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Kohrman Hall being renovated to house product design facilities

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… and third floors of Central Kohrman Hall a world-class home for the product design program . Scheduled to open in fall … by providing four years of hands-on design education for each cohort of 20 students and will help to meet the … Art is housed in South Kohrman Hall and the Richmond Center for Visual Arts, which opened in 2003 and is named for James …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45220

Professors get $2.6 million to train English as second language learners

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… University professors to boost professional development efforts for teachers working with English learners. WMU is the only … program, English Learners and Teacher Education. The effort will provide a rigorous and comprehensive professional …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43139

Ribfest highlighted by musical performances

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… Ribfest highlighted by musical performances Submitted by Deanne Puca on Kalamazoo Ribfest … of the original downtown festivals, Ribfest has been held for more than three decades and attracts 10,000 people each … group has accumulated 13 gold and 10 platinum records with sales in excess of 25 million copies sold worldwide. About …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41161

Nationally known health law and bioethics scholar to speak at WMed

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… month as part of the Western Michigan University Center for the Study of Ethics in Society's Spring 2017 Lecture … is titled "Does Everyone Have a Duty to Volunteer for Research?" The event will begin with hors d'oeuvres at … would be a major departure from the traditional view of informed consent. It would also impose heavy burdens on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38662

WMU's Beltline students moving downtown during building renovation

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… the University closes its Graduate Center-Beltline location for seven months of extensive renovations. During the work, … Saturday, Dec. 13 , and will reopen in August in time for the fall 2015 semester. Creating a 'more productive work … to the Beltline location will provide an enhanced workspace for students as well as opportunity for growth," says Joe …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20669

Department of Dance presents annual Winter Gala concert

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… , in the Shaw Theatre at the Gilmore Theatre Complex. Performances are at 8 p.m. on all dates with a 2 p.m. matinee … . This year's program will include WMU dance students performing dances by Great Works Dance Project featured artist … as well National Choreography Competition winner Brendan Duggan . Including ballet, modern, contemporary, jazz and tap …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44735

Western and Wisconsin brass quintets to collaborate on concert

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… Brass Quintet in a collaborative program showcasing works for double quintet and two major works for brass quintet at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2 , in Western … Quintet was invited by the Wisconsin Brass Quintet to perform at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the fall of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27107

New café open in Valley Dining Center

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… of the Valley Dining Center on main campus, offering a comfortable atmosphere, lounge-style seating and a full-service … wide variety of food, beverages and household goods perfect for Valley residents or visitors craving a hot drink or … hot soup, fruit, bagels, snacks and desserts perfect for light meals, snacks and healthy on-the-go dining. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36417

Bronco football headed to Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

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… Potato Bowl Submitted by Paula M. Davis on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—For the second time in the University's history, the Western … ESPN. Learn more about the game, watch parties and other information at Bowl Central . "We are extremely excited to be … said. "We know it is a first-class event and are gratified for the opportunity and to play on the famous blue turf." …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50541

Columbia University scholar, author to give humanities talk

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… Michigan University as part of the University Center for the Humanities 2015-16 Speaker Series: Reimagining … Her presentation, titled "Creative Writing and the Capacity for Empathy," is free and open to the public. Nellie Hermann Hermann's first novel, "The Cure for Grief," received national acclaim and was chosen as a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27275