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University choirs to perform 'A Choral Christmas'

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… First Presbyterian is wheelchair accessible. Program Six of the University's nine choirs will present a variety of cherished holiday classics. The concert will include … at First Presbyterian. This concert features more of the School of Music’s internationally-recognized choral …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36561

Camp for blind and visually impaired athletes breaks down barriers

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… as they try to defend their net, which stretches the width of the court. Teammates on the sideline wait in anticipation … impaired or blind were educated in state residential schools. In 1975, however, the Education for the Handicapped Act was passed, requiring all public schools to provide students with disabilities equal access …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53866

Award-winning WMU alumna is new Grand Rapids regional location director

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… Roehm KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Joanne Roehm , former director of Strategic Initiatives and LaughFest for Gilda’s Club Grand Rapids, took on the role of director for Western Michigan University's Grand Rapids … and I am so excited to help WMU-Grand Rapids become the school of choice for students in the area who are pursuing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64494

Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity commemorates 50 years at WMU

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… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO—The Epsilon Xi chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Inc. fraternity is celebrating its … featuring Dennis W. Archer, play depicting experiences of black students on campus leading up to and following the … at Washtenaw Community College; Edgar Watson, retired K-12 school system educator, 1920 Sangren Hall, 4 p.m. Panel …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1826

Student awarded prestigious Boren Scholarship for study abroad

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… his Russian language studies. Sipes was selected as one of 161 Boren Scholarship recipients for fall 2013 out of a historic high of 947 applicants from around the … the past three years, is a graduate of Bangor (Mich.) High School and a transfer student from Kalamazoo Valley …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10903

Dr. Inayat Mangla Brings Global Perspectives to WMU

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… WMU Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Complexities of global banking and finance unraveled by pakistani-born business and finance professor Captivated by the economic culture he encountered in … professor and Senior Fulbright Fellow at the Lahore School of Economics and presented several seminars, …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2013/09/mangla-spotlight

WMU's President Dunn announces 2017 retirement date

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… . In the message, he described plans for a coming year full of work still to be completed, and he noted he was … we were in 2007." The launch of the WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, an affiliation that created the WMU Cooley Law School, a focus on sustainability and the establishment of

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/33779

Navy to new technology: Ricardo Campos is bridging the gap in technology and business

Haworth College of Business

… Arizona, the Western Michigan University Haworth College of Business student is using his experience from time in the … the U.S. Navy. “In my position, I learned the fundamentals of nuclear power and electrical generation. However, I … studies. He says, “Learn how to balance work, life and school. You can still have fun and attend class; they are …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/11/computer-information-systemsricardo-campostechnology

Community invited to help ArtPrize competitor complete sculpture

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… , Kalamazoo ceramic artist Shay Church will welcome members of the public to help him as he applies wet clay to his … ArtPrize entry. The is being installed on the fifth floor of the Western Michigan University Center-Downtown, located … Shay Church Church, a 2000 alumnus of WMU's Frostic School of Art, earned his master's degree from San Jose …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9063

WMU partnership boosts aviation maintenance instruction, experience

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… University's new partnership with AAR, a global provider of aviation services, is expected to enhance instruction for … and mentoring opportunities, as well as the sharing of proprietary software information with students interested … maintenance technician talent pipeline and educating high school students on the exciting opportunities available to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/10/49917