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Award-winning jazz faculty member to perform his arrangements

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… Award-winning jazz faculty member to perform his arrangements Submitted by Deanne Puca on … band in a diverse repertoire of original music. Cowan has been performing for decades from the East coast to the Midwest, and his music has been described by critics as "evocative and ambitious," …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/44001

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

Sports Media students getting real-world experience with ESPN3

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… of Intercollegiate Athletics, Cutler and the students have been streaming men's basketball games this semester on … online home for live sports. The School of Communication began the course in fall 2016, taking advantage of an agreement between ESPN and the Mid-American Conference. The agreement calls for various athletic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38768

Richmond Center to host anniversary gala

College of Fine Arts

… for Visual Arts will honor its 10-year anniversary with a benefit gala at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 , at the facility on … Lācis , director of exhibitions. Tickets cost $100 and may be purchased at mywmu.com/rcvagala . Jim and Lois Richmond, … are always free and open to the public. Proceeds from the benefit gala will allow the center to continue its diverse …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43370

Nominate colleagues for fall 2017 staff award

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… a campuswide peer-to-peer program that recognizes staff members for their accomplishments and daily investment of … benefits-eligible Staff Compensation System employees) American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees … Support Staff Organization (nonbargaining group for hourly benefits-eligible Staff Compensation System employees) …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43443

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

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

Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in April

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… weekly update April 2018 opportunities Monday, April 2 African American and African studies open house —11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. … From the 'Kalamazoo Case' to the 'Kalamazoo Promise' and Beyond" lecture —6 p.m. in 204 Bernhard Center, hosted by …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45682