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Award winning U-M professor, author next up in Frostic Reading Series

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An accomplished author and University of Michigan professor will visit the Western Michigan University campus later this month … Gwen Frostic Reading Series. Claire Vaye Watkins is a Guggenheim Fellow and assistant professor in the U-M Helen …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30054

Frostic Series teams up with Theatre Kalamazoo to present playwright

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… Western Michigan University Gwen Frostic Reading Series is again collaborating with Theatre Kalamazoo in early … A reception for the public will follow the reading of his play. He also will conduct a free workshop for local … Kalamazoo. Dr. Steve Feffer, associate professor of English and head of the department's playwriting program, will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29828

WMU prof wins NSF grant to study stress in Kenyan communities

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A Western Michigan University anthropologist has been awarded a $135,891 National Science Foundation … Kenya. Dr. Bilinda Straight , professor of anthropology, is one of two principal investigators involved in the … which builds on previous research conducted from 2008-2011, is $293,395. The research team will revisit the Kenyan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/19986

University Concert Band's fall concert presents something for everyone

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… Tuesday, Oct. 21 in Miller Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public. Among the original works for … some feel the Halloween spirit; and the traditional English Folk Song Suite by Ralph Vaughan Williams. … composers of the Romantic era. The University Concert Band is directed by Dr. John Lychner and graduate assistant Chet …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19570

Business accelerator launched to help student entrepreneurs

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… them grow their innovative business ideas. Starting Gate is a new student business accelerator that will test … burgeoning businesses. The student business accelerator is located in WMU's Business Technology and Research Park … Starting Gate's fall cohort should visit wmich.edu/startinggate and submit applications by Sept. 6 . Four student …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8806

Terrell named National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete

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… Scholar Athlete. A native of Fort Wayne, Indiana, he is one of 12 athletes from across all divisions of college athletics chosen out of a group of 156, … 3.5 years while leading one of the MAC's best offenses. He is currently pursuing his Master of Business Administration …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36082

Be heard and enter for a chance to win

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… Bonnie Pfingst on Be heard by taking the dining customer satisfaction survey and enter for a chance to win Beats Solo3 … WMU Dining Services invites you to take our customer satisfaction survey online between  November 11-27 . Your … feedback will help WMU Dining Services make informed decisions to enhance your overall dining experience. To take …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56427

Michigan Autism Conference to bring who's who in autism to area

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… Michigan Autism Conference to bring who's who in autism to area Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Radisson Plaza Hotel at Kalamazoo Center KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18854

SPLICE electronic music festival set

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… music. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is hosting the Summer Institute for Performance, Listening, Interpretation and Creation of Electroacoustic … Keith Kirchoff , piano: featuring works by Christopher Biggs, Adam Vidiksis, Samuel Wells, James Mobberley and Ryan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33065

Entrepreneurial speaker part of WMU Innovation Day

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… includes a keynote speech at 10:30 a.m. by Jia Jiang , who is the founder of FearBuster, a speaker and author of the … One Rejection at a Time." Several years after Jiang began his career in the corporate world, he stepped into the … and started a blog to face "100 Days of Rejection." He discovered that rejection can be much less painful than …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28804