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New music ensemble, Birds on a Wire, presents 'A Strange Magic'
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… open to the public. The program will feature two works by School of Music composers. The ensemble will perform Christopher … by Scott Thornburg and Silvia Roederer . Colson, WMU professor of music, also is the group's director. The concert …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45250
Communitywide event set to inaugurate Montgomery as WMU president
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… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The formal installation of Dr. Edward Montgomery as the ninth president of Western … featuring ensembles from the University's celebrated School of Music. WMU Trustee Kenneth V. Miller will act as … on Aug. 1. He previously had been the dean of the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University and earlier …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42380
Enterprising alumna finds herself in fashion
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… today, inspiring and teaching the up-and-coming generation of fashion lovers. Ware is the proprietor and chief educator … I was just never comfortable being myself," she says. High school being a realm where a quirky style and uniqueness can … Ware remembers thinking, "I can't wait to get out of high school. In college, you get to be yourself." And that's …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37905
Shirley Van Hoeven obituary
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… on Shirley Van Hoeven Dr. Shirley Van Hoeven , a professor emerita of communication at Western Michigan … speaker and presenter to community groups, including school districts, the American Business Women's Association … Shirley A. Van Hoeven Graduate Fellowship in the WMU School of Communication or the John G. Bouwman Camp Sunshine …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18512
Ethics Center offers three book club events for the fall semester
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… Ethics Center offers three book club events for the fall semester … curriculum coordinator at the WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, will lead discussions of "The Left Hand … Hate speech Kathy Purnell, a part-time instructor in the School of Public Affairs and Administration, will lead …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40701
New Empowering Futures Community promotes exploration, campus engagement at Western
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… found support and community in the Fine Arts House, one of several Living Learning Communities at Western. … with preference given to graduates of Kalamazoo Public Schools, any high school with a Detroit address and … an LLC also have a built-in social network, which is invaluable when making the transition to college life. "Being in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67074
Juggling knives, flying and a busy academic schedule, aviation grad has big things on horizon
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… pilot but also a competitive juggler. Albrecht is a member of the Sky Broncos, Western's precision flight team. … got his private pilot's license his senior year of high school and hasn't looked back. He was recently accepted into … grew up in Hartland, Michigan. "Having a top three flight school close to home was massive to me." Laser-focused on …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67823
Pianist Christopher Taylor to close WMU's Piano Masters series
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… Masters series presented by Western Michigan University’s School of Music at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 19 , in the Dalton … Taylor Taylor has many ties to Kalamazoo. He was one of the first Gilmore Young Artists in the '90s, and his …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38566
Glasser, Quada win Distinguished Service awards
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… University efforts to serve military veterans are winners of WMU's 2014-15 Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Harold … in Military Times EDGE magazine, and as a Military Friendly School. In addition, the University became one of only three schools in Michigan and one of 20 in the nation to be …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18458
President's cabinet reviewing more than 60 ideas to transform WMU
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… transformational projects and ideas during his fall State of the University address. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—With a final tally of 61 ideas submitted for funding from the Transformational … rates. Identify alternative revenue streams. Make WMU the school of choice for students, faculty, staff and community …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43888