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WMU expands programs for business executives to learn new skills

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… in a rapidly changing world. Program attendees will learn how to manage personality traits in their teams and … well as learn more about joint business planning, social networking, sustainable business practices and more. The cost … The Emerging Leaders program is just the latest example of workforce development programs designed to arm professionals …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38329

Teacher, influencer joins Grow Your Own program to support multilingual students

College of Education and Human Development

… "During the first few years of my career, I would try to do weekly vlogs to recap what I was doing in the classroom. … share things that are hard for me or things that I've struggled with and then other teachers can say, have you tried … to Huls, the strategies she has been learning through coursework have been taken back to the classroom to improve her …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75881

Western's jazz program captures three 2023 DownBeat magazine Student Music Awards

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… Western's jazz program captures three 2023 DownBeat magazine Student Music Awards Submitted by Deanne … three student soloist awards from international magazine DownBeat in its 46th annual Student Music Awards . The … of our outstanding students being recognized for their work this year. WMU Jazz has a long history of success with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71611

High school students can explore manufacturing and design careers through new WMU, GRPS partnership

Merze Tate College

… through new WMU, GRPS partnership Submitted by Beth Pappalardo on Grand Rapids Public Schools students participated in … and the resulting products. Mike Butler of Autocam Medical shows students equipment for prototyping. Students check out … hypothesized and prototyped in the Design Lab. Students worked on a design challenge, using items such as straws and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69313

Works submitted by Department of Dance selected for gala concert

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Works submitted by Department of Dance selected for gala … Concert at the end of January. Twenty-five schools had work adjudicated by blind peer review; the adjudicators knew … beyond the technique." "My Hyphen" was one of only four works choreographed by undergraduate students selected for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14310

WMU to host 25th annual International Festival

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… music, dance, food and fashions of 15 cultures will be showcased during Western Michigan University's 25th annual … Students and Scholars Bronco African Student Association Dominican Student Organization German Club Indian Student … festival is the result of several months of collaborative work between students and staff," notes Helder Pereira, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/13857

Playwrights to read at next Frostic speaker event

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… that include "Revoluciónes," "Graveyard of Empires," "A Work of Art," "Title IX" and "Modern Slave." They have been … and performed in Moscow. They include "Where the Whangdoodle Sings," "Bookmarks" and "Boston." His plays also have … in Kalamazoo, Chicago and New York. Tucker's "Why Dogs Howl" was honored at the Michigan Playwrights Festival. He …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45913

Alfred Balkin obituary

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… and conducted research on children's television as well as how the arts can be used to improve education. For his body … using the stage name Alan Blake. Balkin went on to earn a Doctor of Education from Columbia University and to focus on … a large body of music, published journal articles, and workshop and conference presentations. Balkin began his WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31774

WMU student invention wins $10,000 Lemelson-MIT 'Cure it!' prize

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… , executive director of the Lemelson-MIT Program. "Their work is as remarkable as their passion to mentor and inspire … equipped. John and Barnett appear in a video that explains how their invention works. Stephen John John grew up in … five years, where he has driven school buses, led clothing donation efforts and volunteered in a local hospital, also …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/24028

Installation of innovative stormwater treatment system underway at Asylum Lake

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… from road salt runoff in Asylum Lake. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Work has begun on a project employing a two-pronged approach … is funded by the council through a Kalamazoo Foundation endowment restricted for the benefit of the preserve. Work to … concerns. This aspect of the treatment system, however, does not prevent chloride contamination caused by …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72823