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Turning adversity into opportunity, WMU social work student ready to make a difference

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… Al Muhaisin is driven by a higher purpose. Thousands of miles away, in her home country of Saudi Arabia, women … in better ways," she said in a keynote speech during the School of Social Work's virtual Hooding and Pinning Ceremony … in times of crisis, as well as two Kalamazoo elementary schools. She received both crisis and restorative justice …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/60157

Lt. Gov. Gilchrist to join WeVote in final push to encourage student civic engagement

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… Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A week ahead of Election Day, WeVote is making one last push to get … a lack of people being engaged. And that starts in middle school and high school and going on through college. If we can start that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61708

Giving Day 2022 most successful in University history

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… RSOs, athletics and more. The event also featured a number of major gifts made by both anonymous and named donors, … Success Fund . Throughout the day, there were a number of challenges to boost the impact of individual gifts, including a red-eye challenge that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67809

Educator honored with Emerging Scholar Award for global work to expand critical public health knowledge

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… great potential for future work. McMorrow, associate professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs and returning … from this past September to May at the Makerere University School of Public Health in Uganda. During her nine-month …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72654

Aviation alum delivers critical supplies, personnel for pandemic response

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… Submitted by Erin Flynn on Noam Morgenstern stands in front of his Alaska Airlines aircraft. SEATTLE, Wash.—Hospitals … through the turbulence created by the pandemic. “The school is extremely forward thinking, with Dean Dave Powell … the past 12 years. “I am extremely proud of the support the school offers its students through the Academic Advising …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58982

Award-winning chamber ensemble to give campus performance

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… Quartet performs Oct. 24. KALAMAZOO—The Euclid Quartet, one of the most well-regarded chamber ensembles of its generation, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, … and Interactive! concert series is presented by the WMU School of Music under the auspices of the Bullock Music …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2274

Iktus Percussion to kick off Wednesday evening concert series

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… Iktus Percussion to kick off Wednesday evening concert series Submitted by Anonymous … season at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, on the campus of Western Michigan University. All series events are held … and Interactive! concert series is presented by the WMU School of Music under the auspices of the Bullock Music …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1425

Engineering student designs her future at WMU

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… a visit to Western Michigan University's campus during high school, Lily Kieliszewski discovered her passion for … technology major during a panel discussion with College of Engineering and Applied Sciences alumni held during her … at Western.    “It was terrifying seeing how large the school was and it was tough to imagine making friends,” …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/05/75588

Students and faculty perform side-by-side for an exciting concert

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… Mich.—Western Winds will present a varied selection of music from the 19th and 20th centuries at 7:30 p.m. … the Dalton Center Recital Hall. The ensembles are comprised of faculty and graduate students from the brass, wind and percussion studios in the School of Music at Western Michigan University. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43401

Some 700 people to participate in 2016 César Chávez March

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… will tentatively begin at 9:30 a.m. with area high school and college students as well as members of the public gathering at Bronson Park for a brief opening … will include a welcome by the Kalamazoo Central High School Bilingual Club, which is now the main organizer of

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31161