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Theatre and music students stage 'Show Boat'

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… Michigan University theatre and music students will offer seven performances of "Show Boat," based on the novel by Pulitzer Prize winner … and realistic storyline. Tickets "Show Boat" is a WMU School of Music and University Theatre production. Tickets …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36175

100 years later, WMU's famed 'Black Ghost' remembered

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… first black student athlete, struck fear in the hearts of gridiron opponents and racked up scoring records that … seven scored in a single 1916 game. The Benton Harbor High School football star was originally recruited by the … Western if Dunlap took the field. Waldo told Dunlap the school would support the player if he chose to play, but …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/41627

WMU's Evaluation Center teams up with CDC to boost disease surveillance and response amid pandemic

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… Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— A team of evaluation experts from WMU’s Evaluation Center is … to develop a strategy that could better track the spread of COVID-19. They’re evaluating an approach to electronic … wasn’t already electronic. “Currently, it’s pretty old school. Health care providers typically share the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/59912

Undergraduate selected to receive prestigious Boren Scholarship

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… 2018 and spring 2019 semesters at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, where she will be studying Portuguese. Wiley was selected as one of 221 Boren Scholarship recipients out of 794 applicants … after being introduced to federal public service in high school. "I realized immediately it was the career path I …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47663

WMU finance student wins international scholarship from DECA

Haworth College of Business

… two college students in 2024. Involved in DECA during high school, Ferriell decided to continue participating at the collegiate level. DECA at WMU provides valuable hands-on experiences for students, including … “DECA at WMU has allowed me to grow both personally and professionally,” she says. “I took on a leadership position in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75391

Standout business graduate enters workforce armed with grit, resilience

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… April and my back was against the wall,” he says. “I kind of began to lose the excitement of what was a big life … who grew up in Southfield, Michigan, had visited three schools. None seemed to fit, and he’d have to choose between … raving about their choice: WMU. To his surprise, the school also boasted the top sales program in the nation in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59046

Baby to ballerina and beyond: Dance double major can plan for the future at Western

First-Year Faces

… to catch up. My physical therapist suggested dance as part of my therapy.” Tate discovered more than therapy in dance: … Over the coming years, she participated in all types of dance forms and won awards in numerous dance … to start thinking about college, Tate talked to her high school counselor. She took a serious look at the University …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69084

Nutrition and dietetics student receives award for excelling in internship with VA

College of Education and Human Development

… and dietetics  internship program, has received one of the Michigan Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' … Food Co-op  and  teaching healthy eating habits to high schoolers  in the West Michigan Health Career Pipeline … community nutrition, food service management, wellness, and school food/nutrition. Upon completion of the program, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/05/75532

Laura G. Manis obituary

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… Anonymous (not verified) on Laura G. Manis , an associate professor emerita in what had been the University Counseling … joined the staff in 1966 and retired in 1982 after 15 years of service to the University. She was instrumental in … and interpreter at a human engineering firm, and a public school teacher and counselor. For many years after retiring …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45875

Persistence pays dividends for business student with accounting job waiting after graduation

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… they're here in spirit." Anthony has endured a great deal of loss in her young life, beginning with losing her … personal and professional. "I didn't want to finish school. I didn't want to do anything, because I didn't know … they would want to see her succeed. "I went on and finished school strong. Now when I do things, I do it because of

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66508