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Southern Utah University scholar to address need for liberal arts education
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… of any value are those that make money in the short term, with that judgment extending to higher education. He argues … is both intrinsically and instrumentally valuable. He suggests there is a moral obligation for self-improvement and … simplicity has on the nature of possibility and necessity within the Cartesian system. He also is working on projects …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38613
Annual festival brings 900 high school singers to campus
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… Francisco J. Núñez , artistic director and founder of the Young People's Chorus of New York City, will lead the … Honors Choir will perform three selections: Juan Pérez Bocanegra's "Hanacpachap cussicuinin," Morten Lauridsen's … Each year a noted guest conductor is invited to work with select students in a fall workshop and conduct the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38291
Communitywide conversation on diversity set
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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—What began as discussions on diversity within the city of Portage has led to a communitywide … city of Portage, WMU and the Michigan Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission, is open to all in the community. … community and decided to take the conversation into the bigger community setting." For more news, arts and events , …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38240
Dramatic Lake Michigan helicopter crash, rescue on tap in WMU talk
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… what sounded like a shotgun blast from the tail of chopper. Within 30 seconds, the craft slammed into Lake Michigan, and … relatively new 3-year-old helicopter began to fill rapidly with water. The rescue Fiddler will describe how the two …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36669
Entrepreneur to give Distinguished Speaker Series talk
Haworth College of Business
… Alliance, a group of logistics and manufacturing companies with more than one-half billion dollars in sales and eight plants in the U.S. and Canada. Pickard has served on numerous business and … Ronald Reagan to serve as the first chairman of the African Development Foundation. Under President George H.W. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34780
Bernadine Carlson obituary
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… association. After retiring, Carlson co-authored two books with Dr. Bradley S. Hayden, a former English department … are part of one of the largest scholarship programs in American higher education. Carlson was active in numerous other … Retired School Personnel and the Kalamazoo Women's Republican Study Group. She received a State Distinguished Service …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32963
Lifelong learning classes, trips set for this summer
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… and cultural learning experiences for mature adults—without papers or tests. Upcoming courses The Osher … a better understanding of the military experience of African Americans from the War for Independence to the Vietnam War. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32202
Four WMU grad programs among nation's top 50 in U.S. News ranking
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… programs in the nation shows Western Michigan University with seven programs ranked among the top 100 in their …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31097
Integrated supply management program ranks No. 5 in undergrad education
Haworth College of Business
… which gives students experience in business consulting with companies on their supply chain challenges. Visit …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30522
Distinguished writer-graduates return to WMU for Frostic reading
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… University. Pasen Adam Pasen Pasen's plays include "Tea with Edie and Fitz," "Badfic Love" and "Board Fold," among … Garage Rep. He has been anthologized in "Best American Short Plays" and "The Best American Stage Monologues and Scenes for Women." Slomski (Photo …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28455