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Flags lowered Tuesday for Michigan State Police Trooper Chad H. Wolf

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… Michigan University and throughout Michigan will be lowered to half-staff Tuesday, Sept. 1 , in honor of Michigan State … who died from injuries sustained while on duty. Wolf was a seven-year veteran of the Michigan State Police, … serving in the Second District and based in Taylor. He was a member of the Motor Unit. A visitation was held …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26529

WMU trustees set standards, procedures governing University policies

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… developed by a campus task force that are designed to formalize and govern the way University policies are developed, reviewed and shared … dubbed by task force members as "the policy on policies," was approved by trustees following a presentation by WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45842

Dr. Ernest E. Rossi obituary

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… E. Rossi Dr. Ernest E. Rossi , a former longtime administrator and professor  emeritus  of political science at Western … University, died Aug. 7 , in Cary, North Carolina. Rossi was 86. He joined the WMU faculty in 1966 and retired in … of Arts and Sciences from 1986 to 1988. Ernest Rossi Rossi was an expert in a variety of international studies areas, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26296

Disney recruiting at WMU

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… about Disney College Program Monday, Feb. 27. KALAMAZOO--Walt Disney Co. representatives will be on campus to recruit Western Michigan University students for a … of the Disney College Program Alumni Association, which was established in 1996 to provide networking opportunities …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/162

Film explores developing Muslim identity in post-9/11 America

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… on Nia Long and Evan Ross star in "Mooz-lum." KALAMAZOO—The Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations … the film will be followed by a Skype discussion with director Qasim "Q" Basir. Admission is free. The film's main …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1855

Banderas and Anaya star in 'The Skin I Live In' at Little Theatre

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… Little Theatre Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Antonio Banderas stars in "The Skin I Live In." KALAMAZOO--Kalamazoo Film Society presents the Golden Globe-nominated thriller "The Skin I Live In," … happens to--his guinea pig makes a master film maker's latest an over-the-top mix of horror and melodrama. Co-written …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/128

Memorial concert for Greg Fisk reflects love of classical music

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… Ave. Classical musicians, all with connections to the University, include music faculty members Lin Foulk , … Barber, Bach, Saint-Saens, Krol, Beethoven and Widor. Fisk was an enthusiastic supporter of classical music, especially … classical, both in the Kalamazoo area and elsewhere. He was a long-time supporter of the Fontana Chamber Ensemble …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/174

WMU board approves new three-year contract with part-time faculty

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… a new three-year contract with the Professional Instructors Organization, a union representing part-time faculty … Aug. 21 and run through Aug. 20, 2016. The new contract was ratified by a vote of PIO members Feb. 26. PIO and … three, but fewer than 10, credits per semester. The union was first organized in June 2009. Contact: Cheryl Roland …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5944

WMU trustees approve four-year contract with teaching assistants

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… assistants with appointments that range from one-half to full time, with about 72 percent of the members having … Effective Wednesday, Aug. 22 , under the new contract: Wages for union members will increase 2 percent for each … doctoral graduate assistants and doctoral associates awarded candidacy. Teaching assistants returning to an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47796

Faculty composer celebrates School of Music centennial anniversary

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… anniversary Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Christopher Biggs will premiere a new composition Sept. 22. … by Assistant Professor of Electronic Composition Christopher Biggs, at 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22 , on the Kohrman … is free and open to the public. 'Fractures of Echoes' Biggs was commissioned by the School of Music to write "Fractures …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9294