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Faculty, student ensemble to perform Wednesday night concert
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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Winds, an ensemble comprised of faculty and graduate students from the brass, wind, and … percussion studios in Western Michigan University's School of Music will perform a concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, … to the 21st centuries. The concert will feature the music of Dooley, Dvorak, Doppler, Nielsen and Stevens. Bullock …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27955
WMU students design phone app for Kalamazoo Blues Festival
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… Useful information, good graphics The app is chock full of useful information and high-quality graphics, from artist … bios and performance times to maps showing important points of interest, including stages, bathrooms and the beer tent. The app was designed by Adam Nolan , of Kalamazoo , a computer information systems major, and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17289
WMU's nonprofit leadership program named best in nation
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… WMU's nonprofit leadership program named best in nation Submitted by … Michigan University's undergraduate program in nonprofit leadership has been named the single program in the nation that exemplifies overall best practices in nonprofit career preparation and growth. Recognized for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/20904
Special education major earns outstanding student award
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… Mich.—A Western Michigan University student in the College of Education and Human Development has been selected to … students in her program. "She is also an active member of the campus community," one peer nominator wrote, … at WMU. In addition, she served in 2016-17 as president of WMU's Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44996
Men's soccer team releases its 2014 schedule
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… team has 18 games on its slate this year , including seven of those at home. The Broncos, under second-year head coach … to watch. By the time we compete in the MAC portion of the schedule, we will be prepared for anything." … University at Pat Patterson Stadium Aug. 23. The season officially gets underway Aug. 29, when the Broncos square …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16320
WMU's Kalamazoo, Battle Creek campuses closed Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, due to worsening winter weather
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… basketball game vs. Central Michigan will take place. Tip-off is at 7 p.m. in University Arena. The 7:30 p.m. performance of Phantom of the Opera at Miller Auditorium will go on as scheduled. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/02/51699
Fall residence hall sign-up begins
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… housing on Tuesday, Jan. 19. Residence Life has a variety of halls to choose from, and each one has something unique to offer with different room features, living options and … In addition to the social and academic benefits of living on campus, students who choose to live in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29695
Music student wins trombone competition
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… has won an important competition for young trombonists, one of two recent contests in which he was a finalist. Nick Dewyer , of Chelsea, who will be a sophomore this fall, won the Larry … 2014 International Trombone Festival at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. With the win, Dewyer brings …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16704
WMU opens manufacturing lab in downtown Grand Rapids
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… Partnership Laboratory occupies the first two floors of Western Michigan University's downtown Grand Rapids … and serves as a program to cultivate the next generation of engineers, designers and other skilled individuals to … our community's manufacturing leaders to bring this type of experiential learning to the region." The AMP Lab …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/49178
Student's award-winning film captures peer's never-give-up spirit
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… in Billings' documentary " Painting Dreams: The Story of Johnson Simon ." Recently recognized with a national … quest to overcome, through his craft, the challenges of cerebral palsy. At the same time, it showcases Billings' … As a youth, cruelly and frequently teased because of his condition and treated in school as though he had an …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32044