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School of Music to premiere triple bill of new comic operas
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… Photo of the Dalton Center Recital Hall. KALAMAZOO, Mich.--Western Michigan University's School of Music will present … of three one-act operas, at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14 and Saturday, Nov. 15 in the Dalton Center Recital Hall. Directed by department faculty members Carl Ratner and David Little, "Ever Since Eden" is composed by Bruce …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20115
Exemplars of engaging education honored with Distinguished Teaching Award
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… career decisions, the best instructors inspire, empower and instill confidence in students to reach their full … Whitney DeCamp , Timothy Palmer and Dee Sherwood , Western Michigan University's 2024 Distinguished Teaching … Teaching Award is the highest honor bestowed upon Western faculty for their teaching work. It recognizes …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/whitney-decamp-timothy-palmer-dee-sherwood-named-2024-distinguished-teaching
Visiting scholar to discuss Iris Murdoch, moral growth
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… on Snow KALAMAZOO--The moral beliefs of British author and philosopher Iris Murdoch will come into sharper focus … philosophy professor from Marquette University visits Western Michigan University. Dr. Nancy E. Snow will speak at … part of the WMU Center for the Study of Ethics in Society's spring season, is titled "Learning to Look: Lessons from …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4732
Community book read, public discussion takes aim at climate change
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… will be available for short-term checkout. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University students and faculty are facilitating a community discussion in late … change, "Don’t Even Think About It: Why Our Brains Are Wired to Ignore Climate Change," by George Marshall. "Most …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31054
Gibbs House accepting resident applications
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… by Anonymous (not verified) on Gibbs House KALAMAZOO--Western Michigan University's Office for Sustainability is … at 4503 Parkview Ave., adjacent to WMU's Parkview Campus and across from the scenic Asylum Lake Preserve. Fellows … with half due at move in and half due at the beginning of spring semester. This works out to be roughly $170 a month, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/248
WMU dean earns international service award
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… service award Submitted by Deanne Puca on Li KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University's newly appointed dean of the College of Education and Human Development Dr. Ming Li has been selected for an … Award during the organization's annual meeting in the spring. NASSM is the largest international professional …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/12/11679
Winifred D. Fraser obituary
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… Anonymous (not verified) on Fraser Dr. Winifred D. Fraser, Western Michigan University trustee emerita, died Feb. 29. … the board was a period of great change for the University, and included a presidential search, launch of a campuswide … A celebration of Fraser's life is planned for late spring. Her family has requested that in lieu of flowers, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/288
Food marketing students take first place at national university case competition
Haworth College of Business
… on Left to right: Kyle Wade, Ali Bultynck, Samantha McGrath and Alden Wichman comprised the presentation team that took … place at the NGA Student Case Competition. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University students Ali Bultynck of Troy, … of Canton, Michigan, Kyle Wade of Marshall, Michigan, and Alden Wichman of South Lyon, Michigan, soared to first …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58334
Students take third place in national student advertising competition
Haworth College of Business
… to right, Lydia Burton, Caitlyn Gordon, Kira Blanchflower and Kirill Eydinov KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Led by Dr. Karen Lancendorfer , WMU professor of marketing and director of the advertising and promotion program, a team of advertising and promotion students from Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53330
Wings of Resolve: The Air Force Journey of WMU Aviation Bronco Tracy Smiedendorf
College of Aviation
… Smiedendorf Submitted by Tom Thinnes on WMU Aviation Alumni and Retired Air Force Officer Tracy Smiedendorf during his … How about these for the now-retired 1983 alumnus of the Western Michigan University College of Aviation with a … lesson. I soloed at age 16 and was hooked." At Southwestern Michigan College in Cass County, Smiedendorf earned …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/09/smiedendorf