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Great Works Dance Project celebrates 20th anniversary

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… Competition. The original cast of WMU alumni, all of whom are dancing professionally in New York or Chicago, will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35212

Experts slated for upcoming Michigan Autism Conference

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… practitioners to the Radisson Plaza Hotel and Suites to share their expertise on the latest research on the … treatments for children with autism. More than 500 people are expected to attend. To register, go to … Opening night kickoff Of particular interest to parents with children with autism will be a free session from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34858

WMU alum and former trustee wins U.S. legal profession's highest award

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… recognizes.” In accepting the award, Archer credited his parents for instilling in him a deep commitment to education … a very early age I was taught I was going to college by parents who never set foot on a college campus." Archer … recounted the path that took him from WMU to a teaching career in Detroit, a law degree from the Detroit College of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/34568

WMU entrepreneur wins annual $10,000 Brian Patrick Thomas Award

Haworth College of Business

… Michigan University student entrepreneur behind a new software program has won the second Brian Patrick Thomas … an interactive cloud-based durability analysis software. About the award The Brian Patrick Thomas … the service life of their products through cloud-based software, FatigueNet. Teo created the software while pursuing his …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32175

Downtown events kick off June Jubilee in Kalamazoo

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… to Lovell Street Friday and Saturday, June 3-4 . Sale hours are Friday from noon to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to … the Kalamazoo Singers, a chorus of approximately 50 of the area’s finest singers under the direction of Richard Phelps. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32346

Trustees set strategic direction for WMU for next five years

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… accomplishing its long-term goals. "The next steps are for individual units across campus to align their … will begin immediately, and the plan will be shared with WMU's accrediting agency, the Higher Learning …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31205

Photographer, activist to bring iconic rock imagery to WMU

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… over the years focused on such jazz, blues, rock and reggae legends as John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Bob Marley, … photographed by Sinclair. Sinclair's iconic photos have appeared in countless newspapers, magazines, books, and LP and … her activities, titled the "John and Leni Sinclair Papers," are housed in the Bentley Historical Library at the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31099

Recent alumnus pursues passion for geosciences research

College of Arts and Sciences

… an interest in the petroleum industry. But Dr. Stephen Kaczmarek ’s class in carbonate petrology—which examines the … him. He switched to doctoral studies with Kaczmarek as his advisor. From his dissertation study, … brightest young geoscientists in the country,” says Kaczmarek. “He is academically talented, naturally inquisitive …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69146

WMU graduate students awarded archaeology field school scholarships

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… Mich.—Two Western Michigan University graduate students are sharing a $1,000 scholarship from the Register of … the various constituencies that they will serve in their careers. Amelia Harp Harp is a nondegree graduate student …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29071

WMU one of six in nation honored as top-performing green colleges

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… to the nation's oldest green revolving fund. Such funds are tools that allow institutions to invest in … the new national recognition required the tracking and careful input of data on projects that date back some 20 years. The GRITS software tool, he says, points the way for other school to find …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28661