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Performance features new works by School of Music faculty composer
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… by Deanne Puca on Colson KALAMAZOO, Mich.—New works by Western Michigan University School of Music faculty composer … Colson will be performed by faculty musicians including the Western Wind Quintet, trumpet professor Scott Thornburg, and faculty pianists Silvia Roederer and Lori Sims at …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38089
2020-21 general fund budget tops Board of Trustees' agenda Thursday
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… Submitted by Paula M. Davis on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees is scheduled … by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16. Find the board's full agenda and associated materials at wmich.edu/trustees . For more WMU news, arts and events , visit WMU News online. Contact: Paula M. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61181
Trustees to meet Nov. 6, consider 2020-21 apartment rates, other recommendations
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… Submitted by Paula M. Davis on KALAMAZOO, Mich—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees will meet at … interim amendment to the residency policy for admissions; and strategy for graduate tuition rates. The board also will … include reports on curricular changes, personnel moves, and research and innovation. Background materials on items …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56341
Hope in the darkness: WMU music therapy alum finds calling in hospice
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… But the work she does is life-changing for the patients and families she helps. Ridgway, who earned her master's degree in music therapy from Western Michigan University in May 2018, found her calling … from her undergraduate degree—and master's degree. "I loved Western's program because I got to do eight different …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55317
WMU engineering student excels in the classroom, on the rugby field
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… that mechanical engineering student Joseph Backe leads Western Michigan University's men's rugby team. The club … just won the Mid-American Conference Sevens Championship and has its eye on the national championship at the end of May. "This is the first time Western's ever won the MAC championship," says Backe, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53485
New medieval book series could captivate public, scholars alike
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… who agree with Shakespeare that "What's past is prologue," Western Michigan University has a new book series that may … focus on the Middle Ages, are written in scholarly yet edgy and accessible language, and are garnering broad acclaim. … University," by Dr. Jane Toswell , professor of English at Western University, Canada, is about the history and impact …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40229
Incoming students win $60,000 Medallion Scholarships
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… coveted Medallion Scholarships to begin their studies at Western Michigan University this fall. Medallion … were based on a combination of high grade-point averages and ACT or SAT scores, and were extended to students who had … a kids theater camp. Brooke Semler Semler Brooke Semler, of Spring Grove, Illinois, graduated from Richmond-Burton …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47899
World’s medievalists to convene virtually during annual congress
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… Saturday, May 10 to 15 , for the 56th celebration of the Western Michigan University International Congress on … campus but moved to a virtual format during the COVID-19 pandemic, the event is hosted by Western's Medieval Institute and has attracted professional …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/63939
WMU prof takes tax help to indigenous villages in Alaska
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… Fritz Allhoff) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—They might be off the grid and off the road system. But rural Alaskans are getting some much-needed help preparing their taxes thanks to a Western Michigan University professor and a group of … has led a tax-assistance delegation to remote villages in western Alaska. The program is supported by the Internal …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30766
Summer camps online at WMU in June
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… have an opportunity to explore graphic novels, cryptography and playwriting, among other areas, as summer camps during the month of May and June on the campus of Western Michigan University will be held online to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58373