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WMU garners $3.6 million in grants in three months
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… for November climbed past $1.1 million, or 31 percent of the three-month total, while grants during December … months combined pushed the University's year-to-date total of externally funded awards past $16 million. Grants for … a nearly $1 million grant to Dr. Carol Sundberg, director of the WMU Center for Disability Services. The grant, from …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5446
WMU alumna returns to develop University's community partnerships
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… on Wood KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Kara Wood , managing director of economic development services for the city of Grand Rapids, will join Western Michigan University as … . Wood, a WMU alumna, is a seasoned economic development professional with two decades of experience. She will now lead …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55254
WMU music faculty and students perform together in wind ensemble
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… Mich.— Western Winds will present a varied selection of music from the 18th to the 21st centuries at 7:30 p.m. … Wednesday, Nov. 5 in the Dalton Center Recital Hall as part of the Dalton Wed@7:30pm: Live and Interactive! series. This exciting program will feature the music of Francaix, Sampson, Beethoven, Adams, and Ewazen. Western …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19939
Netflix co-founder headlines student leadership conference
Haworth College of Business
… the all-day conference includes presentations by high-profile speakers providing motivational, leadership and … their passion," says Dr. Satish Deshpande , interim dean of the Haworth College of Business. "The event gives students the opportunity to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/37943
WMU's new music ensemble, jazz group to perform
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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University School of Music's new music ensemble, Birds on a Wire, joins forces … Ensemble in premiering two new works composed by members of the AJE at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22 , in the Dalton … dynamic compositions combine the energy and creativity of modern jazz, with the textures and timbres of classical …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38119
All WMU campuses close early Friday, Nov. 18, due to worsening winter weather
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… Dining Center and Goldsworth Valley Pond receive a blanket of heavy snow. Students enjoy the winter fun as snow falls … as 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 21-23 in the second floor lobby of the Student Recreation Center. CAMPUS SERVICES Dining … and the pool will remain closed Friday . Regular hours of operation are expected to resume on Saturday, Nov. 19 , …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69896
WMU launches climate crisis-inspired writing competition
Sustainability
… Mich.— We live at a moment when a reasonable fear of global apocalypse haunts us all. Whether we feel hope or … despair—the climate crisis affects our heart’s weather. The Office for Sustainability, Department of English and Climate Change Working Group announces "The …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66950
WMU trustees to elect officers, consider medical school lease change
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… WMU trustees to elect officers, consider medical school lease change Submitted by … Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The election of officers for 2015 and a motion to change the terms of a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21219
WMU United Way celebration slated
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… , in the Gilmore Theatre Complex Atrium will mark the end of Western Michigan University's campus United Way campaign. As of early January, faculty, staff, students and retirees pledged more than 93 percent of the campaign's goal of $282,335, a number that represents …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21043
Ensemble celebrates its 50th anniversary and faculty retirement
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… by Deanne Puca on Concert celebrates the retirement of WMU faculty member Dr. Matthew Steel KALAMAZOO, … Musicum celebrates its 50th anniversary and the retirement of WMU faculty member Dr. Matthew Steel with a concert at … Special guest artists include John Robison , a professor from the University of South Florida in Tampa and an …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38946