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Concert series features guitarist Fareed Haque

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… or (800) 228-9858. Haque's mission to bring the world of classical music and improvisation together will be the theme of his concert at WMU, which will include works by … Barrios and Giuliani, as well as his own arrangements of works by Satie and Casseus. Also featured will be jazz …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35639

International Contemporary Ensemble to perform on campus

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… presented by the Bullock Performance Institute and is part of the New Sounds Festival. The performance will be preceded … by a 7 p.m. discussion hosted by Dr. Dan Jacobson, WMU professor of music. Tickets are $12 general admission, $10 for seniors …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5694

Campus team assisting in revising University Strategic Plan

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… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A broad-based team of campus community members has been put in place to assist … the University as well as the Faculty Senate, WMU chapter of the American Association of University Professors, Western Student Association and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28336

Musicians recreate Simon & Garfunkel concert at Miller Auditorium

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… in Central Park to witness the now legendary reunion of folk duo Simon & Garfunkel. In "Live in Central Park … Rodgers recreate that magical night. Guests will hear all of the beloved masterpieces that made Simon & Garfunkel … Fair," "Bridge Over Troubled Waters," "The Sound of Silence" and many more. Rodgers is a WMU School of Music …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43712

Sphinx Virtuosi to perform at WMU

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… Virtuosi   KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Sphinx Virtuosi, comprised of 18 of the nation's top African-American and Latino classical … (800) 228-9858. Sphinx Virtuosi The Sphinx Virtuosi is one of the nation's most dynamic professional chamber orchestras …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35391

Prescribed burns OK'd at WMU's two nature preserves

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… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A combined 20 acres of land in two Western Michigan University nature preserves … and Kleinstuck preserves. Plans call for up to 18 acres of prairie in the Asylum Lake Preserve to be burned along … the entrance to WMU's Gibbs House. In addition, 2.2 acres of wetland with scattered buckthorn brush piles in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45596

WMU grad programs ranked among nation's best by U.S. News

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… Mich.— The latest annual U.S. News & World Report ranking of the top graduate programs in the nation shows Western … four in the top 50 and two programs assessed as the best of their kind in Michigan. In the latest round of rankings … degrees. The additional ranked WMU programs are in: earth sciences/geosciences (113), public affairs (115), English …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38794

WMU sees boost in honors, minority student numbers, small overall dip

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… despite a slight dip in its overall student numbers. WMU's official overall student enrollment for fall 2016 is 23,252, a 1.3 percent decrease over the number of students tallied in fall 2015. Graduate enrollment … level, for a 1 percent decrease overall in the number of graduate students. Minority student enrollment continued …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35234

WMU's Fall Convocation to feature new format, location

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… scheduled to take place Friday, Sept. 30 . Members of the campus community are being asked to mark their calendars now and plan to be part of the event that will be based at the Bernhard Center. 2016 … research and service. President John M. Dunn's State of the University address. A Universitywide picnic. A …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32063

WMU trustees to hear search update, consider capital outlay requests

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… for WMU's ninth president as well as consider a number of campus name changes triggered by an ongoing wayfaring … from Trustee William Johnston , who serves as the chair of WMU's Presidential Search Advisory Committee. The group … Capital Outlay Building Priority List, a detailed list of potential building projects the state requires each …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35558