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WMU Theatre kicks off 2021-22 season with focus on connection, equity

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… Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—After a year and a half of isolation, adaptation and innovation, Western Michigan University's Department of Theatre is back with a full season of in-person performances. "It's … that took several months. It meant that really, far more aggressively than we have done in the past, we examined show …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65062

College of Health and Human Services offers new, redesigned programs for fall

College of Health and Human Services

… the fall of 2022, the College of Health and Human Services is announcing new programs and redesigned certificates that … our students and the communities we serve. Health Administration: a partnership with Haworth College of Business Perhaps the most exciting interdisciplinary offering for fall will be the new Bachelor of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68762

Pandemic inspires students to create ‘A Moment of Magic’ in myriad ways

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… to continue. The University’s AMOM chapter, which was established in fall 2017 and was one of the first in the nation to form, was already using digital tools to occasionally visit with children from a distance rather than at hospitals, … ability to bring joy at a time when many people would struggle to find it.” VanGilder characterized that particular …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/59946

Dream realized for Western alum working on Marvel's 'WandaVision'

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… Dream realized for Western alum working on Marvel's 'WandaVision' Submitted by Erin Flynn on LOS ANGELES—Spider-Man. … University alumnus may not be a superhero himself, but his super editing skills have landed him a spot in the Marvel … those big projects for forever," says Jacobs, a second assistant editor on the hit Disney+ series "WandaVision," an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63090

Finding opportunity amid crisis: Preparing teachers for a strong future

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… Finding opportunity amid crisis: Preparing teachers for a strong future Submitted by Erin … blocks for everything else we do right now,” says Hinga, suggesting districts put more emphasis on making digital …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63902

Participation needed for institutional transformation effort

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… verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is creating professional learning communities that focus on improving persistence toward graduation for all undergraduate students, … are being set up through the Broncos FIRST program, which is being implemented by the new Center for Research on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25412

Exercise science students polish interview skills with YMCA of Greater Kalamazoo

College of Education and Human Development

… Exercise science students polish interview skills with YMCA of Greater Kalamazoo Submitted by Chris Hybels on Exercise students participate in mock interviews. Erik Anderson, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73586

Open house at Unified Clinics to spread awareness about aphasia

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A Western Michigan University open house is planned later this month at the Unified Clinics Building on Oakland Drive to … with about two million Americans living with it and upwards of 80,000 Americans acquiring the disorder each year. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24792

Brewpub on tap for Western's new student center

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… University's new student center moves closer to the finish line. Among its many innovative upgrades, visitors will enjoy a new brewpub when it opens in late … In addition to featuring local and regional beer, the establishment offers opportunities to showcase the work of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65077

Jazz students again take multiple awards in DownBeat competition

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… magazine's 40th annual Student Music Awards. In what is regarded as the most comprehensive competition for … of music and director of the WMU jazz studies program. This year's awards were given to programs in six countries and … all of those years and a top-five in many of them. This year was very crowded at the top. Having two large …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40131