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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