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John Bennett obituary
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… 18 years of service to the University. At the time of his retirement, he was a shift supervisor in what is now Facilities Management-building custodial and support …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46240
Western dance students will take audience on tour of campus with 'In-site/Outside'
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… to life across the Western Michigan University campus this weekend. WMU Dance presents "In-site/Outside," a display of site-specific, student-choreographed performances … "It's not as though we've taken dance that would exist on a stage and just done it outside; it is a dance that …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/65864
Francophone Film Fest adds weekend, two directors visit
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… Francophone Film Fest adds weekend, two directors visit Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The festival … year. KALAMAZOO—The Francophone Film Festival of Kalamazoo is celebrating its 13th year this month by adding a second … Ratovoarivony is gaining momentum as a director who struggles to revive the Malagasy cinema. His first film, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14320
Special Olympics Michigan basketball state finals return to WMU
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… athletes as well as coaches and chaperones are expected this year as Western Michigan University hosts the Special … the Student Recreation Center. Unified basketball teams consist of players both with and without intellectual disabilities. Through a collaborative effort among Special …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/37900
NYC-based ensemble Wet Ink to perform at Dalton Center
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… University. The performance will be preceded by a 7 p.m. discussion hosted by Dr. Robert White . Tickets are $12 general admission, $10 for seniors and $5 for students, and are … or (800) 228-9858. Wet Ink ensemble Wet Ink's core ensemble is a septet of world-class composers, improvisers and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38038
WMU's New Issues saluted with award, $10,000 grant
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… WMU's New Issues saluted with award, $10,000 grant Submitted by … Notable Book. KALAMAZOO—Western Michigan University's New Issues Poetry and Prose has started the new year with three recent accomplishments—an award, a major grant and recognition for one of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13207
Construction near Sangren Hall triggers major traffic changes
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… Construction near Sangren Hall triggers major traffic changes Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Artist's rending of the new West Michigan Avenue pedestrian … Change of Lot 48, behind the Bernhard Center, into visitor parking only. Temporary closures and shifting of a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/356
Western professor’s book on the Great Lakes honored in 2023 Indie Book Awards
College of Arts and Sciences
… Dr. Lynne Heasley (with illustrations by acclaimed artist Glenn Wolff ), has been named a top indie book by the Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group. The book received one of three … Dr. Lynne Heasley (with illustrations by acclaimed artist Glenn Wolff), has been named a top indie book by the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71845
Student awarded prestigious study abroad scholarship
Haworth College of Business
… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University junior Alexis Lenderman , of Flint, is among just 1,000 undergraduate students across the … major, plans to use her scholarship money to study Spanish in Quito, Ecuador, this summer. The Gilman Program …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/46935
New scholarship honors WMU graduate's life-changing mentor
College of Arts and Sciences
… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—If not for a special person in his life, Dr. Hashem Akhavan-Tafti would have never ended up … at Western Michigan University, a move that he says "saved his life." Now, Akhavan-Tafti and his wife, SuzAnne, have … Akhavan-Tafti ended up at a school in Indiana, where he struggled to acclimate to his new surroundings. He contacted …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36667