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Using music as a vessel for social justice
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… justice Submitted by Erin Flynn on Daniel Gayden Smart is the percussive pursuit of purpose that drums the beat for … jazz studies student. First exposed to jazz by his grandparents, Gayden always appreciated the art form, but it … how I felt, or my perspective, about Black men in America. What we go through emotionally, socially, economically—all …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62039
Three faculty members named academic leadership fellows by MAC
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… Michigan University faculty members have been named to the inaugural class of a new academic leadership development program sponsored … Academic Leadership Development Program Fellows. They are among 36 faculty and administrators form Mid-American …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43138
Riding High with Adam Rice
College of Aviation
… (2) An uncle, a private pilot for more than 20 years and the only family member joined at the hip to aviation, … young Adam for a ride -- an adventure that hooked him on a career in the clouds. (3) The WMU College of Aviation's … myself itching to get back in the airplane." "If you do what you love," Rice says, "you will never work a day in …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/11/rice
University to honor its top four staffers for 2015-16
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… Western Michigan University have been selected to receive the Annual Make a Difference Award. The award is the highest … on non-faculty employees for their service. Recipients are selected from each academic year's semiannual award … as manager of customer account services and was promoted to what became her current position in 2006. Those nominating …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34935
Communitywide conversation on diversity set
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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—What began as discussions on diversity within the city of Portage has led to a communitywide conversation … to explore the importance of diversity in a variety of areas of civic involvement. A "Kalamazoo Region Conversation …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38240
Students explore job, internship opportunities at 2023 fall career fairs
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… Students explore job, internship opportunities at 2023 fall career fairs Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, … in a wide variety of fields with hiring employers at the fall 2023 lineup of career fairs, including for the … full-time positions. Contact Sarah Misiak at (269) 387-2745 or email for more information . Graduate and Professional …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72643
Students take on industry challenges for their capstone projects
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… Students take on industry challenges for their capstone projects Submitted by Lindsey Haehnel on … this semester’s capstone presentations on Tuesday, April 15 , at Floyd Hall, home to WMU’s College of Engineering and … Arnesen, Rachel Millett, Nate Neubauer and Paige Roden are making a big impact in the future growth of Good Trade …
https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/04/senior-engineering-design-spring-2025
Advisor for start-up businesses to speak at upcoming lecture
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… social businesses and impact investment funds will share his story of breaking into the social business sector and uncovering one's core values … His talk, "How to Break Into the Social Business Sector: What You Need to Know," is the first in the 2013-14 Global …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9355
Jazz student takes composing experience to new level, livestreaming process online
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… online Submitted by Erin Flynn on Eddie Codrington created the perfect space for livestreaming composing sessions at … the globe. As physical connections become scarce, people are exploring virtual collaboration opportunities. But, it's … to survive. "Music—and I'm pretty sure all forms of art—is what every human being is now turning to," he says, pointing …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58733
Award-winning inventors to kick off entrepreneurship forum
Haworth College of Business
… verified) on From left: Barnett and John KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The entrepreneurs behind the life-saving invention NeoVent … of NeoVent, will speak at 8 a.m. Friday, Sept. 16, in 2150 Schneider Hall. The event is free and open to the public and begins with breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Reservations are required and can be made by calling (269) 387-5964 or …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/34471