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Therapy Dog Clinic awarded grant

Unified Clinics

… Clinic. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— The Therapy Dog Clinic, part of the Unified Clinics at Western Michigan University, has received a generous grant of more than $22,000 from the Kalamazoo Community … Clinic was established in August 2022, after the presence of therapy dogs within the facility, primarily as part of

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/05/75451

Black mason broke barriers, laid first building blocks for learning at Western

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… in building Heritage Hall. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—At the turn of the 20th century, long before the Civil Rights Era, a Black brick mason built some of the most prominent buildings in Kalamazoo, including the … Albert White "He was born in 1861. If a man coming out of those extreme conditions—degradation, the worst human …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74599

Small Business Development Center receives funding to boost technical training services

Haworth College of Business

… the Michigan SBDC, located within Western's Haworth College of Business, to expand access to one-on-one business … at the right time,” says Tamara Davis , regional director of the Michigan SBDC office. “As a result of the pandemic, we saw a 300% increase …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/69014

WIDR staff brings home two national awards for Best Radio Drama and Best Faculty Advisor

Student Affairs

… Drama in New York City. Glen Dillon, assistant director of student media, and WIDR staff earned nine total … as well," explains Glen Dillon, assistant director of student media. “It’s (also) an excellent way for the … and see how it matches up.  "(The conference) gets tons of submissions from around the world, and ... if you are …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75005

Music theatre performance graduate ready for next act

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… Conference in New York came to campus in fall 2019—one of many networking and professional experiences provided regularly to WMU theatre students. Brown was successful, he says, because of the skills he’s honed at Western. “My training in musical …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59064

WMU Libraries' grants save students $184K in the spring semester

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… across disciplines in three different colleges—College of Arts and Sciences, Haworth College of Business and College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59394

Latest sales win makes WMU most victorious university in national competition's history

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… Farm Marketing and Sales Competition. KALAMAZOO—A team of two Western Michigan University sales students competed … Farm Marketing and Sales Competition  at the University of Central Missouri, during the fall semester, with one … student winnings to over $40,000 in the past eight years of competition, making it the most successful university in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57501

WMU Theatre, Face Off Theatre partner to bring “Black Lives, Black Words” back to Kalamazoo

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… WMU Theatre, Face Off Theatre partner to bring “Black Lives, Black Words” back … Erin Flynn on Reginald Edmund, bottom right, with members of Face Off Theatre Company in 2018. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— "Do Black …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60278

Virtual and in-person summer camps offered at Western

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… Virtual and in-person summer camps offered at Western Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, … return to Western Michigan University, pending approval of safety plans and registration with the Office of Precollege Programming. In-person and virtual …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63704

Tickets on sale for 'The Lion King' at Miller Auditorium

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… are on sale now for the West Michigan premiere of Disney's "The Lion King" at Western Michigan University's … Now in its 20th year, "The Lion King" continues to be one of the most popular stage musicals in the world. Since its … by Disney Theatrical Productions under the direction of Thomas Schumacher, "The Lion King" is only the second …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/12/44109