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China Festival is chance to explore Chinese, East Asian culture

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… China Festival is chance to explore Chinese, East Asian culture Submitted by Raine Kuch on … in the Student Recreation Center. The annual festival commemorates the tradition of the Chinese Moon Festival, which is … Zagalo-Melo , associate provost of the Haenicke Institute for Global Education. "It gives the Kalamazoo and surrounding …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/48743

WMU closed Wednesday, Jan. 23, due to severe weather

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Except for essential services, Western Michigan University is closed … weather. All classes are canceled. Classes are canceled for the day. The closure includes the University's Kalamazoo … be updated with event cancellations and special hours as information becomes available. Events Numerous on-campus events …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51291

Week gives international students chance to share their cultures

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… series of events. The week is comprised of numerous free or low-cost events on WMU's campus that aim to educate and … Saturday, Nov. 10 , hosted by the Dominican Student Organization. This afternoon will include tasty dishes, … African and Decolonial Hierarchies," hosted by the Center for Humanities; and "Moving Toward Cultural Humility: A …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/11/49695

Seeing beauty amid the chaos, WMU photography students tell their stories

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… amid the chaos, WMU photography students tell their stories Submitted by Megan Looker on Works of art created by students in Digital Photo I in spring … I course suddenly found themselves in very unfamiliar territory this spring. They were budding artists with little …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59462

Breyana Wilson

First-Year Faces

… all it takes is one person to make a difference. For incoming Western Michigan University freshman Breyana … Wilson , that person was her Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts teacher and WMU alumna, Stephanie Hampton . … it comes to literacy.” Wilson says Hampton has a passion for introducing students to literature they wouldn’t …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59317

WMU Theatre, Face Off Theatre partner to bring “Black Lives, Black Words” back to Kalamazoo

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… Face Off Theatre partner to bring “Black Lives, Black Words” back to Kalamazoo Submitted by Erin Flynn on Reginald … with the upcoming three-part series "Black Lives, Black Words." Part of an international theatre movement started by … project is particularly relevant. "We wanted to take the opportunity to reignite the project this summer, particularly …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60278

Virtual and in-person summer camps offered at Western

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… Programming. In-person and virtual summer camp opportunities are being added online in the coming weeks. Some … the College of Aviation .  ATYP holds summer programs for all students in grades six to nine each summer. Virtual and in-person camp opportunities begin  Monday, June 14 , and include Graphic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63704

Western students earn scholarships for verifying vaccination

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… Western students earn scholarships for verifying vaccination Submitted by Erin Flynn on Western … vaccination through Sindecuse Health Center are eligible for scholarships through the COVID-19 Vaccination Incentive … scholarship winners include: Sammy Filipich - $10,000 George Walsh - $10,000 Henry Berryman - $2,500 Jandro Guevara …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65422

Event slated to gain broad input on new student center concept

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… Center Project event is open to the public and set for 3 to 5 p.m. in the first-floor lounge of the Bernhard Center on WMU's main campus. It … firm WMU hired to develop a vision and programming concept for the project that is consistent with the University's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/39113

Three executives awarded WMU's top alumni honor for 2014

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… Three executives awarded WMU's top alumni honor for 2014 Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, … business and higher education have received the highest honor Western Michigan University can confer on its alumni, the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18417