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Jazz student takes composing experience to new level, livestreaming process online

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… student is always looking for ways to push the boundaries of composition. Codrington plays saxophone during a … The pair composed and arranged a song, recorded all of the parts themselves, mixed, mastered, edited the video … released the finished product online —all from thousands of miles apart. Now that they have some extra time on their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58733

Former facilities chief Williams dies at 97

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on Robert "Herb" Williams of Kalamazoo died Jan. 16 in Battle Creek. He was 97. … University for 34 years, retiring in 1980 as director of the WMU physical plant. During his career at WMU, he was involved in dramatic growth of the University's footprint, including the development of

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29747

WMU to confer more than 1,800 degrees in December

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… toward students who are graduating from a particular set of degree-granting academic units. The 9 a.m. ceremony is for graduates of the colleges of Fine Arts and Health and Human Services, and the Haworth …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20465

WMU prof wins NSF grant to study stress in Kenyan communities

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… WMU prof wins NSF grant to study stress in Kenyan communities … National Science Foundation grant to study the impact of intercommunity violence on young people in rural northern Kenya. Dr. Bilinda Straight , professor of anthropology, is one of two principal …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/19986

WMU to offer courses tailored to training schedules at Air Guard base

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… WMU to offer courses tailored to training schedules at Air Guard … college attendance more accessible to one important group of students by offering courses that are tailored specifically to the unit …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20177

Famed composer Legrand awarded WMU honorary degree

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… (not verified) on From left: Dr. Kathryn Hillenbrand, chair of WMU Honorary Degree Committee; Legrand; Ken Miller, chair of the WMU Board of Trustees; and Dunn KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Famed French composer …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32194

WMU trustees approve naming BTR road for the late Robert Jones

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… its Jan. 24 meeting, the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees unanimously approved naming a new roadway in phase two of the Business Technology and Research Park in honor of the late community leader Robert B. Jones . Robert Jones …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44980

Learning to lead from inside

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… RAPIDS, Mich.—As businesses change to fit the growing needs of their consumers, company values are changing, too. And many corporations are enlisting the help of change management professionals to evaluate the impact of that evolution. "I …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53033

Four staffers bestowed WMU's top honor

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… will also feature WMU President Edward Montgomery's State of the University Address as well as the presentation of four other prestigious campuswide honors: the … was hired as a program coordinator in the Division of Multicultural Affairs. She's since been promoted multiple …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55240

Mary Eleanor (Mariel) Neu obituary

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… (Mariel) Neu Mary Eleanor (Mariel) Neu , associate professor emerita of art, died Nov. 15 . She was 76. Neu joined the staff in 1968 and retired in 2004 after 36 years of service. She devoted her life to teaching and inspiring …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36579