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WMU board approves honorary degree for French composer Legrand
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… (not verified) on Legrand (Photo credit: michellagrandofficial.com) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Acting at their Feb. 11 meeting, the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees approved awarding an honorary doctoral degree … such motion pictures as "The Thomas Crown Affair," "Summer of '42" and "Umbrellas of Cherbourg," will be in Kalamazoo …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30243
University Theatre presents 'Baby With the Bathwater'
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… This show contains mature content. Patrons under the age of 16 will not be admitted. Purchase tickets online: … is a dark comedy that explores the impossible journey of parenting, the delicacy of children and the unpredictability of the world we live …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35035
Campus Ring Road to close temporarily
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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Improvements associated with construction of Western Michigan University's new Valley Dining Center will result in closure of a key portion of the campus Ring Road from 7 a.m. Tuesday, July 5, through …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33292
April grad named top industrial engineering student in nation
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… (not verified) on Croes KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An April graduate of Western Michigan University is traveling to Montreal, … from New Baltimore, is the 2014 first-place winner of the Institute of Industrial Engineers' James W. Barany … May 31-June 3 in Montreal. Kyle E. Croes Croes earned his bachelor's degree from WMU this spring and works in supply …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/16186
Funding available for small businesses to support hiring interns
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… get funding to help them hire WMU student interns in the science, technology, engineering and math—STEM—disciplines. … relevant to students," says Lisa Garcia , director of WMU's Business Connection, which is part of MCRN—the Michigan Corporate Relations Network. MCRN is a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14572
WMU to play critical role in national manufacturing initiative
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… innovation initiative being announced by U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter today in San Jose, California. … Innovation Institute as the nation's newest member of the Obama administration's Nationwide Network for … honored by the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences as the lead U.S. institution in printed …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26501
WMU jazz students roll a lucky 'seven' in this year's DownBeat Awards
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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The June issue of DownBeat Magazine will be on newsstands in mid-May. … WMU in good company, in second place with the University of Music and the Performing Arts in Graz, Austria, a highly … The only program to win more awards was the University of Miami, with 18 awards. But several of Miami's awards, as …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23720
Garcia looks to deepen Western's connection with community in new leadership role
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… by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Lisa Garcia , director of Western Michigan University's Business Connection, will … for the community partnerships position after the departure of Kara Wood , who is leaving the University to become … with clients from Kellogg’s to Nickelodeon. She has a bachelor's degree in communication from the University of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68168
Dr. Richard R. Williams obituary
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… on Dr. Richard Williams Dr. Richard R. Williams , founder of Western Michigan University's holistic health program, … general studies unit as an assistant professor of social sciences teaching interdisciplinary studies in the … then composing for and directing the Army Band. He earned a bachelor's degree in 1961 from Kansas State College and a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/14819
Office renamed to reflect total student population served
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… Office renamed to reflect total student population served … Mich.—Western Michigan University's newly renamed Office of Student Transitions is reaffirming its focus on serving …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45211