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University welcomes two explosive-detection K-9s to police force

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… have joined Western Michigan University's Department of Public Safety. K-9 Brax and K-9 Oso, both less than … canines. The dogs and their handlers, WMU officers Travis Cable and Michael Lininger , trained for … detection and patrol in mid-January. "It has been a lot of work for the officers, but I think that they both would …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/02/51620

Business student finds sweet success in mission-driven marketing

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… to help Confections with Convictions spread its message of hope while learning about mission-driven marketing. … class. It requires students to complete at least 15 hours of community service and reflect on how the experience could … shop this past year. In the future I'd like to add a coffee bar to it," says Bliss, who spent a semester working …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53200

Jazz great kicks off 34th annual festival

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… Jazz great kicks off 34th annual festival Submitted by Anonymous (not … Billy Drewes will join the Western Jazz Quartet in the kickoff concert for the 34th annual Western Invitational Jazz … 14 in the Dalton Center Recital Hall. The closing concert of the festival, at 7:30 p.m . Saturday, March 15 , will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/13864

Grammy Award-winning jazz trumpeter to perform on campus

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on Brecker will perform as part of the School of Music's Jazz Masters Series. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Six time … Randy Brecker Brecker has helped shape the sound of jazz, R&B and rock for more than four decades. His …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21220

Chicago-based chamber group will present multimedia experience

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… is a Chicago-based chamber group that has pioneered the art of narrative music performance by creating multimedia … chamber music. "Luna de Cuernos," a modern interpretation of a Puerto Rican folktale, is a story of a tight-knit group of friends and family under threat, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38181

Focused on the future

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… on Drs. Doug Lepisto and Derrick McIver are co-directors of the Center for Principled Leadership and Business … for Principled Leadership and Business Strategy is part of the Haworth College of Business’ vision for what is next. The center provides …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62166

Broadway producer picks WMU theatre student's song for contest

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… contest. Ken Davenport , known for his productions of "Kinky Boots," "Avenue Q," "Godspell," "Macbeth" and "Altar Boyz," has chosen the song "Scared of Falling" by theatre student Kevin J. Watson II for his Davenport Songwriting Contest. "Scared of Falling" is from Watson's original musical, "Enough," …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/13122

WMU-related travel to China prohibited

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… advisory. The warning is intended to limit the spread of coronavirus, which the World Health Organization calls a … this guidance in order to preserve the health and safety of our community, which is always the first priority. With … & Community Services guidance for containing the spread of the respiratory illness. Such guidelines could call for a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57804

Collegium Musicum to perform free concert

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… Musicum KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The instrumentalists and singers of the Collegium Musicum, Western Michigan University’s … to the public. The concert will feature instrumental works of Telemann and Purcell and choral works by Dufay, Josquin, … and a 16th century hymn in Quechua, the native language of the Incas. Period instruments for the performance will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22734

University Theatre presents 'MacBeth'

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… 8 p.m. Sunday, March 24, 2 p.m. Directed by Department of Theatre Chair Joan Herrington, the all-student cast … the Gilmore Theatre Complex or Miller Auditorium ticket offices. Group discounts are available by calling …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/5318