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Jazz pianist and composer to give concert with quintet

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… Kris Davis JazzTimes has hailed Davis as a musician who offers "uncommon creative adventure," while MacArthur fellow … gifted pianist on the scene." Davis is touring in support of her latest CD, "Capricorn Climber," with quintet members … with this band. This album is very much about the sound of surprise." For more information about the concert, visit …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4506

Men's soccer to hold walk-on tryouts this fall

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… . No form is necessary for the sickle cell test. A copy of the results should be turned in with physical and proof of insurance. Physicals and sickle cell test may be done on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1252

WMU choirs showcase diverse choral repertoire

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… Feb. 26 , in the Dalton Center Recital Hall. Centerpieces of the program range from folksong classics to modern … Arvo Part's 1989 "Magnificat," written for the choir of the restored Berlin Cathedral. This composition is a shining example of the "mystic minimalism" that defined and captivated …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/139

Horn Day brings together players from area schools, community

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… take place in the Dalton Center. The fun-filled event offers an entire day of horn activities, including a master class and recital by guest artist John Ericson, horn professor at Arizona State University and co-founder of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4185

WMU trustees to elect officers for 2021 in meeting Thursday

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… WMU trustees to elect officers for 2021 in meeting Thursday Submitted by Deanne … on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees will elect officers to serve for the next year when the board meets at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/01/62848

Seniors take the runway in student-designed accessible outfits

College of Education and Human Development

… Borgess Hospital's Lawrence Education Center. "Some of the seniors at ESC are self-conscious about their disabilities and are afraid of what others think about them," says  Ally   Wilson , president of MODA. "Expressing themselves through fashion is what …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73776

Jo Ann Betz obituary

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… University staff member, died March 15 . She was 84. Betz, of Comstock, joined the WMU staff in 1978 and retired in 1995 after 17 years of service to the University. She was a finance clerk. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/46809

Expert Insights: Raising young children in a screen-saturated world

W Magazine

… world Submitted by Deanne Puca on Considering the impact of screens on child development is not about evoking guilt … a plan for technology use based on research and knowledge of early learning and development. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Going to … specialist II for the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. Holohan “In the short term, the use of the screen …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72483

Evaluation students finish as runner-ups in national case competition

College of Education and Human Development

… (Utah State University) and  Amanda Sutter (University of Connecticut) in the competition. Their team was coached by Dr.   Michael Harnar , assistant professor of evaluation at WMU and Dr. Bianca Montrosse-Moorhead , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72807

Alumna with passion for poetry named Kansas Poet Laureate

College of Arts and Sciences

… a Western Michigan University alumna, has made a career out of her passion for poetry. And, now, the entire state of Kansas is ready to hear her. Dr. Traci Brimhall Brimhall, a Kansas State University professor, was recently named Kansas Poet Laureate for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70298