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Employee, retiree open house to highlight recreation center benefits
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… and retirees are invited to attend a two-day open house this week at the Student Recreation Center and check out the benefits of becoming a member of the center. The event is being held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, … to use the SRC Monday through Sunday anytime the building is open. To activate a membership, visit …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29746
WMU engages football fans with Facebook team frame
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… will have a new way to cheer on the team from afar. WMU is one of only 33 institutions nationwide to pilot the team … in the beta stage and have largely been reserved for bigger institutions and team fan bases. Efforts by social … frame for its fans. "Thank you to Facebook and our administration for continuing to innovate. These frames show how …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29133
Nine to be feted as top staffers for fall 2017
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… Dec. 4 , in 157 Bernhard Center. The University community is invited to attend the event, which recognizes the fall … Management-building custodial and support services Chris Praedel , Office of Development and Alumni Relations Ewa … Award Program The Make a Difference Award Program is a campuswide peer-to-peer initiative that annually …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/44058
WMU salaried employees to move from 26 to 24 paychecks per year
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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As the July 1 start of the 2015-16 fiscal year approaches, Western Michigan University is putting the finishing touches on an initiative announced … pay schedule will apply to all salaried employees, while hourly and student employees will remain on their current …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23548
Student contest part of MLK academy's 50th-anniversary celebration
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… the Martin Luther King Jr. Student Scholars Academy , is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Students were … Academy officials are staging various celebratory events this calendar year to mark reaching the midcentury milestone. … colleges and universities. A $194,000 grant from the Kellogg Foundation and donations from friends of the University …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45215
Made in China Film Festival set for November
International Student and Scholar Services
… Nov. 5 "Farewell My Concubine" (R) 6 to 9 p.m. 1260 Chemistry Building In 1924, young Cheng Dieyi, played by Leslie … Nov. 12 "The Grandmaster" (PG-13) 6 to 9 p.m. 1260 Chemistry Building This 2013 Hong Kong–Chinese martial arts drama film is based …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27713
Alumnus Matt Giraud joins Gold Company's 40th-anniversary show
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… Puca on Gold Company KALAMAZOO, Mich.—"American Idol" finalist and Western Michigan University alumnus Matt Giraud and other prominent guest artists will join Western Michigan University's award-winning … Recital Hall on Main Campus. Tickets are $25 general admission, $15 for seniors and students, and are available from …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44966
Award-winning short story author next in Gwen Frostic Reading Series
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… Thursday, Oct. 26 , in 157-159 Bernhard Center. The reading is free and open to the public. Danielle Evans "Before You … and African American teenagers, women and men struggling to find a place in their families and communities. … has appeared in a variety of magazines, including The Paris Review, A Public Space, Callaloo and Phoebe. It also was …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43411
Free community celebration commemorates Chinese Moon Festival
International Student and Scholar Services
… Saturday, Sept. 26 , in WMU's Student Recreation Center. Admission and parking are free, and for a nominal fee, … activities. A Chinese art exhibition. Informational display booths. Attendees at last year's China Festival play … to learn the basic skills of ping pong or badminton. New this year is a drawing, during which attendees could win …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26452
Flugelhornist opens School of Music's Wednesday night concert series
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… Flugelhornist opens School of Music's Wednesday night concert series … KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Critically acclaimed jazz flugelhornist Dmitri Matheny will open the 2015–16 Bullock Performance … Recital Hall. The performance will be preceded by a 7 p.m. discussion hosted by Dr. Robert White . Tickets are $12 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26684