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University Theatre presents 'Ragtime'

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… Saturday, Nov. 23, 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, 2 p.m. Ragtime is an epic and nostalgic tale that paints a powerful … 20th century. Based on the 1975 novel by E.L. Doctorow, this uplifting musical journey portrays a young America in its … Elijah Curry, Troy Dill-Reese, Carrie Drummond, Sara Geist, Kellie Goddard, Elise Harrigan, Katie Hume, Ellen …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11067

Weekly drawings continue for faculty, staff who donate to United Way

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… sciences; William Arbogast , Sindecuse Health Center; Kristal Ehrhardt , special education and literacy studies; … Thursday before each drawing will be included. Eligibility is cumulative, so those eligible for the first drawing will continue to be eligible for subsequent drawings. There is a limit of one weekly prize per person. Once a person …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10834

Michigan winemaker next speaker in Entrepreneurship Series

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… Michigan University. Matthew Moersch, winemaker and distiller for Entente Spirits, LLC since 2002, will speak at … 8 a.m. Friday, Dec. 6 , in 2150 Schneider Hall. The event is free and open to the public and begins with breakfast at … or at wmich.edu/business/e-rsvp . Free parking is available in the nearby Fetzer Center parking lot. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11123

Local chocolatier to speak as part of Entrepreneurship Forum

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… owner of Confections with Convictions, a Kalamazoo-based artisanal chocolate store dedicated to hiring young workers … College of Business Entrepreneurship Forum. The event is free and open to the public and begins with breakfast at … or at wmich.edu/business/e-rsvp . Free parking is available in the nearby Fetzer Center parking lot. Dale …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12371

Director of riding center next up in Keystone Breakfast Series

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… director for the Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center will discuss animal-assisted therapies and the array of resources offered by the … Hall, delivering a presentation titled “My Therapist Weighs 1,200 Pounds: A Look at Equine-Facilitated …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12623

Western staff member recognized for support of military student

College of Education and Human Development

… recognized for support of military student Submitted by Chris Hybels on Anthony Pederson, Christy Chambers and Major General Dennis Lutz, U.S. Army (Ret). KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73164

Remembering trailblazing alumnus who reshaped college experience for foster care youth

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… to Western from foster care. The three-time Western alumnus is one of the architects for WMU’s Seita Scholars Program, … attended a small Michigan liberal arts college. When his fellow students went home for the holidays, he had no place to go. When college administrators could offer him no assistance, he spent his

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73609

WMU room and board rates for 2019-20 to rise by 3.12%

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… WMU room and board rates for 2019-20 to rise by 3.12% Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, … plan levels can be found on the Residence Life website. This fall, WMU Dining Services will be offering new meal plan … locations and dining selections at affordable rates.  WMU is committed to creating dynamic residential spaces where …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53110

Staff member recognized for leadership

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… . During the ceremony, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton read a state legislative proclamation passed in her honor and facilitated by … her leadership, WMU has secured two federal College Assistance Migrant Program grants totaling $4 million. This grant program supports first-generation undergraduate …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/10/49698

WMU Libraries staff support Smithsonian research into graphic designer, sunburst seal

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… Answering questions—including obscure or tricky ones—is one of a librarian’s many talents. Recently, WMU … iconic sunburst seal. Smithsonian staff were looking for historical graphics in their archives for an event when they … logos and notes from an unknown designer. They had rediscovered the earliest known copy of the Smithsonian’s …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58894