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Expert Insights: The healing power of music
W Magazine
… music Submitted by Deanne Puca on Artist-in-residence Frank Waln performs on a Native American hand drum during his … After graduating as valedictorian from his high school, he set his sights on higher education. He went to Creighton … and the music industry, intertwining his Lakota roots with modern hip-hop to tell stories. “For so long, Native culture …
https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2025/03/expert-insight-frank-waln
Shannon Carpenter Fine Tunes Her Time in Aviation Technical Operations
College of Aviation
… community of Howell northwest of Detroit, has her eyes set on future employment in corporate aviation and, further … any and all of that at the College of Aviation, she has a warm spot in her tool box for faculty specialist Dr. Gail … agency that oversees over 400 student groups on campus designed to connect them to the Western and Kalamazoo-area …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/09/shannon-carpenter
Finding His Footing – Calvin Freeland Lands in the Right Career
College of Aviation
… another option. For Calvin Freeland, the second option was a first cousin of the first. "When I enrolled at the … engineering "because I thought it would be awesome to design and work on planes." Once navigating this kind of a … the controls (with an instructor obviously right there). Sunset at the Battle Creek Executive Airport, home to the WMU …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/10/freeland
Event slated to gain broad input on new student center concept
News
… center being housed in an addition built onto a renovated Waldo Library to create a new integrated learning and … Center Project event is open to the public and set for 3 to 5 p.m. in the first-floor lounge of the … by a team from Perkins + Will, the global architecture and design firm WMU hired to develop a vision and programming …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/39113
Beverly R. 'Penny' David obituary
News
… at Western Michigan University, died Nov. 19 . She was 85. The longtime Allegan, Mich., resident began … recognized expert on Mark Twain and the illustration and design of his books, she lectured and taught on four … two dozen essays for "The Oxford Mark Twain," a 29-volume set of Twain's works published by Oxford University Press in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/12/11911
Powerful piece wins WMU dance student prestigious choreography award
News
… piece wins WMU dance student prestigious choreography award Submitted by Erin Flynn on Midea KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A … Midea recorded her testimony from Nassar's trial and set it to music, choreographing a moving piece about her … WMU dance majors get trifocal training in jazz, ballet and modern dance. (John Lacko) Dance majors at WMU get diverse …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/56188
WMU Ethics Center announces lecture series for spring 2023
Study of Ethics in Society
… All these events are free and open to the public. Using Media REsponsibility The lecture series kicks off Sunday, Feb. … in Room 208 at the Bernhard Center. This lecture by Dr. Wa’ed Alshoubaki will discuss the ethical issues that might … Grasslands, Garbage Islands and Plastic Trees: Working Toward a Future Ecology Next up is “ Grasslands, Garbage …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70568
Info sessions on new master's program in Grand Rapids
News
… location in Grand Rapids, Mich. The program prepares leading-edge practitioners to provide leadership to assure that … the program will be provided during informational sessions set for Wednesdays, June 20 and Aug. 8, in the WMU-Grand … entirely in Grand Rapids. The courses are tailored toward working adults who wish to continue their education and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/818
Bronco Bound Guarantee expands with Kellogg Community College partnership
News
… on WMU President Russ Kavalhuna and KCC President Paul Watson II shake hands after signing the Bronco Bound … and will benefit from a streamlined transfer process designed to make the transition to WMU more seamless. All … an early opportunity to experience campus and begin building a connection to the WMU community. “ WMU and Kellogg …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/08/bronco-bound-guarantee-expands-kellogg-community-college
Bronco Innovators Challenge inspires creativity, encourages entrepreneurship
News
… funding to take their projects to the next level. "I was impressed by the level of professionalism our students … Over the summer, they've begun developing a webpage and set up a lab space with 3D printers to carry out projects. … Bronco Bash. Cilluffo, a mechanical engineering and product design double major from metro Detroit, has been designing …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72467