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Impact of record gift total lauded as trustees see year-end reports

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… KALAMAZOO—Gifts to Western Michigan University during the 2012-13 fiscal year surpassed $64 million, as private donors … in that category. Some 29 new endowed scholarships were set up, many by alumni eager to "pay it forward" by offering current and future generations of students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8241

Partnership between Western, Gun Lake Tribe promotes suicide prevention

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… Tribe is breaking down stigmas and increasing training and awareness about suicide among Native American youth. "Suicide … the Allegan County Suicide Prevention Walk in September 2019. "This grant is trying to build capacity, reduce stigma … is related to boarding schools—residential institutions set up across the United States in the mid-1800s to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66452

Student entrepreneurs receive awards for innovation

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… Student entrepreneurs receive awards for innovation Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) … Noah Schultz , of Washington, Michigan, received the $10,000 Brian Patrick Thomas Entrepreneurial Spirit Award for … has provided great learning opportunities for us and has set us up for success. The funds will be used to fuel our …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59392

Fine arts staff using skills for pandemic-fighting mask production

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… such as costuming, dance and painting, have temporarily set aside silk, soubresaut instruction and canvas to make … in the project aimed at helping fight the COVID-19 spread; the project also is keeping student assistants … me just to give to people who need one," says MacKenzie. "I was asked to make some for a few postal workers, too." This …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58953

John D. Sheppard obituary

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… D. Sheppard , professor emeritus in accountancy, died Oct. 15 . He was 83. Sheppard retired in 1992 after 27 years of service. … 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22 , and a memorial service is set for 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 23 , in the Langeland Family …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27929

Fulbright Scholar Igor Fedotov in concert at Dalton Center

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… Honegger and Grigory Krein. General admission tickets are $12, $10 for senior citizens, and $5 for WMU students with a … , (269) 387-2300 or (800) 228-9858. Fedotov has performed solo recitals throughout the United States and abroad, and … France; Musiques en Mer, Italy; Musikdagar, Sweden; and Sewanee and Meadowmount Summer Schools in the United States. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/140

Faculty composers present an evening of new works

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… by Dr. Dan Jacobson, WMU professor of music. Tickets are $12 general admission, $10 for seniors and $5 for students, and are available from … variety of compositional styles and will include works for solo piano; woodwind sextet; clarinet, horn and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/9894

Acclaimed jazz violinist to perform with WMU alumnus

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… (not verified) on Carter KALAMAZOO—Violinist and jazz soloist Regina Carter will appear in concert with her … of a series of events celebrating the School of Music’s 100th anniversary. Members of the quartet include pianist … albums with the all-female jazz quartet Straight Ahead. She was the first jazz artist and African American to play …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/9835

Alumnus recognized with first Public Sector Leader Award

College of Arts and Sciences

… Alumnus recognized with first Public Sector Leader Award Submitted by Amelia Bodinaku on Former chief of staff to Michigan's senior senator Debbie Stabenow (2001-2005), Matt VanKuiken, received WMU's Public Sector Leader … polarizing times."  President Montgomery says VanKuiken set the bar high for the award in its inaugural year, "This …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-vankuiken

New open textbooks published by WMU Libraries free for learners worldwide

University Libraries

… textbooks to OER has saved Western students an estimated $1.3 million in textbook costs in grant-funded courses. The … Applications for the next round of OER grants are set to open on Monday, Oct. 6, for courses in 2026. All …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2025/09/wmu-libraries-publishes-three-open-textbooks