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Pianist John Mortensen to present recital

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… Piazzolla and modernist writer Patrick Zimmerli will also be represented. John Mortensen John Mortensen appears … masterpieces of the classical repertoire before venturing into jazz improvisation or his original compositions. … curriculum. He also performs and teaches Irish and American roots music, playing mandolin, octave mandolin, Irish …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27435

Some campus services on reduced hours for spring recess

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Spring recess begins March 7. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Some campus services at Western Michigan University will be on reduced hours during spring semester recess, which … Portions of a particular building that do not normally go into night setback mode will not go into holiday mode. For …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30367

WMU trustees approve new three-year contract with AFSCME

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… contract with Local 1668 and Council 25 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees … is effective through Aug. 12, 2021. The union's 418 members include employees who work in building maintenance and … 2.5 percent, and increases between 2 and 2.5 percent go into effect for the third year of the contract. Other …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48598

Ethics center to host series of book clubs this semester

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… a series of book clubs during the spring 2018 semester beginning Tuesday, Jan. 16 .  Books are provided free of … One Reporter, Three Schools, Twenty-Four Books That Can Change Lives" by David Denby at 4 p.m. Tuesdays Jan. 16, … to love serious reading in our age of technology? What can we learn about education and the ethics of reading by …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44601

WMU students eligible for deep discount on symphony tickets

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University students can attend performances of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra … up at the venue box office with their Bronco Cards an hour before any performance in the KSO's Symphonic or The World … a $5 ticket to any available seat in the house. Students can next take advantage of the offer Friday, Nov. 20 , when …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27882

WMU and Greenleaf Trust celebrate 2021 scholars

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… its doors more than 20 years ago, Greenleaf Trust has been committed to building a diverse workforce. Yet William … actions, appropriate resourcing and mentorship, we can change the condition of underrepresented students and … former scholars with plans to continue that pipeline well into the future.  “Knowing that a company truly cares about …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66096

Broadway star, WMU alumna Marin Mazzie receives posthumous Tony Award

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… history—having originated so many important roles, and then being so public with her cancer battle and being so inspirational to so many as … never looked back. Mazzie starred in productions such as "Into the Woods," "Ragtime" and "Kiss me Kate." "Her legacy …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/53728

WMU goes all in to promote student success

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… academic year, it is one of two new programs largely being paid for by awards from the Presidential … of Success at WMU. “He also wants us to show a significant gain in the retention of new first-year and transfer … communities, Liggins-Abrams adds. Placements are first made into existing programs that have shown to be successful, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48644

Fall programs highlight tuition-related employee benefit

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… Fall programs highlight tuition-related employee benefit Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, … held this semester so Western Michigan University employees can learn about their free-tuition benefit. All employee … benefits eligibility. Full-time benefits-eligible employees can take undergraduate or graduate courses tuition free. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42941

What did the first female voters do with their new right?

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… Michigan University researcher's new book delves back into history to offer new details about how U.S. women voted … that turnout went down overall, and we knew that Republicans won in a landslide. But to what extent women were … A page from the 1912 Brown and Gold yearbook displays members of the Western State Normal Suffrage Association. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36069