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WMU students help show go on, virtually, at the Playhouse at White Lake

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… WMU students help show go on, virtually, at the Playhouse at White Lake … industries around the world to a screeching halt earlier this year. But, as they say,"The show must go on." And it will … "I think this is where the future of theatre is going," says Beaman. "The arts will survive, under any …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60339

WMU garners more than $1.5M during 24-hour Giving Day

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… Mich.—Donors of Western Michigan University from as far as Australia and from 46 states came together on WMU's third Giving Day to raise $1,555,471. The Universitywide effort was led by the WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/55908

Internationalize your education in the palm of the mitten

International Student and Scholar Services

… and educational public events, all free and open to the public, have been scheduled on the main campus … throughout the week by WMU offices and international registered student organizations. The 2015 observance at WMU, … IEW event, WMU's Native American Student Organization will showcase traditional dancing, crafts and storytelling. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28100

A Flawed Bishop, a Favorite Teacher: Lárentíus saga

Medieval Institute Publications

… A Flawed Bishop, a Favorite Teacher: Lárentíus saga Submitted by Kylie … he is forced to move to a different monastery. Yet, somehow, he manages to become bishop of Hólar diocese in … during the fourteenth century. At the same time, it is by far the most entertaining of the Icelandic bishop’s sagas, a …

https://wmich.edu/medievalpublications/news/2024/10/flawed-bishop

Princeton Review names WMU a best business school

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… Princeton Review names WMU a best business school Submitted by … Michigan University's Haworth College of Business is an outstanding business school , according to The … pot in the heart of West Michigan. Classmates are from as far away as China, India and the Ukraine. This opportunity …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43809

Education meets innovation: Interior design students envision accessible future for teen living with rare progressive disease

W Magazine

… Education meets innovation: Interior design students envision accessible future for teen living with rare … and ride it to the garage and get in the car. That's how we function right now." A TURNING POINT Bridget Lassig … on a plot of land in Kent County in West Michigan that a farmer has agreed to sell the Lassig family. "They looked at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69849

Racing toward his goals: Engineering student follows passion on the track

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Racing toward his goals: Engineering student follows passion on the … knew he wanted to be an engineer. Growing up, one of his favorite activities was to take things apart and rebuild … his first engineering course. “My favorite experience so far at WMU was the intro to mechanical engineering course …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66110

Student helps theater launch program for visually impaired patrons

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… Student helps theater launch program for visually impaired patrons Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Imagine going to a theater performance but not being able to see why people are laughing or gasping during the show. With the help of a Western Michigan University graduate …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52232

Graduate success reaches all-time high at WMU

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… high at WMU Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—"Going to Western Michigan University and the experience I … of social work," says Johnny Anderson III , who earned his bachelor's degree in 2019 and is now pursuing his … "They taught me what truly goes into research as well as how to think critically during this process. Working in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57465

LBGT office celebrates 30 years of inclusion, diversity on campus

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… that aspect of myself," says Marshall Kilgore , an openly bisexual WMU student. "If there was not the Office of LBGT … says. "The institution at its highest level said we're going to include these people, and we're going to do it by a … on campus (in 2016), a lot of the work I would do is how to be inclusive, how to be an ally," Nguyễn says. "But …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/56242