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Free campus workshops offered on virtual reality

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… offered on virtual reality Submitted by Deanne Puca on Visit the virtual reality lab on the lower level of Waldo … will be held on the lower level of Waldo Library. No registration is needed. Four different topics are offered three … applications available. Software tutorials are also suggested. Friday, April 13, noon to 1:30 pm Monday, April 16, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45777

WMU's Food Marketing Conference celebrates 50th anniversary

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… 17 , wiith a conference program that "rivals any in the history of the event," according to Dr. Frank Gambino , … Carey The two-day conference will be held at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in Kalamazoo and will feature … in the food and consumer package goods industries. Registration is ongoing at foodmarketingconference.com . An …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/22121

University Theatre kicks off with story inspired by civil rights movement

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… inspired by a small but significant moment in civil rights history. "Waiting to be Invited" will open the 2017-18 season … 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8, 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 general admission, $18 for seniors and WMU employees, $10 for students … at wmutheatre.com , by phone at (269) 387-6222, or by visiting the University Theatre Box Office in the main lobby …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42559

Free festival features new plays by Kalamazoo playwrights

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… formerly Epic Theatre, in downtown Kalamazoo. The event is free and open to the public, and no reservations are … and are not intended for younger audiences, unless otherwise noted. 2018 selected plays "The Alleyway" by Emma … by the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre. "If Henry Didn’t Kill His Wives" by Darcy Sturges, produced by Kalamazoo College …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44704

Chicago-based Kontras Quartet returns for free performance

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… for a concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27 . The event is free and open to the public. Kontras Quartet Admired for its "superlative artistry," the Kontras Quartet has established an international following for its vibrant and nuanced …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44833

Professor's radio show wins award, additional segments to air

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… one-hour Michigan Radio show co-produced and hosted by Allison Downey , associate professor of teaching, learning and … In addition to her duties as an education professor, Downey is a musical performer and storyteller. For the episode, she served as storyteller and songwriter, in addition …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/05/7190

Longtime WMU music professor, internationally known composer dies

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… composer dies Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Curtis Curtis-Smith KALAMAZOO, Mich.-- Curtis Curtis-Smith , an … from organizations around the globe. They included: a Guggenheim Fellowship, an award from the American Academy and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19619

WMU lauded as a top university in third recent national news ranking

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… released its 2018 college rankings Sept. 12 and once again listed WMU among the top tier of the country's " best national universities ." This is the 27th year WMU has been ranked on the top national …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42544

Faculty Senate approves design for general education revision

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… Faculty Senate approves design for general education revision Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, … memorandum of action May 11, adopting a model to use in revising the University's general education curriculum. By a … named WMU Essential Studies at an earlier Senate meeting, is scheduled for use in the classroom for fall 2018. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40176

WMU student invention wins $10,000 Lemelson-MIT 'Cure it!' prize

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… graduate student winner received $15,000. The winners of this year's competition were selected from a diverse and … from 28 colleges and universities across the country. "This year's Lemelson-MIT National Collegiate Student Prize … by the belief that invention can solve many of the biggest economic and social challenges of our time, the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/24028