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Annual festival brings over 800 high school singers to campus

Irving S. Gilmore School of Music

… of the largest, oldest and most successful high school choral festivals in the United States, this year’s festival … The daylong festival will culminate in a 7 p.m. performance in WMU's Miller Auditorium, which is free and open to the public. The concert …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/13858

Panel to discuss genomics and ethics at Ethics Center event

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… event Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Center for the Humanities (Photo credit: College of Arts and Sciences) KALAMAZOO—A panel of ethicists will explore developments in genomics during a presentation this … month at Western Michigan University as part of the Center for the Study of Ethics in Society's spring season. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13432

Decline in pollinators prompts WMU staffers to build them a home

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… Decline in pollinators prompts WMU staffers to build them a home Submitted by … fact, the two Western Michigan University employees hope more people will follow suit. Moss, a groundskeeper, and … a gardener, have become self-taught experts on how pollinator species, primarily Michigan's native bees, reproduce. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54576

A lifelong gift: 1980 graduate gives back to Department of Philosophy

College of Arts and Sciences

… courtrooms in Washington, D.C., to countries all over the world.  Mark Rochon But for the 1980 College of Arts and Sciences graduate, Western Michigan University laid the foundation for that career.  In return, he has given back to the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69151

Trustees evaluate WMU president, laud his accomplishments

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… of Trustees unanimously approved a positive annual performance evaluation for WMU President Edward Montgomery and also approved a … of stakeholder groups, including students, deans, senior staff and the Faculty Senate, board Chair Jeffrey Rinvelt …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50809

Free college-level humanities courses offered to select local residents

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… residents in the Kalamazoo area who want to study history, literature, philosophy, art history and writing need look no further than Western Michigan University. WMU's Humanities for Everybody program offers non-credit college-level classes …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1771

WMU United Way launches 2018 campaign with $200,000 goal, children's book drive

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… announced its goal of $200,000 at a gathering of supporters Sept. 20 . The event also marked the launch of a … book drive to jump-start the collection of 2,000 new or gently used books throughout the University community for students in kindergarten through the third grade. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/49280

Former Obama official to discuss American democracy

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… Former Obama official to discuss American democracy Submitted … University campus this month. Melody Barnes , the director of Obama's Domestic Policy Council from 2009 to 2012, … Obama administration as a member of the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry. Her presentation is free and open …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/48986

Former MIT researcher discusses neuroethics in center's first fall talk

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… Former MIT researcher discusses neuroethics in center's first … responsibility of neuroscience researchers will be explored in a talk that leads Western Michigan University's Center for the Study of Ethics in Society's fall 2018 lecture …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48528

When opportunity knocks: Alum’s business acquisition funded by Sleeping Giant Capital

Haworth College of Business

… When opportunity knocks: Alum’s business acquisition funded by … by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Now more than ever, business schools have a responsibility to not only develop students for future careers but to create opportunities that impact …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64373