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Homecoming and Family Weekend events planned

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… . "Forever Gold" is the 2018 Homecoming theme, and a host of activities will mark this year's celebration. Most are … University Eagles. In addition, the WMU Bookstore is offering discounts to alumni during homecoming weekend. Family members of WMU students can purchase tickets at a discount using the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/49378

WMU snares third most DownBeat awards in the world

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… in its annual student music competition, third most of any institution worldwide and substantially more than any … in Michigan. WMU students took top honors in a wide range of categories, making the achievement especially gratifying, says Tom Knific, WMU professor of music and director of the Jazz Studies Program. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/445

Trustees approve new three-year AFSCME contract

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… meeting Aug. 10, Western Michigan University's Board of Trustees approved a new three-year contract with Local 1668 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 25 and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1238

Iktus Percussion to kick off Wednesday evening concert series

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… Iktus Percussion to kick off Wednesday evening concert series Submitted by Anonymous … season at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, on the campus of Western Michigan University. All series events are held … first series event, Iktus Percussion will perform the music of American composer and artist John Cage in celebration of

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1425

Integrated supply chain students recognized at national conference

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… undergraduate students are among those from a small group of the nation's top supply chain management programs who … integrated supply management. Student honorees Dylan Green of Livonia, Mich. Ross Hughes of Commerce Township, Mich. David Lipowski of Mattawan, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3835

Oprah's favorite guest Tererai Trent will speak at WMU

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… Winfrey (center) and Trent (right) with Jo Luck, president of international aid agency Heifer International KALAMAZOO-- Dr. Tererai Trent , whose moving story of being "the woman who buried her dreams" earned her the designation last May as Oprah Winfrey's favorite guest of all times, will speak at Western Michigan University …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/65

WMU alum and veteran journalist to deliver annual peace lecture

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… writing from Columbia College in 1995. A poet and proponent of the human potential movement, he has taken restorative … first newspaper job was at the Plainwell Enterprise, north of Kalamazoo, where he laid out copy, sold ads and did … a dozen years at the Lerner Newspaper chain, covering much of the North Side of Chicago, a pulsating, complex …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1877

WMU launches Best Midwestern High School Writing contest

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… Lee Honors College, in partnership with the Department of English and its Third Coast Writing Project, has created … can display extraordinary talent for the craft. Organizers of the Best Midwestern High School Writing contest hope to draw the exemplary work of young people from across a six-state region. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/2938

WMU horn player places highly in international competition

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… Society's 45th annual symposium staged at the University of Memphis in Tennessee July 29-Aug. 3 . Paul Clifton of Howell, Mich., one of five finalists worldwide selected to vie in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8668

WMU secures $1.92 million for interprofessional workforce development

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… WMU secures $1.92 million for interprofessional workforce development Submitted by Joel Krauss on … is meeting the challenge by preparing the next generation of practitioners to meet those needs and represent the … Adkison-Johnson and Jennifer Harrison , received an award of $1.92 million to support the development of a culturally …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64511