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Japanese author to visit WMU as visiting scholar, give reading
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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—One of the foremost writers of contemporary Japan will visit the Western Michigan … Itō , a radical iconoclast known for her bold explorations of the feminine body, sexuality and motherhood, will read …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18686
WMU students rack up 6 DownBeat Awards for third year in a row
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… for the third straight year. Bryan Blowers "The efforts of our students and our faculty are simply world class," says Tom Knific , WMU professor of music and director of the jazz studies program. "We could …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/16182
WMU orchestral pop ensemble sets sights on big recording project
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… on a 2,400-acre pecan orchard near El Paso, Texas. Members of MNOE, which stands for the Mark Niskanen Orchestral … recording engineers. The band, composed almost entirely of current or recently graduated WMU jazz and classical … the band. Pixley-Fink graduated from WMU in April as one of the first graduates in WMU's new Multimedia Arts …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32268
Ten staffers honored for outstanding service
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… the Bernhard Center to recognize the fall 2015 recipients of WMU's semiannual Make a Difference Award. Award … Services for Students Kathleen MacKenzie , Department of Theatre Delores J. Minshall , Office of Information Technology Johnny L. Paige , Bernhard …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/28926
WMU campus on final countdown to becoming tobacco free
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… efforts are moving into high gear to prepare members of the campus community and visitors for the cultural change … the move requires. By policy adopted by the WMU Board of Trustees in December, the campus will become a tobacco-free entity Sept. 1 , making the Sept. 2 start of the fall semester the major rollout date. The policy …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/08/18097
Novelist next up in Frostic Reading Series
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… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The award-winning author of two novels will be the final presenter in the spring 2015 … at Western Michigan University. Scott Blackwood , author of the novels "See How Small" and "We Agreed to Meet Just … about "See How Small," a riveting novel about the aftermath of the brutal murder of three teenage girls, a New York …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22710
2017-18 room and board rates top WMU board agenda
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… hall system will top the agenda when the WMU Board of Trustees meets Thursday, April 27 . Meeting in formal session at 11 a.m. in the ballroom of Heritage Hall, WMU Trustees will consider rates … attracting more than 5,100 students, including 90 percent of beginning freshmen. Also on the April 27 agenda is a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39597
Gov. Snyder reappoints department chair to state board
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… , a Western Michigan University department chair and professor, to the State Board of Accountancy. Smith, chair and professor in the WMU Department of Accountancy, will continue …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/41684
WMU theatre faculty member wins NEH grant
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… Durham KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's Dr. Lofton Durham, associate professor of theatre, has received a $6,000 award from the … for Research and my WMU peer reviewers, who gave me invaluable advice that helped me completely revamp my proposal …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39426
WMU grants near $2.4 million mark in March
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… included a new, $416,385 award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to Dr. Lisa Baker , professor of psychology, A major goal of this research is to … expand international opportunities for regional K-12 schools and local businesses. Grants for public service were …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23420