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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

Miller Auditorium presents 'Dirty Dancing'

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… and Christopher Tierney (Johnny) in the North American tour of "Dirty Dancing—The Classic Story on Stage." (Photo … Classic Story On Stage" will launch the third year of its North American tour this September, and one of the first stops will be at Western Michigan University's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32456

Tom Rainey Trio to entertain audiences in free recital at WMU

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… the Dalton Center Lecture Hall on Main Campus. Consisting of Tom Rainey, drums; Ingrid Laubrock, saxophone; and Mary … guitar, the trio makes refreshingly new music full of momentum and dynamic ranges. Joseph Woodard, L.A Times, … and a mainstream sensibility and when he plays the smell of invention is in the air." For more information about the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44786

How to find out if WMU is closed

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… and will continue normal operation unless notified in one of four ways: Go to wmich.edu Closing announcements will be … to the WMU Alert system will receive notification of a closure via phone call, text message or both, depending … receive an email notice. Assume WMU is open. In the absence of notification via one of the methods listed, all normal …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36820

New WMU summer youth camps focus on entrepreneurship, finance

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… will introduce high school students to the intricacies of starting a business as well as learning about the stock … grades 10 through 12 who have started a business or thought of starting a business. The camp will be held at WMU's … Camp participants will meet entrepreneurs, take tours of local companies, learn from experts and pitch business …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30386

New MBA concentration in aviation takes flight

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… Mich.—Western Michigan University’s Haworth College of Business and College of Aviation will offer a new concentration in aviation within the MBA program …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15807

Double feature planned for Arbor Day at WMU this year

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… tree KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Tree plantings are a typical part of Western Michigan University's annual observance of national Arbor Day, and WMU is doubling down this year. … that includes a public tree-planting ceremony. After that, officials will dedicate a new main campus icon that features …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23241

WMU selects 'Maus I: A Survivor's Tale' for 2015-16 book read

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… first-year students are expected to read the book. Members of the Kalamazoo community as well as all WMU students and … planned for the fall. About the book "Maus I" is part one of the story of Vladek Spielgelman , a Polish Jew who survived Hitler's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/24002

2015 Medieval Congress free for local residents who register early

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Kalamazoo residents and members of the Western Michigan University community may attend the … WMU's congress is the world's largest annual gathering of people interested in the Middle Ages. This year's event … which will feature 567 sessions, including presentations of scholarly papers, panel discussions, roundtables, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23237

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