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Japanese musician to perform on campus during second U.S. tour
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… U.S. tour, Sato Michiyoshi will perform a unique blend of traditional and modern styles on the "shamisen," a … on main campus. Michiyoshi is an award-winning performer of "Tsugaru-jamisen," a dynamic style of music played on the shamisen. In his performance, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45560
Student awarded Critical Languages Scholarship to study in Jordan
International Student and Scholar Services
… will focus on Arabic language. Canavan was selected as one of 100 awardees from a pool of 10,000 applicants representing more than 500 colleges and universities across the U.S. to study one of the 13 languages offered through the CLS program: …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/23885
ISM students place second at international case competition
Haworth College of Business
… Hayward, Clark, Barney and Poppema. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A team of students enrolled in Western Michigan University's … has placed in the annual competition that matches up some of the best and brightest supply chain students from universities around the world. Members of the team are senior Andrew Barney of Kalamazoo, junior …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43147
Russell L. Gabier obituary
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… and alumni affairs leader and the founding president of the WMU Foundation, died Feb. 18 in Kalamazoo. He was 90. … the University in 1958 to take a job as assistant director of admissions. He remained at WMU until 1986, retiring as … and alumni relations and president and chief executive officer of the WMU Foundation. He helped found the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45491
WMU Today to go online, feature self-published announcements
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… in store for WMU Today , the compilation of concise campus notices emailed to staff, faculty and … online repository in addition to a weekly email blast. As of Monday, Oct. 7 , submissions for WMU Today will no longer … bulletin, contact Bradley Horstman . Each Tuesday, a digest of five to six bulletins will be sent as an email blast to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55181
Time to review winter weather policies, issues
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… for both pedestrians and motorists. That means this time of year is a good time to review Western Michigan … for 16 days due to weather. When it does close, regardless of the reason, the closure is announced on: The WMU home … WMU-Battle Creek regional location as well as the College of Aviation in Battle Creek also close. The status of the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/12/44064
WMU trustees to elect officers at upcoming meeting
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… WMU trustees to elect officers at upcoming meeting Submitted by Anonymous (not … on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees will meet Thursday, Feb. 11 , in a public … as its formal annual meeting and will include the election of officers for 2016. Trustees will meet in formal session …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30193
Student team launching NASA competition dream
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… by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Alexis Lind has dreamed of building and launching rockets since watching “October Sky” in seventh grade. Now, as part of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences’ Advanced Rocketry Club, her dream is coming true. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56773
Theatre, musical performances in spotlight at medieval congress
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… Thursday through Sunday, May 11-14, include a variety of theatrical and musical performances that are part of the new Mostly Medieval Theatre Festival. All … music and dance performance is based on the life and music of the 12th-century mystic and visionary Hildegard of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39852
Professor emeritus and photography department pioneer establishes endowment
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… Professor emeritus and photography department pioneer … on Carney KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University professor emeritus Jack Carney , who has established an … , on his photographic work, “Night Light: The Aesthetics of Time by Events in Space,” currently on view at the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38388