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Music grad found voice at Western

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… as director of music for a talent agency. While he grew up singing and performing with youth theater and in his high … in Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity. Whitfield found support and belonging outside the classroom in his … walking down the Gilmore School of Music hallway and a group of students calling out to him through an open office …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/72011

Spring registration underway for low-cost Chinese culture courses

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… She earned a master's degree from the Academy of Art and Design at Tsinghua University and has worked in media for more … Language I, was born and raised in Beijing. She grew up in a traditional Chinese family and was exposed to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29531

WMU Symphony nabs 3rd place in national competition

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… Bruce Uchimura , cellist and professor of music. The WMU group placed third in its division, with the Baylor University … that place or win the American Prize, get a lot of bragging rights," he says. Competition results are based on … just seven conductors in its 70 years of existence. Made up of both graduate and undergraduate students, the ensemble …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29479

Library putting new twist on communicating with patrons

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… with the robot. "Telepresence robots are beginning to show up in organizational and educational settings. These robots …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28111

WMU earns top accreditation for landscape management

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… accreditation rating requires a very proactive and aggressive approach to understanding and implementing sound … and expectations," Holysz says. "Bringing our campus up to the exacting standards required for accreditation has …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26328

June Jubilee events mark start of summer in downtown Kalamazoo

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… on West Michigan Avenue and south on Portage Street. A lineup of businesses, nonprofit organizations and individuals will goof-it-up using everything from animals, colorful costumes and makeup, to decorated vehicles, music and more. Known for its …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24283

Applied IE is newest private-sector partner in WMU BTR Park

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… Michigan Innovation Center, a business incubator for startups in the life sciences Applied IE has had clients ranging … to industry needs and innovations. Applied IE also designs industrial engineering training programs for both … toward expansion in a nearby parcel of land already designated for that use. WMU Associate Vice President Bob …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23719

WMU Signature awarded for outstanding innovation

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… WMU Signature awarded for outstanding innovation Submitted by … others falling in step with the beat. Working her way up the ranks to drum major in the Bronco Marching Band , she … students to share their own classroom challenges and struggles with classmates to collectively find solutions, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56585

WMU student team wins national Wege sustainability prize

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… judges whose task was to assess the teams' ability to use design principles to tackle sustainability problems. The WMU … wicked problem." The second annual transdisciplinary design contest asked teams of five to work collaboratively … Savannah College. Third place was awarded to a team made up of students from Savannah College, Kendall and Penn …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22739

Area events slated to mark life of Martin Luther King Jr.

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… Hannah , a poet, author and radio commentator for "Talk It Up," 95.5 FM in Kalamazoo. Friday, Jan. 16 Community … in Society. Thursday, Feb. 26 "The Courage to Create-Group Poetry Reading on Confronting Injustice" poetry …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21048