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Campus gathering to bid goodbye to Hoekje and Bigelow halls

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… Campus gathering to bid goodbye to Hoekje and Bigelow halls Submitted … A gathering will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. in the main areas of Hoekje Hall, which opened in 1959, and Bigelow … first experience away from home. The two halls are part of what is known on campus as the Big Three residence halls, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/05/7341

Trombone Choir to present innovative works at spring concert

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… at spring concert Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The concert will feature performances by faculty members and students. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University Trombone Choir will perform … Eric Ewazen and others. It will also feature an arrangement of Eric Whitacre's "Lux Aurumque" by student trombonist and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31412

Double feature planned for Arbor Day at WMU this year

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… on Eastern White Pine tree KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Tree plantings are a typical part of Western Michigan University's annual … of national Arbor Day, and WMU is doubling down this year. The University will start Friday, April 24 —the date for the 2015 national observance—with a traditional celebration that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23241

Opportunities abound for WMU community around Kalamazoo

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… on Bobby Hopewell, mayor of Kalamazoo, welcomes freshmen at the matriculation ceremony in 2018. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—With … the Western Michigan University community back to town. "We are glad that you are here," says Bobby Hopewell . "Students … of activities on campus, but don't be afraid to check out what is happening downtown or in other parts of the city," …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54810

Western honors faculty achievements in tenure and promotion

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… Mich.—   Western Michigan University is celebrating the achievements of several distinguished faculty members who have earned … of Human Performance and Health Education Stephen   Kaczmarek , Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/06/trustees-approve-faculty-tenure-promotions-june-2025

Prairie land to be burned at WMU's Asylum Lake Preserve

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… Michigan University's Asylum Lake Preserve in Kalamazoo are scheduled for prescribed burning this spring. The burning will take place along Parkview Avenue between … Preserve. Previously, burns took place there in 2003, 2005 and 2007. Last year's planned burn was canceled because …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31218

Agreement gives K College students head start in earning grad degrees

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… Kalamazoo College and Western Michigan University are now leveraging both schools' academic resources to streamline the path K students take to earn graduate degrees. The … an accelerated format," says WMU President John M. Dunn . "What's new is that we're partnering now with our colleagues …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40237

Some campus offices on reduced hours for winter recess

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… services will close or operate on limited hours through the start of spring semester. Residence halls reopen at 10 … begins at 8 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022 . Listed below are holiday hours for select University offices and … open again: Jan. 4-7,  7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jan. 8 , 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 9 , 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Spring semester hours …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66544

Julie M. Christensen obituary

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… Michigan University staff member, died Wednesday, Aug. 15. She was 54. Christensen, of Kalamazoo, was a secretary … and office associate at WMU for 18 years. When she left the University in August 2010, she had been serving for theOffice. The southwest Michigan native had been a Kalamazoo-area resident most of her life. She loved animals and was a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1279

Hannah Addario-Berry to present recital celebrating solo cello works

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… Western Michigan University’s Dalton Center Lecture Hall. The event is free and open to the public. About the program … Zoltán Kodály composed his "Sonata for Solo Cello," one of the most significant works written for the instrument. In … Addario-Berry created "Scordatura," which showcases the 1915 sonata alongside companion works created a century later …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27427