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University recognizes outstanding staff members for semiannual Make a Difference Awards
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… but have additionally earned the respect and admiration of their peers who nominate them for this honor. I’m very … community in applauding them for their service on behalf of our University,” says WMU President Edward Montgomery . … Make a Difference Award recipients Tanya Bakija , Frostic School of Art Kate Bates , Office of Student Engagement Anne …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66334
Herbert W. Kenz obituary
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… W. Kenz Herbert W. Kenz , a retired associate director of student financial aid and scholarships at Western … Kalamazoo, spent 30 years in education, first in the public schools and then as a WMU staff member. He also spent a … in 1984. Kenz began his civilian career in the Harper Woods school system. He taught social studies from 1958 to 1962, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27621
Faculty, student ensemble to perform Wednesday night concert
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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Winds, an ensemble comprised of faculty and graduate students from the brass, wind, and percussion studios in Western Michigan University's School of Music will perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27955
Business dean candidates set for campus presentations this month
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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich—Four candidates for the position of dean of the Haworth College of Business will be on the Western … and professor of marketing at Miami University's Farmer School of Business; 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 6 , in the Fetzer …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43604
First students in Multimedia Arts Technology program to graduate
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… Dr. Christopher Biggs KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The first graduates of Western Michigan University's new Multimedia Arts … with Dr. David Loberg Code , associate director of the School of Music and director of the Kalamazoo Laptop … music since he was 4 and carried that interest into high school. After coming to WMU, he joined the Collegiate …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31952
Student's award-winning film captures peer's never-give-up spirit
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… in Billings' documentary " Painting Dreams: The Story of Johnson Simon ." Recently recognized with a national … frequently teased because of his condition and treated in school as though he had an intellectual impairment, Simon … Chicago. Meanwhile, Simon also plans on attending graduate school where he will study to be an art professor or an art …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32044
Honored military veteran to speak on campus about resilience
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… Monday, Oct. 3 , in 2000 Schneider Hall on the campus of Western Michigan University. Her talk, "The Resilience … Scholars and Seita Scholars programs. Her talk is part of the Resilience Series, an annual event now in its second … retiring from the army the same year, she went back to school and is currently serving as a veterans affairs …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35094
Memorial services set for longtime jazz educator Steve Zegree
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… age 61. He retired from WMU in 2012, ending 34 years as a professor of music and mentor to Gold Company, which under his … collegiate vocal jazz groups. After retiring from the WMU School of Music, he moved to Indiana to take charge of and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23257
Timely foreign policy talks free for WMU students, employees
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… is again partnering with the World Affairs Council of Western Michigan in Grand Rapids to promote timely talks … and practice at the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and a senior fellow of the school's International Policy Center. March 23—"Through the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21285
WMU student receives prestigious Gilman award to study abroad
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… Argentina. Montalvo is among 926 undergraduate awardees out of more than 2,800 U.S. applicants to receive a Gilman … "After graduation, I plan on applying to physical therapy school. It's a great way to connect with people and assist … be keeping in touch with a Spanish class at Loy Norrix High School in Kalamazoo. "Hopefully," he says, "this will …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/37664