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Light Center research grant awarded to business professors
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… Light Center research grant awarded to business professors Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Han … and Dr. Andrew Targowski , Western Michigan University professors of business information systems, were recently awarded the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/14329
Jazz performance will feature digital processing and live electronics
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… University's Advanced Jazz Ensemble and composition professor Christopher Biggs will perform at at 7:30 p.m. … composed by its members, and it has written that which offers Biggs the opportunity to interact with the group's works and improvisations, adding his rich tapestry of sounds and scope to the ensemble. Bullock Music …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44820
Motown meets yellow brick road in University Theatre's 'The Wiz'
Theatre
… 22, 7:30 p.m. 'The Wiz' "The Wiz" is an urbanized retelling of the classic 1900 children's novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" in the context of modern African-American culture. It follows Harlem schoolteacher Dorothy as she is taken away to the fantasy …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38865
Loretta Long: From big dreams to Big Bird, she used her talents to educate millions
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… with her parents when she was little. "At the young age of 9, I knew I didn't want to be picking crops for the rest of my life." But there would be plenty of growing in her … and racism to homelessness in addition to its focus on preschool education. The show's pioneering approach to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63204
WMU trustees slated to meet in formal session Nov. 7
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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees will meet in formal session at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7 , in the second-floor ballroom of Heritage Hall on WMU's East Campus. Trustees will consider informational items, including the first of what will be comprehensive quarterly reports to the board …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/11/50135
Become familiar with Western's winter weather closure policy
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… winter season just around the corner, this is a good time of year to review Western Michigan University's closure … classes, so always assume campuses are open. In the absence of notification via one of the methods listed below, all normal operations will …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66299
Anthony A. Gioia obituary
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… University faculty member, died Jan. 4 . He was 81. Gioia, of Augusta, Michigan, joined the WMU faculty in 1966 and retired in 1996 after 30 years of service to the University. He began his career at WMU as an associate professor of mathematics and retired as professor of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30912
More than 1,000 staff members respond to HR request for job details
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… on A final report on the study is expected before the end of the academic year. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—By the start of 2015, 1,033 members of the WMU Staff Compensation System … input we received will make the final study outcome more valuable and reflective of our campus environment." In addition …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21034
Student Financial Aid Office has new interim director
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… Student Financial Aid Office has new interim director Submitted by Deanne Puca on … Mich.— Shashanta James is the new interim director of Western Michigan University's Student Financial Aid Office, effective July 1. She replaces Dr. Terrell Hodge who …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/40988
Business students recognized for academic excellence and leadership
Haworth College of Business
… Mich.—Twenty-four students from WMU's Haworth College of Business were recognized as part of the Trailblazer Student Recognition program, and one student was named Trailblazer of the Year. The Trailblazer program is in its third year …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39522