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Randy Brecker joins WMU jazz ensembles in Grand Rapids showcase

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… in Grand Rapids. This event will be presented to attendees of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans annual conference, held in Grand Rapids … this year, and is open to the general public. WMU College of Fine Arts Dean Daniel Guyette encourages arts enthusiasts …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35442

Summer camps offered at Fort St. Joseph archaeological site

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… Summer camps offered at Fort St. Joseph archaeological site Submitted by … Sponsored by Western Michigan University and the city of Niles, the summer camp program provides an opportunity … participants spend a week discovering the extensive history of Fort St. Joseph and work alongside University students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38710

Trustees approve moving ahead with downtown property shifts

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… their March 15 meeting, Western Michigan University's Board of Trustees authorized the administration to execute a series of actions to sell downtown Kalamazoo land known as the … a purchase agreement with MW Acquisitions LLC for one block of property in the development. Owners of the reconfigured …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38755

Prescribed burns OK'd at WMU's two nature preserves

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… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A combined 20 acres of land in two Western Michigan University nature preserves … and Kleinstuck preserves. Plans call for up to 18 acres of prairie in the Asylum Lake Preserve to be burned along … the entrance to WMU's Gibbs House. In addition, 2.2 acres of wetland with scattered buckthorn brush piles in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45596

WMU to celebrate Arbor Day, Tree Campus recertification

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… from Western Michigan University and the city of Kalamazoo will gather Friday, April 29 , to observe … with the city to observe the day, which is a component of the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation's conservation and education …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31706

International Contemporary Ensemble to perform on campus

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… presented by the Bullock Performance Institute and is part of the New Sounds Festival. The performance will be preceded … by a 7 p.m. discussion hosted by Dr. Dan Jacobson, WMU professor of music. Tickets are $12 general admission, $10 for seniors …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5694

Two campus performances set for Tony award-winning musical 'Once'

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on "Once" features the music of Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—"Once," winner of eight 2012 Tony awards including Best Musical, is coming … features the Academy Award-winning music and lyrics of Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová and is based on a book …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29797

Francophone Film Fest adds weekend, two directors visit

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… in its 13th year. KALAMAZOO—The Francophone Film Festival of Kalamazoo is celebrating its 13th year this month by adding a second weekend of viewing, offering seven rarely seen, feature-length films from across …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14320

WMU professor recognized for gender-focused research

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… WMU professor recognized for gender-focused research Submitted by … Dr. Jennifer Machiorlatti , Western Michigan University professor of communication, is the recipient of the University's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22301

Vietnam-era veterans to be honored during campus event

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… University campus and in downtown Kalamazoo. All veterans of the Vietnam-era—Nov. 1, 1955, to May 15, 1975—are invited … the commemorative lapel pin issued by the U.S. Department of Defense. The first ceremony will be held at 5 p.m. at the Vietnam Memorial outside of WMU's Kanley Chapel. Free parking will be available in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38894