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Remembering trailblazing alumnus who reshaped college experience for foster care youth

W Magazine

… alumnus who reshaped college experience for foster care youth Submitted by Deanne Puca on John R. Seita John R. … and most comprehensive collegiate program for foster care youth, passed away on June 11, 2023 , in Battle Creek, … led to WMU forming a support program for students with experience in foster care. Inspired by his advocacy and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73609

WMU researcher's grant renewed for investigation of employment barriers among marginalized populations

College of Education and Human Development

… outcomes among individuals in marginalized populations with disabilities. According to Langston University, the … toward a field that is naturally inclusive of people with disabilities from traditionally underserved … communities.  "Our work continues to recognize that people with disabilities are amongst the most vulnerable …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73205

Faculty invited to apply for short-term exchange program

News

… at the University of Passau. The successful WMU applicant will spend May 1 through June 30, 2013, as a visiting … and housing in the city. Although no stipend is provided with this exchange, there will be ample opportunity for … scholar will be selected by Wednesday, Oct. 3. Applicants should submit a brief letter of interest, including a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1574

University Symphony Orchestra continues season theme of fifths

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… "Perfect Fifth" because it highlights symphonic works with the number five. The Nov. 4 program is no exception, as … Conductor, Jeffrey Spenner , will make his conducting debut with the Overture to the opera Oberon by Carl Maria von …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2604

Trustees approve tenure for 19 faculty members

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… of 19 faculty members at its June 7 meeting, effective with the beginning of the 2012-13 academic year. The names of those granted tenure, along with their unit or program affiliations, are: Sheila Bair, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/766

University Symphony Orchestra to premiere alumna composition

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… is free and open to the public. The concert will open with the "Overture to Colas Breugnon" by Dmitri Kabalevsky, … composer Sergei Rachmaninoff. The performance will conclude with Dmitri Shostakovich’s epic "Symphony Number 5 in D … "El Letargo De Las Ballenas" (The Whale’s Lethargy) by Mexican composer and WMU alumna Valeria Jonard. Jonard’s …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4397

St. Louis Symphony bass trombonist presents solo recital

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… verified) on Pagano KALAMAZOO—Gerry Pagano, bass trombonist with the St. Louis Symphony, will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, … Ballet Orchestra for eight seasons. He has performed with numerous orchestras, including the San Francisco …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1440

Update on investigation of on-campus robberies

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… The students reported being robbed by single individuals with similar but slightly different descriptions. The two … large as of Friday afternoon, Dec. 7. They are described as young black males, both about 6 feet 3 inches tall—one in a red shirt with a black vest and jeans, the other wearing a dark …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3399

WMU wins men's MAC Academic Achievement Award for highest GPA

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… program has been named the winner of the 2016-17 Mid-American Conference Faculty Athletics Representative Men's … Awards are designed to recognize the conference institution with the overall highest grade-point average rank by gender. … is one of only three institutions ever to win the award, with Toledo claiming the honor three times and Miami winning …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42343

PA department makes holidays special for local family

Physician Assistant

… Submitted by Joel Krauss on PA students, faculty and staff with their donations KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Each year during the … Charities Diocese of Kalamazoo matched the PA program with a local family in need, a family with six with children … me very proud to join them in these efforts." The American Association of Physician Assistants regularly posts on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70180