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University Theatre presents 'Check Your Privilege'

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… University theatre students will perform the original piece of documentary theatre "Check Your Privilege" … Sunday, Oct. 12, 2 p.m. Directed by Calvin College Professor of Theatre Stephanie Sandberg and WMU Professor of Theatre …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18620

WMU board to consider campus rental rates, presidential compensation

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… agenda items set for the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees to consider when it meets Tuesday, Dec. 13 . … between the University and GUFE—Guangdong University of Finances and Economics—in China. Additional items on the … agenda include reports covering personnel moves, receipt of gifts and grants, and operating cash and annuity and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36869

All things Russian to highlight 20th annual Russian Festival

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… costumes. This year's festival will feature a series of humanities lectures and poetic readings in addition to …   Speakers will include Victor Afanasenko , president of the Chamber of Commerce of Pushkin, Russia; U.S. Rep. Fred Upton ; …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28235

Community will engage with world cultures at International Festival

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The music, dance, food and fashions of 17 cultures will be showcased on campus during Western … from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, March 22 , on the second floor of the Bernhard Center. First hosted in 1989, the popular … event features cultural display tables and four hours of staged performances, including a multicultural fashion …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22267

Spring programs highlight tuition-related employee benefits

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… on Eligible employees are encouraged to take advantage of their tuition benefits. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Three more … eligible dependents can learn about how to take advantage of the University's tuition-related benefits. Event focusing … 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 12 , in the President's Dining Room of the Bernhard Center. Additional brown-bag sessions for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31495

'Royally Dunn' at Miller Auditorium features Gold Company and GCII

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… feature the music, comedy, choreography and showmanship of Western Michigan University's Gold Company and Gold … millerauditorium.com Gold Company Experience the songs of Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Elvis Presley and more, plus some of Gold Company's traditional hits. Gold Company and GCII …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36622

WMU honored for diversity, inclusion efforts for fifth year in a row

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… that focuses on diversity in higher education. WMU was one of 80 institutions from around the nation named an annual … each year since 2013. "The HEED Award process consists of a comprehensive and rigorous application that includes … questions relating to the recruitment and retention of students and employees—and best practices for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42545

WMU Food Marketing Conference moves to Grand Rapids

Haworth College of Business

… Marketing Conference, an event that has grown to upwards of 700 industry attendees, will move to Grand Rapids this year. The 51st annual conference, one of the leading conferences for the industry, will take … a strategic one, designed to support and promote the growth of the event. “Our conference has grown significantly in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30225

New WMU counseling course lauded at Harvard-White House session

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… provide better career and college choices won the attention of a national higher education conference held July 28 at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education and sponsored by the White House. School … for Postsecondary and Career Readiness is a new course offered through WMU's Department of Counselor Education and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/08/17882

Newly revamped Western Wellness effort takes fitness and well-being to new heights

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… (not verified) on Western Wellness has organized a number of fitness-related activities on campus. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Be … Western Wellness program and improve the well-being of University employees. To broaden its appeal and extend well-being to all WMU employees, Western Wellness offers a wide variety of programs and services throughout …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32843