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China Festival is chance to explore Chinese, East Asian culture

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… dance enthusiasts and yo-yo as well as ping-pong fans will be attending Western Michigan University's fifth annual … Ping-pong tournament final and clinic The festival is being organized by the Haenicke Institute in collaboration … community interests in Chinese language and culture have been increasing steadily," says Dr. Ying Zeng , director of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/48743

Week gives international students chance to share their cultures

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… International Education week kicks off early with the Dominican Festival Saturday, Nov. 10 , hosted by the Dominican Student Organization. This afternoon will include tasty … Market, hosted by the Malaysian Student Association, will be the final event to close the week's festivities. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/11/49695

Breyana Wilson

First-Year Faces

… career option she never imagined pursuing. “I love to read because of her,” Wilson explains. She “instilled something … kind of what pushed me in the direction of wanting to become a teacher.” “Not only that, but she was a Western … decision to come to WMU, she came to that conclusion years before higher education was on her horizon. “I first took my …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59317

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

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… by Erin Flynn on Reginald Edmund, bottom right, with members of Face Off Theatre Company in 2018. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— … playwright Reginald Edmund, the event is a partnership between Western Michigan University’s Department of Theatre … how to use their art for activism. "The movement here has been so inspiring. I don't see people letting up, and that's …

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

2017-18 room and board rates top WMU board agenda

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… more than 5,100 students, including 90 percent of beginning freshmen. Also on the April 27 agenda is a … received by the University. Extension of a lease in the Bernhard Center and an agreement with the Michigan … reconstruction also are part of the consent items that will be recommended to the board. As is the case with all …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39597

Sales students take second place at national competition

Haworth College of Business

… sales and business marketing majors in WMU Haworth. They’ve been learning to sell through experience in the Robert S. Kaiser Sales, Negotiation and Leadership Lab their … “I’m definitely proud of how Erin and I were both able to juggle not only this competition, but our many different …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69903

Performance features new works by School of Music faculty composer

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… School of Music faculty composer David Colson will be performed by faculty musicians including the Western Wind … Benjamin Kamins and Matthew Strauss. Kamins is an American bassoonist, currently active and internationally … with the Houston Symphony and timpanist with the American Symphony Orchestra at the Bard Music Festival. Bullock …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38089

Colorful prom planned for local senior crowd

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… annual Senior Prom, is set for Thursday, March 28 , in the Bernhard Center's East Ballroom. The theme for 2019, … of dancing and entertainment that bridges the generations between WMU students and Kalamazoo-area senior citizens. No … and raffle prizes. Refreshments and hors d'oeuvres will be served. The doors will open at 4:30 p.m. Bingo will start …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52450

WMU ensembles to present headline performance at state conference

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… state, and it is a tremendous honor for our ensembles to be invited to perform the opening night concert. This is a … and a new work by WMU faculty composer, Dr. Christopher Biggs , titled "Extinction." The University Symphony … which recently took high honors in the national American Prize competition, will close the program with the music …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29517

Assessment conference returns for 9th year

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… Western Michigan University Assessment Conference will be held from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday, March 16, in the … teaching assistants as well as faculty and staff members, including part-time instructors, are invited to … mid-Atlantic region. She also has directed the American Association for Higher Education's Assessment Forum and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45214