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Award-winning short story author next in Gwen Frostic Reading Series

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… Mich.—A nationally acclaimed short story writer will be the next reader in the Fall 2017 Gwen Frostic Reading … "Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self" won the PEN American Robert W. Bingham Prize, the Hurston-Wright Award, the … and African American teenagers, women and men struggling to find a place in their families and communities. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43411

Jazz Orchestra wins perfect score at Notre Dame collegiate fest

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… of music and orchestra director. "He basically verbally hugged the band for 15 minutes and concluded with, 'It was a masterful performance.'" Members, outstanding soloists Orchestra members taking home Outstanding Soloist honors were Rufus …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14317

National Book Award finalist next up in Frostic Reading Series

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… Mich.—A finalist for the National Book Award will be the first reader in the spring 2017 Gwen Frostic Reading … and its aftermath." In it, Hopler describes the struggle to live with great loss, an undertaking that takes him … the subtropics of Florida, to the mountains of the American West, the streets of Rome and the Umbrian countryside. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38660

NYC-based ensemble Wet Ink to perform at Dalton Center

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… Hall at Western Michigan University. The performance will be preceded by a 7 p.m. discussion hosted by Dr. Robert White . Tickets are $12 general admission, $10 for … Alex Mincek, saxophone; Ian Antonio, percussion; Eric Wubbels, piano; Josh Modney, violin; Kate Soper, voice; and Sam …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38038

WMU instructor, students team up to build a better bone model

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… WMU instructor, students team up to build a better bone model Submitted by Paula M. Davis on Walcott, a … that's now copyrighted. And the model it produced could be available on the market one day. Read more about this …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36967

WMU provost again named among top 200 education scholars in the nation

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

… and vice president for academic affairs, has once again been recognized as one of the top education scholars in the … Hess , director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute and a renowned blogger at Education Week, were published in his influential …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74507

WMU and APICS to offer supply chain management lunch workshops

Haworth College of Business

… Submitted by Stacey Anderson on The workshops will be held at WMU's Fetzer Center. KALAMAZOO, … chain management who will join forces to offer focused, best-practice training in a series of lunch and learn … that will enable participants to implement supply chain best practices immediately. About the workshops The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23336

Walker Institute to kick off community forums with Michael Moore talk

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… communities; and how we get to a future that works better for everyone. Moore will present "It Only Hurts when … with seating on a first-come, first served basis. It is being sponsored by WMU's Lewis Walker Institute for the … of upcoming community forums and scholarly discussions being sponsored by the institute. The series, "Growing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31123

Governor appoints new members to WMU Board of Trustees

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… Governor appoints new members to WMU Board of Trustees Submitted by Paula M. Davis on … goals to help students pursue their goals, maintain well-being and prepare for meaningful careers." A. Alan Turfe The new board members replace outgoing Chair James B. Bolger and Trustee …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62619

Accountancy student awarded prestigious study abroad scholarship

Haworth College of Business

… junior Maddie Cordell of LaGrange Park, Illinois, has been awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship . The … undergraduate students to pursue academic studies or credit-bearing, career-oriented internships abroad. Many of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48594