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WMU Theatre stages poetic drama inspired by tragedy

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… University Theatre at Western Michigan University will kick off 2017 with an intimate production of the poetic drama, "The Women of Lockerbie," inspired by the crash of Pan Am 103. The play …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37227

Services set for WMU historian Ernst Breisach

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… for Dr. Ernst A. Breisach , Western Michigan University professor emeritus of history, who died in Kalamazoo Nov. 25 . He was 93. Breisach taught in the WMU Department of History for 39 years, and served as department chair from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36629

Playwrights to read at next Frostic speaker event

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… Bruce Springsteen at 7 p.m. Friday, April 6 , as part of the spring 2018 Gwen Frostic Reading Series at Western … Michigan University. Elaine Romero, Steve Feffer, K. Frithjof Peterson and Tucker Rafferty will read during a free … playwright at Chicago Dramatists and an assistant professor at the University of Arizona, has written plays that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45913

Video and communications firm owner next up in speaker series

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… Submitted by Stacey Anderson on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The owner of a leading West Michigan video and communications company … series at Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business. Cynthia Kay , founder of Cynthia Kay and Company, will speak at 8 a.m. Friday, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/18414

Former President Elson Floyd dies in Washington

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. Elson S. Floyd , sixth president of Western Michigan University, died in Washington Saturday, … to focus on cancer treatment. Floyd served as president of WMU from 1998 to 2003. His tenure was marked by a series of major developments that have had a lasting impact on the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/25003

Business students take third in project management competition

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… participating in the competition. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A team of Western Michigan University business students placed … 11 universities. Held through the West Michigan Chapter of the Project Management Institute, the competition topic, "Improving the Affordability of Higher Education in Michigan," tasked participants with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23450

Explore U.S.-Japan issues with former Japanese ambassador

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… (not verified) on Shimokoji KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Members of the public will have a chance to engage in a two-way dialogue with Japanese citizens of diverse backgrounds during a panel discussion at Western … led by the Honorable Shuji Shimokoji , former ambassador of Japan to Panama and Venezuela. The event, "Walk in U.S., …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30806

WMU Libraries unveils digital campus history map

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… has developed a campus story map that showcases the history of its buildings and growth of Western Michigan University's campus. The project draws … the extensive WMU Archives collection and expert knowledge of archivists and librarians. The project includes a mix of

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57700

WMU's Dunn elected to American Council on Education board

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… John M. Dunn was elected March 10 to serve as a member of the board of directors for the American Council on Education, the major coordinating and advocacy body for all of the nation's colleges and universities. He was elected at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14434

WMU Homecoming and Family Weekend events planned

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… . "Go for Gold" is the 2019 Homecoming theme, and a host of activities will mark this year's celebration. Most are … consultant, and Dr. Wayne "Rusty" Stitt , superintendent at Schoolcraft Community Schools. The Keystone Alumni Award honoree is Kristen …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/55720