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Celebration, connection and campus changes welcome new and returning Broncos at fall welcome

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… Saturday, Aug. 23, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 24, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Outside of those hours, you … 21–23 , and returning students Sunday through Tuesday, Aug. 24–26 .    T hursday through Saturday, students will be … help, up from 100 the year before,” Porter says. “ It gets better every year thanks to the incredible support we …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/broncos-return-fall-welcome-2025

University bands highlight music from around the world

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… University Symphonic and Concert Bands will perform Nov. 24 KALAMAZOO—The Western Michigan University Symphonic and … for a concert of "World Journeys" at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24 , at Miller Auditorium. The concert is free and open to … representative of Canada, England, Russia, Germany, Italy, India and Mexico, they will conclude with a final, fiery …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11062

Campus Activities Board presents comedian Ronnie Jordan

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… Bronco Card, and $2 without. Jordan has been featured on BET's "Comic View," "Martin Lawrence Presents the 1st …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6462

Last Bronco Standing finals with Roy Wood Jr.

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… Show with Craig Ferguson," NBC's "Last Comic Standing," BET's "Comic View," and is a regular guest on "Chelsea …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4934

Western students call virtual study abroad programs 'a great escape'

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… in a virtual discussion by a nonprofit organization in India as part of a virtual study abroad experience. … Michigan University students are brainstorming with Indian business and nonprofit leaders; experiencing Indian … Human Rights and Identity in Curacao:  Wednesday, Feb. 24, at 11 a.m. History and Cultural Immersion in Ghana: …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63298

Nobel Peace laureate visit to include talk with students, faculty

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… Youth Conference Weekend Friday through Sunday, Feb. 22-24. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kailash … school- and college-age students from Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.  Satyarthi, who shared the 2014 Nobel … for helping to free more than 87,000 children in India in partnership with his organization Bachpan Bachao …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/02/51915

NYT gives first study abroad innovation award to WMU faculty

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… the Times into the Social Justice and Sustainability in India course they co-teach. Harrison and Palmer co-developed … out of its newsprint, and are carrying the baskets to India in December and will use them to collect materials … microenterprises they will visit during their sojourn. India study abroad course The faculty-led Social Justice and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/11/50449

Leadership, internship and relationships elevate sport management grad's experience

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… his resume. Cheatham, second from right, spent two weeks in India with an interdisciplinary study abroad program. … and Haworth College of Business on a two-week trip to India to learn about culture, education and sustainability. … a great advocate for me," says Cheatham, who spent the 2024-25 season with the team doing everything from breaking …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/04/graduate-success-sport-management-ethan-cheatham

Haenicke Institute announces new senior director of International Student and Scholar Services

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… Student and Scholar Services Submitted by Elizabeth Braaksma on KALAMAZOO, Mich.-- The Haenicke Institute … focused on racism faced by international students from India studying in the United States. He has also worked at …   Contact: Beth Walton Braaksma November 15, 2024

https://wmich.edu/international/news/2024/11/globalnewsdirector

Alumnus turned top Seattle tech CEO tackles health care arena

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… Gopal came to America to further his education and forge a better life for his growing family. Singh has not only said … convictions,” he says, “because sometimes you may need to bet on your company more than once if you want to grow.”  … as Singh’s parents opened a school in the village in India where they were born that currently provides about 800 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75128