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The Velvelettes: A legendary Motown group born on Western's campus

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—It all started with the keys. "Music is my life. It still is and it was when I was a kid," says Bertha Barbee-McNeal , … needs a name. Street was studying French at the time and suggested Les Jolies Femmes—French for The Pretty Women. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63261

Tango musician J.P. Jofre to give on-campus performance

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… J.P Jofre , one of the most creative and exciting tango artists since Astor Piazzolla, makes his Michigan debut at Western Michigan University in … March 1 , in the Dalton Center Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public. In the program, produced by …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30645

WMU cancels evening classes for Wednesday, Feb. 24

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… activities on campus Wednesday, Feb. 24 . The closure is for the Wednesday evening hours only and begins at 5 p.m. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30602

New Year, New You event for students and employees

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… Center KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Student Recreation Center is staging a daylong event Wednesday, Jan. 11 , to publicize … The New Year, New You event, held for the first time this past January, encourages members of the campus community … service desk. In addition, the entire campus community is welcome to participate in fitness classes throughout the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/37049

Japanese shamisen musician to give performance

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… Japanese shamisen musician to give performance Submitted by Anonymous … Sato Michiyoshi will demonstrate the versatility of the shamisen at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11 , in Western Michigan University's Dalton Center Lecture Hall. The event is free and open to the public. In his performance, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30113

WMU orchestra to present 'Fountains of Music'

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… at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7 , in Miller Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. The central work will be … Kerr was the winner of the 2015 WMU Large Ensemble Commission. The concert will conclude with Tchaikovsky’s … No. 4 in F Minor" For more information about the concert, visit wmich.edu/music or call (269) 387-4667. For more news, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29969

Alabama-Huntsville professor to take reins of WMU engineering college

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… of Alabama-Huntsville, will become the new dean this summer of Western Michigan University's College of … faculty member since 1997, Toutanji has been chair of his department since 2008 and has served since 2013 as … Toutanji brings to the deanship a record of enormous accomplishment as an educator, researcher and academic leader," …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21046

Registration open for new lifelong learning classes, trips

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… Registration open for new lifelong learning classes, trips … by Anonymous (not verified) on Two OLLI at WMU members discuss the new programs revealed at last year's January … allows attendees to preview the winter-spring session; register for session offerings; and meet OLLI members, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44416

Fashion show puts Western students' design skills, resilience on display

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… show puts Western students' design skills, resilience on display Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—"My first … up in her home studio. LePine, of Grand Ledge, Michigan, is among several Western Michigan University students ready … it's cool to have this extra push to help me learn how to juggle these things." Interior design student Antione McCoy , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63636

Program designed to boost Dominican Republic's education system

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… collaboration between the University and the D.R.'s Ministry of Education, Ministry of Higher Education and the Universidad Iberoamericana … About the program For the first time, faculty, administrators and professional staff of the D.R.'s colleges and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17341