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Freezer organizer, space optimizer claims first at Bronco Pitch Competition

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… maximum space, visual display and ventilation. Uniquely designed to be adjustable both vertically and horizontally, … went to Bronco Propeller, comprised of team members Aarush Gupta of Naperville, Illinois, Ryan McIntosh of Bay City, … listener wanting a follow-up meeting. WMU is proud to offer ways—like this competition—for students to explore and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/64011

WMU's new physical therapy department names founding chair, director

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… Michigan University to build something new from the ground up," Washington says. "She has great passion for the field … has been identified. As founding chair, she will have a significant impact on facility development and the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/33780

Community leader appointed new WMU development and alumni VP

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… as Catalyst University, Leadership Kalamazoo and the Wake Up Breakfast Series. In 2012, when the 100-year-old … WMU and as a school director for Proud to Be Me, one of the signature programs of Derek Jeter's Turn 2 Foundation. … in 2012, and has been a performance coach with the Gallup Corp. since 2014. An active participant in a number of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33587

Music grad found voice at Western

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… as director of music for a talent agency. While he grew up singing and performing with youth theater and in his high … in Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity. Whitfield found support and belonging outside the classroom in his … he remembers walking down the Gilmore School of Music hallway and a group of students calling out to him through an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/72011

Downtown events kick off June Jubilee in Kalamazoo

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… on West Michigan Avenue and south on Portage Street. A lineup of businesses, nonprofit organizations and individuals will goof-it-up using everything from animals, colorful costumes and makeup, to decorated vehicles, music and more. Known for its …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32346

WMU orchestral pop ensemble sets sights on big recording project

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… on MNOE KALAMAZOO, Mich.—What started as a class project between two Western Michigan University music students has … crowdfunding campaign is now in progress to pay for the group, MNOE , to travel to the famous Sonic Ranch located on a … from Finland, collaborated on a project as part of class assignment for Dr. Lisa Coons ' class Entrepreneurship for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32268

Registration underway for summer Chinese culture courses

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… Registration underway for summer Chinese culture courses Submitted by … She earned a master’s degree from the Academy of Art and Design at Tsinghua University and she has worked in media for … for her to further the ongoing cultural exchanges between China and the United States. Ruyuan Yang is the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/31592

Spring registration underway for low-cost Chinese culture courses

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… Spring registration underway for low-cost Chinese culture courses Submitted by … She earned a master's degree from the Academy of Art and Design at Tsinghua University and has worked in media for more … Language I, was born and raised in Beijing. She grew up in a traditional Chinese family and was exposed to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29531

WMU Symphony nabs 3rd place in national competition

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… Bruce Uchimura , cellist and professor of music. The WMU group placed third in its division, with the Baylor University … that place or win the American Prize, get a lot of bragging rights," he says. Competition results are based on … just seven conductors in its 70 years of existence. Made up of both graduate and undergraduate students, the ensemble …

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

WMU earns top accreditation for landscape management

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… accreditation rating requires a very proactive and aggressive approach to understanding and implementing sound … also displaying an appreciable propensity for continuous betterment." Rare national honor Waldo Library courtyard … and expectations," Holysz says. "Bringing our campus up to the exacting standards required for accreditation has …

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