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Memorial service set for Anthony Ellis

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… verified) on Anthony Ellis KALAMAZOO—Friends and colleagues of Western Michigan University's Dr. Anthony Ellis, who died … service at 2 p.m. in Kanley Chapel. Ellis, an associate professor of English, died in Worcester, Mass., after a two-year …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12792

Ten films to be shown during WMU World Languages Film Festival

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… will be screened on successive weekends this month as part of the second annual Kalamazoo World Languages Film … cinematic extravaganza bringing together disparate corners of the world takes place Friday through Sunday, March 18-20 … cinema The festival is dedicated to the presentation of the world's original creative cinema. Its format was …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30767

Nobel laureate to give public talk

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… will present a public talk Friday, March 18 , as part of the opening activities for the 2016 Great Lakes PeaceJam … International Campaign to Ban Landmines were co-recipients of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize for their work to clear … The regional PeaceJam conference brings together hundreds of high school-age children throughout Illinois, Indiana, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30621

Students, public invited to career fairs held this fall

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… public but aimed at WMU students and recent alumni. Members of the public, along with students and alumni from WMU and … although attendees will need to go through check-in at many of the events. Those planning to attend a fair are encouraged to review the event's online listing of employers that have registered to participate and to note …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55090

Theatre to present 'The Game's Afoot'

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… Holmes, hosts his fellow cast-members for a weekend of revelry in his Connecticut castle. The festivities take a turn when one of the guests is stabbed and Gillette dons his iconic deerstalker hat to assume his persona of Holmes, this time to track a real-life killer. Who knows …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43524

Enterprising alumna finds herself in fashion

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… today, inspiring and teaching the up-and-coming generation of fashion lovers. Ware is the proprietor and chief educator … to her college years studying teaching to her early professional life working in youth-related programming at nonprofits. A home away from home A Muskegon native, Ware has …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37905

WMU included in $2.2 million grant to enhance mobility for veterans

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's College of Engineering and Applied Sciences will receive funding for a project to bring an … with Pratt & Miller Engineering, WMU, the University of Michigan, Kevadiya Inc., Robotic Research, Comet Mobility …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/02/51504

Student group focuses on breaking the stigma surrounding mental health

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… event during Mental Health Week. Students wrote words of encouragement and also performed spoken word poetry about … health rising." A recent Active Minds survey found 89% of college students are experiencing stress or anxiety as a result of COVID-19, and a quarter of students surveyed say their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61714

Annual concerto competition finals to feature outstanding student musicians

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… Mich.—The 2016 Western Michigan University School of Music Competition Finals will be held at 5:30 p.m. … for this year’s competition are Charles Aschbrenner , professor emeritus of piano at Hope College; Linda Dykstra , associate …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30121

Oboist teams up with pianist, dancer and lighting designer for free concert

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… designer Peggy Mead-Finizio , will present an evening of music and dance featuring works by J.S. Bach and Elliott … to the public. About Courtney Miller Miller is assistant professor of oboe at the University of Iowa and has been hailed by …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38477