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In Tempo, fall 2024

W Magazine

… May, blends multiple genres and expands the traditional use of the cello. Hamilton, MM ‘18, a cellist and vocalist, … Symphony Orchestra for nearly a decade and being a member of the longtime Kalamazoo R&B, hip-hop and soul ensemble … musical performance featuring local elementary through high school youth. ■ …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2024/11/fall-2024-tempo

New Empowering Futures Community promotes exploration, campus engagement at Western

News

… found support and community in the Fine Arts House, one of several Living Learning Communities at Western. … with preference given to graduates of Kalamazoo Public Schools, any high school with a Detroit address and … an LLC also have a built-in social network, which is invaluable when making the transition to college life. "Being in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67074

Juggling knives, flying and a busy academic schedule, aviation grad has big things on horizon

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… pilot but also a competitive juggler. Albrecht is a member of the Sky Broncos, Western's precision flight team. … got his private pilot's license his senior year of high school and hasn't looked back. He was recently accepted into … grew up in Hartland, Michigan. "Having a top three flight school close to home was massive to me." Laser-focused on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67823

WMU grants soar past $13 million mark in September, October

News

… 18 meeting. Grants for research garnered the biggest share of externally funded awards, breaking the $9 million mark, … select 20 teacher leaders and five principals from priority schools. The third DOE grant was for $890,490 and awarded to … leadership, research and technology, to improve the school leadership of practicing and aspiring principals in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20827

WMU student invention wins $10,000 Lemelson-MIT 'Cure it!' prize

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… University senior and a recent graduate are the winners of a prestigious national prize for their life-saving, … engineering. Later this summer, he begins medical school at the University of Michigan. Joseph Barnett Barnett … six times in the past five years, where he has driven school buses, led clothing donation efforts and volunteered …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/24028

New on-campus thrift store supports sustainability, affordability

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… Shed creator, and Brianna McCann, program manager in the Office for Sustainability, show off some of the wares available at the on-campus thrift … microwaves and mini fridges to kitchen tables, art and school supplies—free of charge.    “Students succeed when we …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/campus-thrift-store-opens-sustainability-housing-equipment-she-shed

Alum's degree research evolves into new company

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… societal or industrial problem. He collaborated with Professor John Patten on a new technology greatly advancing the machining of hard and brittle material, eventually forming a company … started to build in earnest his final year of graduate school. The young CEO has reached the lofty goals he set as …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/34571

New music ensemble, Birds on a Wire, presents 'A Strange Magic'

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… open to the public. The program will feature two works by School of Music composers. The ensemble will perform Christopher … by Scott Thornburg and Silvia Roederer . Colson, WMU professor of music, also is the group's director. The concert …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45250

Enterprising alumna finds herself in fashion

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… today, inspiring and teaching the up-and-coming generation of fashion lovers. Ware is the proprietor and chief educator … I was just never comfortable being myself," she says. High school being a realm where a quirky style and uniqueness can … Ware remembers thinking, "I can't wait to get out of high school. In college, you get to be yourself." And that's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37905

WMU student, veteran pursues passion for mental health and counseling

College of Education and Human Development

… with mental health concerns. Joining the Army after high school, Dabney simultaneously started his academic journey … he was inspired by his experiences and joined the College of Education and Human Development's counselor education … was having issues with her daughter being in an American school with American friends and seeing how they interacted …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/07/75937