz education. WMU Jazz has a long history of success with DownBeat, one of the oldest publications … our students' work acknowledged alongside other top music schools in the country. WMU Jazz has a long tradition of … Rathbun , jazz studies chair in the Irving S. Gilmore School of Music. DownBeat 2024 Student Music Award …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/downbeat-2024-awards

Wind and percussion musicians featured at 50th annual festival

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… Markowski KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University School of Music's 50th annual Spring Conference is coming to Miller … afternoon band concerts presented by the Three Rivers High School Symphony Band conducted by Bryan J. VanToll at 1 p.m. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46391

State association honors Spanish faculty member

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… faculty member in Western Michigan University's Department of Spanish is this year's winner of the Barbara Ort-Smith … of Spanish for 12 years at nearby Portage Northern High School and implemented the school's International … for providing students with one-on-one mentorship and invaluable firsthand knowledge combined with real-world …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43899

Alumna to perform with the Western Jazz Quartet

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… Western Jazz Quartet, a resident faculty ensemble in WMU's School of Music, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18 , in … Series of concerts organized as part the celebration of the School of Music's 100th anniversary. The performance will be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9079

WMU, Cooley Law to celebrate formal affiliation signing

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… on KALAMAZOO—Faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends of the Thomas M. Cooley Law School and Western Michigan University will gather Tuesday, … and formally sign an affiliation agreement between the two schools. Assembling from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Fetzer Center on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9345

Free financial aid event for college-bound students on campus

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… an event held from 2 to 4 p.m. in Schneider Hall, is one of more than three dozen such events being held at sites around the state to help high school seniors fill out their Free Application for Federal … number of students who continue their education beyond high school and earn post-secondary degrees. The FAFSA is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4502

Karen Lawrence obituary

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… staff member, died Tuesday, Jan. 29 . She was 48. Lawrence, of Kalamazoo, was an office associate in the Department of … more than two years. A graduate of Kalamazoo Central High School, Lawrence attended Nazareth College and enjoyed … of their academic and athletic achievements in the Mattawan school system. Lawrence and her smile will be sorely missed. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4493