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Electric guitarists take the Dalton Center Recital Hall stage

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… performance of Leo Brower’s seminal work, Cuban Landscapes with Rain. The ensemble has also commissioned works by … by Terry Herald. Each year, the ensemble collaborates with the Oakland University Repertory Dance Company in an exciting project called Dance with Guitar. On Oct. 20, it will be performing works by …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43177

Pandemic didn’t swallow restaurant industry’s appetite for innovation

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… safe. Eating in an igloo suddenly doesn’t seem so novel. With indoor dining limited or shut down entirely at times, … staff. Some businesses tailor-made for delivery and carryout seemingly carried on without skipping a beat—even … one-year anniversary in February 2020. They didn't have a canning line, so the owner shifted their business model when …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63904

Meeting set to gain input on updating valley housing

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… from students, faculty and staff. The design team, led by CannonDesign, will present an overview of the project goals, … facilitate group discussion and one-on-one interactions with attendees. Plans call for replacing all 12 valley residence halls with new buildings within about a decade, with the goal of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42372

Campus Activities Board presents comedian Melissa Villaseñor

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… sponsored by the Campus Activities Board. Admission is $1 with a valid student Bronco Card and $2 without. Melissa Villaseñor is a stand-up comedian, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9709

WMU officials formally launch new cutting-edge Valley Dining Center

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… University officials, architects and builders will gather with students and the broader community for brief remarks … nestles into the environment across the street from and with a view overlooking Goldsworth Valley Pond, was built to … theme. Each micro-restaurant has a unique name associated with the cuisine offered: Traditions, Cilantro's, Pastaria, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/34462

Special education major earns outstanding student award

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… skills, compassion for others and passion for helping those with disabilities. Foreman's peers noted that she is always … extensively involved in the local community, serving as a youth development worker with Communities in Schools, a push-in mathematics tutor at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44996

WMU researcher's study shows that virtual, blended schools continue to struggle

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… study shows that virtual, blended schools continue to struggle Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Miron … ratings and a comparison of virtual school outcomes with state norms. Full-time virtual schools deliver all … consistently show virtual school outcomes that lag significantly behind those of traditional brick-and-mortar …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/31874

Dr. Michitoshi Soga obituary

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… on the University by setting up programs and linkages with higher education institutions in that country, hosting … an extensive network of Japanese alumni. He also worked—with the ever-present support and help of his wife, Ryoko—to build friendships throughout West Michigan with Japanese businesses and visitors, and was instrumental …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5512

WMU adds matching funds to Detroit group's scholarship program

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… Mich.—Western Michigan University has agreed to partner with Leaders Advancing and Helping Communities by boosting … of individual awards made by the organization's Arab American Scholarship Foundation Program.  WMU will offer 10 … those scholarship winners who enroll at WMU. The Arab American Scholarship Foundation Program provides a $1,000 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30110

Speaking the language of success

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… in itself. Doing so in a foreign country after leaving your family and home behind is a far more daunting task. … "Our school often brought in representatives from American universities to speak with students about the potential to study abroad. WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53035