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School of Music to present a memorial tribute to C. Curtis-Smith

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… in memory of Curtis Curtis-Smith , professor of music, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26 , in the Dalton Center … of over 100 grants, awards and commissions, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Koussevitzky Prize at Tanglewood … reviewer Bernard Holland wrote: "Mr. Curtis-Smith takes up where Debussy’s lonely, bleakly beautiful last music …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21878

Fort St. Joseph receives Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation

College of Arts and Sciences

… Fort St. Joseph receives Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation Submitted by Sara Dillon on Students in the WMU … is key to our   ‘Make   it in Michigan’   strategy of supporting jobs, growing local businesses, and fostering …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/ftstjoseph-governorsaward

WMU Aviation’s Jersey girl and recent grad: Jade Joseph

College of Aviation

… WMU Aviation’s Jersey girl and recent grad: Jade Joseph Submitted … an aviation management and operations graduate, racked up internship and leadership experiences at Western that … leave New Jersey," but that trepidation was overcome by her goal "to attend a top aviation school that was also …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/12/joseph

WMU's global engagement growth reflects national trends

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… WMU's global engagement growth reflects national trends Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on More … Nov. 12 by the Institute of International Education with support from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of … also benefit from scholarship programs offered through the government of Iraq, Harik says. The country has earmarked …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/3017

Theatre department presents free performance of new musical

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… Theatre department presents free performance of new musical … a contract to perform at the resort and Jasper also shows up. The Americans find themselves hostages to the movement … Hour." He has written numerous songs including Lesley Gore’s Top 5 hit “She’s a Fool” and the often-covered …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15803

Former astronaut, first woman of color in space to visit WMU

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… the importance of science, technology, engineering and math education later this month when she visits the Western … in 1992. After leaving NASA, she started The Jemison Group, which integrates the critical impact of socio-cultural … as a youngster growing up on the south side of Chicago. She'll also highlight the importance of women and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38612

Western grad students break down communication barriers, empower parents with language class

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… Western grad students break down communication barriers, empower parents with language class … skills and learn from each other," Huls says. They came up with Language Exchange, an evening class where native … and she was able to say, 'Mom, let me be the teacher. I'm going to sit down and show you how to do this.' And it was a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72377

Participation needed for institutional transformation effort

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… Participation needed for institutional transformation effort … low-income students. The learning communities are being set up through the Broncos FIRST program, which is being … That federal grant seeks to create and validate, through ongoing research, student success programs that can tackle the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25412

WMU professor’s research shows social connection leads to success in health goals

Haworth College of Business

… research shows social connection leads to success in health goals Submitted by Amy Coughenour on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As we … exercise programs and more. Despite the prevalence of smartwatches, fitness influencers and health-related information, … Often, we find ourselves falling short or giving up altogether. But what if you could harness the power of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74530

Olympic gold medalist to give public talk about resilience

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… Olympic gold medalist to give public talk about resilience Submitted … to present a talk about resilience to students. His presentation, titled "The Resilience Factor," is free and open to … them forward. While on campus, Mills will meet with two groups of WMU scholarship students, many of whom had early life …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26880