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Tigers' Dan Petry keynote speaker at Bronco baseball event

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… Michigan University's third annual Bronco Baseball Leadoff Dinner on Thursday, Jan. 17 . The event will be held at … Individual tickets are $65, and corporate sponsor tables of 10 are $600. Attendees can sponsor a Bronco player meal … Cy Young Award that season. A fourth-round draft pick of Detroit in 1976, Petry had two stints with the Tigers …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3430

Two award-winning poets on tap in Frostic Reading Series

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… open to the public. Anne Marie Macari Macari is the author of four poetry books, including "Red Deer" and "She Heads … Wilderness." She also co-edited "Lit from Inside: 40 Years of Poetry from Alice James Books." She has received the … Prize and founded and teaches at the Drew University Master of Fine Arts Program in Poetry and Poetry in Translation. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31504

WMU Air Race Classic team places fifth in collegiate division

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… Karsten and Katherine Vena , representing WMU's College of Aviation, finished the 2,200-mile course from … Virginia, to Fairhope, Alabama, using two and a half of the four days allotted for the race. They were honored at … June 27 concluding banquet for completing the eighth leg of the race--from Union City, Tennessee, to Gadsden, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25334

Nominate colleagues for fall 2016 staff award

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Nominations for the fall 2016 round of Western Michigan University's semiannual Make a … members for their accomplishments and daily investment of energy and creativity. It features semiannual and annual … and spring, semiannual awards are presented to a maximum of 15 people. Those selected for the accolade receive a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35472

All WMU campuses close early Wednesday, Feb. 2, due to worsening winter weather

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… 1 p.m. WMU Busing —The last shuttle will depart the College of Aviation at 1:30 p.m.  The Ring Road route will stop … Feb. 2—A widespread snowstorm closed WMU and many others schools around the state. 2016, Feb. 25—In an otherwise mild … 2019, Jan. 23—A mix of sleet, freezing rain and snow closed schools throughout the region. 2019, Jan. 29—Severe weather …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/66987

Philo G. 'Glen' Bishop obituary

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… Bishop Philo G. "Glen" Bishop , former associate director of media services and manager of technical services at Western Michigan University, died … the University in 1952. He retired in 1995 after 41 years of service. His first position was manager and chief …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28567

WMUK wins two National Public Radio awards for news shows

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… among mid-sized stations." The award honored a segment of Evans' "WestSouthwest" weekly program that focused on the … Bombay Beach, California, which won praise in the "best use of sound" category. The segment was part of a series that Killian produced as he traveled around the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16783

Students claim second place in HR Games competition

Haworth College of Business

… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Two teams of human resource management students from Western Michigan University’s Haworth College of Business competed in the HR Games, an annual competition … intended to help students prepare for the human resources profession, engage with local practitioners, network with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/56119

Violinist and WMU professor Renata Artman Knific to perform

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… Violinist and WMU professor Renata Artman Knific to perform Submitted by Deanne … Michigan University’s Renata Artman Knific , professor of violin, will perform "Solo Flight," a solo violin recital …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34680

Western students gain leadership experience at ROTC camp

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… on the obstacle course. Campers work together to get all of their squad members over a wall on the obstacle course. … a lead role in next year's camp—led 30 students from high schools and colleges in Michigan, Illinois and Indiana … I didn't expect." Schneiderhan and fellow cadets gained valuable leadership experience, tasked with planning and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65148