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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
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
Bronco Racing speeds into the future with their first EV
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… industry focused more and more on electrification of vehicles, there are 75 teams competing and hundreds of teams worldwide—and the WMU group is working hard to join … for industry as well as making a name for ourselves, the school and the alumni before us.” The project is still in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73446
Embracing machines’ support
W Magazine
… This isn’t an ordinary stuffed animal; this cat has a mind of its own. Joan Windewani, a psychology major from Indonesia, is playing with one of the zoomorphic cats from the Social Robotics Labs at … with his colleagues Drs. Chad and Autumn Edwards in the School of Communication. This group, who are members of the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71777
Western Brass Quintet to present CD release concert
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… Bitensky, André Lafosse, Richard Peaslee and former WMU School of Music Director David Colson. Bullock Music Performance Institute Established in the fall of 1985 and renamed in 1988 in honor of its founder, the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27102
ESPN College GameDay coming to WMU Saturday
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… Nov. 19, to do a pregame broadcast from the campus of No. 14 (AP) Western Michigan University. The weekly … Bowl Subdivision. The other is No. 1-ranked Alabama. Both schools are 10-0. Watch WMU College GameDay video ESPN … of local fans. WMU is the second Mid-American Conference school ever to be featured on College GameDay. The show …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36423
Aviation museum president and CEO set for Keystone Series talk
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… on Thrash KALAMAZOO—The president and chief executive officer of the Kalamazoo Air Zoo will share his insights on building … March 28: President Don LeDuc, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and President John M. Dunn, Western Michigan …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13454
Art grad ready to help others find healing through her craft
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… themselves and heal through art. Flanders developed professionally through not only her professors but also … as a kid, and I started taking it seriously back in high school. I had the most amazing art teacher who made it … the resident artist for the Children's Defense Fund Freedom School in Kalamazoo over the summer. The nonprofit offers a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73705
Educator honored with Emerging Scholar Award for impactful research
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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. Daniel Macfarlane , associate professor of environmental and sustainability studies at Western … waterways. Dr. Benjamin Ofori-Amoah , director of WMU’s School of Environment, Geography and Sustainability, praised …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/daniel-macfarlane-honored-2024-emerging-scholar-award
Flags lowered Tuesday for fallen U.S. Army sergeant
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… by Anonymous (not verified) on LANSING, Mich.—By order of Gov. Rick Snyder, flags on all campuses of Western Michigan University and throughout Michigan will … is a native of Grand Rapids and graduated from Ottawa High School. A service in Hinton's honor is scheduled for 11 a.m. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40270