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WMU board to consider resolution to receive state funding for Dunbar Hall renovation at special board meeting Thursday

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… virtual session Thursday, May 19, at 1 p.m. The livestream is available at wmich.edu/trustees . The $42 million … efficiency and better align with WMU’s sustainability mission. The project is set to wrap up in fall 2023. The state of Michigan will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68080

Professor wins prestigious Japanese literary prize for poetry

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… won the prize—comparable to America's Pulitzer Prize—for his book of Japanese-language poetry "Watashi no … ("My International Date Line"), which was published by Shichōsha in 2016. The Yomiuri Prize for Literature, now in its 68th year, is given out in six categories each year: poetry, fiction, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38292

Erykah Badu to perform at Miller Auditorium in July

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… Mich.—Grammy Award-winning neo-soul musician Erykah Badu is coming to Western Michigan University's Miller Auditorium … Erykah Badu Universal Motown recording artist Erykah Badu, best known for her eccentric style and cerebral music, is an award-winning American soul singer and songwriter. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23717

Solution Squad helps students solve problems, connect with resources to build success

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… Leading Western Michigan University's Solution Squad, which is part of Merze Tate College , these student success … to work setting students on the path to success. It's a mission inspired by the college's namesake, distinguished … "If you look at the story of Merze Tate, it's one of struggle, hardship and overcoming. Her entire life, especially …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67022

First Global Education Program cohort inspired to expand global learning opportunities for kids

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… over spring break in 2019. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The world is more connected than ever, and Western Michigan … Program (GEP) offers students the opportunity to not only discover it but build leadership and global skills to make … how they learn to be flexible and adaptable and how this helps to develop their emotional intelligence. This kind …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68108

Bush named American Council on Education Fellow

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… Bush, chair and professor in the Department of English, was named an interim associate dean of the College of … emerging college and university leaders selected by ACE this year. Fellows are nominated by their presidents and … selected following a rigorous application process. Established in 1965, the ACE Fellows Program strengthens …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23207

University Theatre hosts third annual New Play Festival

Theatre

… Western Michigan University departments of theatre and English will host the third annual Activate: Midwest New Play … resources with WMU's New Play Project, a class which is co-sponsored by WMU's playwriting program and the … one of the few theatre departments in the country with this kind of consistent focus on new works. It allows student …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40410

WMU entrepreneur wins annual $10,000 Brian Patrick Thomas Award

Haworth College of Business

… Spirit Award. Joshua Teo , a graduate student research assistant studying mechanical engineering, received the $10,000 award for his invention Durabilika, an interactive cloud-based durability analysis software. About the award The Brian Patrick Thomas …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32175

Betting on an adventure: Bryan Cranston brings story of alumnus who beat the lottery to the big screen

W Magazine

… at the bit to play the part. It's a good thing—writing isn't really Jerry Selbee's thing. "My spelling is terrible—absolutely terrible!" It posed some challenges … a supervisor," says Selbee, who started working at the Kellogg's factory in Battle Creek his senior year of high …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68890

Media production company founder next up in entrepreneurship series

Haworth College of Business

… at 8 a.m. Friday, Feb. 9, 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 Fetzer Center Lot 72F. Rhino Media and Romeo … or register at  wmich.edu/business/e-rsvp . To suggest an entrepreneur who should be considered for the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44904