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Western dance students will take audience on tour of campus with 'In-site/Outside'

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… new dance techniques as well as build community with upper-level students. It also provides important … in innovation and adaptability that sets Western students up for success not only in the arts but in whatever career … go on to professional dance careers. They're going to be occupational therapists or teachers, arts administrators or …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/65864

WMU charter schools expert to take part in debate to air on public radio

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… charter school movement and whether that movement has lived up to its promise. Other panelists include Dr. Julian …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38426

Eleven incoming students earn $60,000 Foundation Scholarships

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… Academy. She plans to study fashion merchandising and design at WMU. Shaylee Faught is from Grand Rapids and will … is based on both merit and financial need, and is designed to provide a financial "foundation" to the recipients … to attend WMU. The Foundation Scholarship fund is set up in the WMU Foundation. Donations to the fund can be made …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32204

WMU lauded for value to nation in Washington Monthly college ranking

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… magazine ranked WMU at No. 64 among national universities—up 28 places from its spot in the 2015 Washington Monthly … U.S. News & World Report and Forbes. The methodology is designed to "ask not what colleges can do for you, but what … and more, into this year's rankings, marking the single biggest change to our methodology to date," says Kevin Carey , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/34557

WMU's new physical therapy department names founding chair, director

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… Michigan University to build something new from the ground up," Washington says. "She has great passion for the field … has been identified. As founding chair, she will have a significant impact on facility development and the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/33780

Community leader appointed new WMU development and alumni VP

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… as Catalyst University, Leadership Kalamazoo and the Wake Up Breakfast Series. In 2012, when the 100-year-old … that has the power to change our culture. Education is freedom. And this is a chance to bring so much to the region … WMU and as a school director for Proud to Be Me, one of the signature programs of Derek Jeter's Turn 2 Foundation. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33587

WMU orchestral pop ensemble sets sights on big recording project

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… crowdfunding campaign is now in progress to pay for the group, MNOE , to travel to the famous Sonic Ranch located on a … from Finland, collaborated on a project as part of class assignment for Dr. Lisa Coons ' class Entrepreneurship for Composers. The assignment was to stage an off-campus event. Pixley-Fink and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32268

Registration underway for summer Chinese culture courses

International Student and Scholar Services

… may be canceled. Summer 2016 course offerings Basic Chinese Freehand Style Painting—5 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, May 10 to … She earned a master’s degree from the Academy of Art and Design at Tsinghua University and she has worked in media for … Calligraphy, was born and raised in Beijing. Growing up in a traditional Chinese family, she learned to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/31592

Motorcycle safety device earns top spot at annual pitch competition

Haworth College of Business

… Michigan University electrical engineering student designed to improve motorcycle safety, clinched the top spot … on the market," says Middleton, who plans to attend the Disrupt New York technology conference in May. "I have also been … Jacket 360 is a modern spin on the motorcycle jacket designed to improve safety. Middleton, who is working on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/31426

A winning combination: Natalie Samdal masters finance and golf

Haworth College of Business

… with my schedule so I can learn the material and make up any coursework that I may have missed while competing for … to the small class sizes and tight-knit student groups, Samdal encourages other students to enroll. “The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70503