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Art grad ready to help others find healing through her craft

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… made it really fun and enjoyable," says Flanders, who grew up in Portage, Michigan. "I wanted to be like him and make … have as the resident artist for the Children's Defense Fund Freedom School in Kalamazoo over the summer. The nonprofit … down and feel more relaxed for the rest of the day." Her supervisor was so impressed with her work that she hired …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73705

WMU women aviators ready for start of national cross-country race

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… Warrensburg, Missouri; Champaign-Urbana, Illinois; Murfreesboro, Tennessee; and Americus, Georgia. About the … is a 2012 graduate of Plymouth South High School. "The biggest challenge will be the changing terrain," Bates says. … and some of the southern areas of Texas are known for pop-up thunderstorms we'll have to watch out for." For …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33082

Work by WMU may reduce US dependency on China for critical minerals

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… lanthanum, neodymium, samarium and gadolinium (photo by Peggy Greb, U.S. Department of Agriculture). • President's … survey received to assess Michigan's potential for supplying some of the 35 minerals the federal government … program was announced in the wake of President Donald Trump signing a presidential executive order calling for a federal …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/53988

Connecting passion with purpose, music graduate sets sights on art management

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… Cabreja discover a new passion and career path. Growing up in the Dominican Republic, her music career started at an … my dreams!'" Peña Cabreja couldn't exactly sing for her supper once she landed in the United States. As an … of my career," says Peña Cabreja, touting the guidance and support she received from people across campus, especially …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62476

WMU students place first at sales competition

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… were progressive, with the students selling to different groups. The final round involved making a presentation to a key decision maker at a 3M distributor who supplies an influential contact in the RV manufacturing … course of three months, we watched both competitors show up hungry to learn. After many weeks of honing their craft, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63547

Fall registration underway for low-cost Chinese culture courses

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… may be canceled. Fall 2015 course offerings Basic Chinese Freehand Style Painting—6 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays, Sept. 14 to … Language courses, was born and raised in Beijing. Growing up in a traditional Chinese family, she was exposed to … She earned a master's degree from the Academy of Art and Design, Tsinghua University, and she worked in media for more …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26592

Five students receive Gilman scholarships to study abroad

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… received the prestigious Gilman Scholarship, which provides up to $5,000 for American students to pursue overseas study … Gilman Scholarship recipients were advised and supported in applying for the award by personnel in the  …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24872

Art galleries reopen to public at WMU

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… and integrated media. His work " Black Tent Transit " occupies the vast space of the Albertine Monroe-Brown Gallery. … from what you think it's going to be to what it ends up feeling like at full scale is quite a shift." The final …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/01/62793

Anita Hill to kick off new 'Raise Your Voice' speaker series

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… her testimony of sexual harassment directed at then-U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, will launch a new … into the national spotlight in 1991 when she accused U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, her supervisor at the … support across campus, with a long list of co-sponsors signing on. They include the College of Arts and Sciences, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21125

Jean E. Lowrie obituary

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… WMU, the endowed Jean E. Lowrie Children's Literature Fund supports an annual lecture series in the field of school and … who went on to become national librarian of Iceland, summed up Lowrie's career this way: "I doubt that many people are …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20588