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Art grad ready to help others find healing through her craft

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… themselves and heal through art. Flanders developed professionally through not only her professors but also … as a kid, and I started taking it seriously back in high school. I had the most amazing art teacher who made it … the resident artist for the Children's Defense Fund Freedom School in Kalamazoo over the summer. The nonprofit offers a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73705

WMU Symphony nabs 3rd place in national competition

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… were announced Dec. 30 by the Connecticut-based nonprofit organization that has awarded the prize since 2009. The … college/university, church, community and secondary school levels. About the competition The WMU orchestra is … DeVos Hall. "It has been awhile since all of our WMU School of Music large ensembles have performed side by side …

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

Aviation grad finds runway to make a difference at Western

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… Western Submitted by Erin Flynn on Laila Stein has a number of opportunities on the horizon after earning bachelor's … campus on a whim. As she began her senior year in high school and started thinking about the future, she hadn't … And I applied, got accepted and never looked at any other school." Right from the start, Stein began racking up …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71467

Arts and sciences dean candidates on campus over the next two weeks

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… 22-31. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Four candidates for the position of dean of the Western Michigan University College of Arts and … their WMU presentations are: Dr. Richard Utz , chair of the School of Literature, Media and Communication at the Georgia …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31147

New alum's photo chosen for national promotions

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… Gabriel Ware KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A spring commencement photo of April honors alumnus J. Gabriel Ware will be used … honor society for all academic disciplines. A photo of Ware taken by WMU photographer Mike Lanka on April 30 has … summa cum laude with a degree in journalism from WMU's School of Communication. For more news, arts and events , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/34141

WMU pilots 'Go West' to compete in decades-old women's air race

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… Elizabeth Howerton and Sara Karsten KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A pair of Western Michigan University women aviation students … a flight instructor. She is a 2009 graduate of McHenry High School. Team pilot Karsten earned a bachelor's degree in … at the college. Karsten is a 2005 graduate of Onaway High School. Air Race Classic The Air Race Classic, part of a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16438

Embracing machines’ support

W Magazine

… This isn’t an ordinary stuffed animal; this cat has a mind of its own. Joan Windewani, a psychology major from Indonesia, is playing with one of the zoomorphic cats from the Social Robotics Labs at … with his colleagues Drs. Chad and Autumn Edwards in the School of Communication. This group, who are members of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71777

Music students invited to perform at Carnegie Hall

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO—At the invitation of Manhattan Concert Productions, five Western Michigan University School of Music students have been selected to present the … lives in Kalamazoo and is the concerts assistant in WMU's School of Music. Vallejo Maria Vallejo Flutist Maria Eugenia …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12663

Presentation to focus on human trafficking and child labor

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… Stacey Anderson on Chris Johnson (Photo credit: Cooley Law School) KALAMAZOO—Efforts in Michigan and by the national … stop human trafficking and child labor will be the focus of a Wednesday, Feb. 26 , presentation at Western Michigan … and an adjunct professor of law at Thomas Cooley Law School, will be joined in the presentation by his wife …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13702

Adventures in sustainability: Students expand their horizons in India

Haworth College of Business

… your horizons and learn about the world. For a group of 18 Western Michigan University students, their recent … was hosted by the Haworth College of Business’ partner school, Christ University in Bangalore, India.   Students … was to the Parikrma Humanity Foundation, which is a school that provides education to children in slum …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/70967