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Annual Concerto Concert highlights accomplished music students
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… of Western Michigan University's Concerto Competition will be featured at the University Symphony Orchestra's 58th … Curry will perform the Violin Concerto in D minor by Jan Sibelius. Trey Sims , junior flute performance major, will … he graduated as valedictorian of his class and has since returned to his alma mater each summer to clinic ensembles, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39299
WMU Sky Broncos qualify for national competition
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… the team for next spring's national competition, which will be held May 6-13 at Ohio State University. The 12-member WMU team competed in NIFA's Safety and Evaluation … in the top 10 in each of the events. Sky Bronco team members captured four of those top-10 slots in two ground …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2312
Sky Broncos are regional champs
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… to qualify for the national championship in May . The 13-member WMU team captured the ground events title and came in … WMU very proudly." The national competition will be hosted by Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, May 12-17. Sky Bronco team members Patrick Allen of Willowbrook, Ill., is a 2013 graduate …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11061
Alumni classnotes, fall 2023
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… achievements and announcements submitted during fall 2023. Betty Lee Ongley , BS '47, MA '58, HHC '84, first female … was named editor of Bizwomen, a website operated by American City Business Journals. Scott Freeman , BBA ‘84, MBA … chorus conductor of the Detroit Opera Youth Chorus. Peter Poggione , MS ‘21, was hired to lead the St. Joseph County …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73618
Semester-long celebration of Dunn presidency to begin in January
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… Semester-long celebration of Dunn presidency to begin in January Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … of Western Michigan University President John M. Dunn will begin in January and provide the entire WMU community … University's eighth president. Dunn, whose trademarks have been his accessibility and focus on student success, has …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36528
Football Broncos beat Toledo 55-35 to claim MAC West championship
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… Football Broncos beat Toledo 55-35 to claim MAC West championship Submitted … Broncos defeated Toledo 55-35 tonight at Waldo Stadium to become the Mid-American Conference West Division champions for the first time …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36627
Bischof and Byrd-Jacobs to present in quest for honors college deanship
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… (not verified) on Bischof KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Two internal candidates are in the running to become the next dean of the Lee Honors College, and both … followed by receptions for those attending. The successful candidate for the dean position will replace Dr. Carla …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/36001
Department of Commerce awards $2.1 million for Phase II of BTR Park
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… Development Administration will provide funding needed to begin 2017 infrastructure development for Phase II of … the award Sept. 28 for the BTR Park expansion that has been the topic of careful planning and public input since … next year. The need for Phase II of the park was triggered by the fact that the original BTR Park, located just …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35437
Consumers, WMU show solar energy commitment with 1-megawatt solar garden
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… "We’re a different kind of company—leaving our environment better than we found it every day. New renewable energy … to Michigan’s future." The solar gardens offer community members an opportunity to support and invest in solar energy by … establishment of a smaller set of solar panels that will be used by faculty and students for research. It also allows …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35079
Famed composer Legrand awarded WMU honorary degree
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… formal degree ceremony attended by about 80 community members and campus officials. WMU President John M. Dunn read … "bridged the musical styles of European classical, American jazz and popular music." The citation praised Legrand's … Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and Iggy Pop. For Kalamazoo's famed Gilmore Festival this year, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32194