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Electric scooter company to zoom into business college for first entrepreneurship forum

Haworth College of Business

… (not verified) on Gast KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The president of Fido Motors, an electric scooter company, will be the … series at Western Michigan University’s Haworth College of Business. Jeb Gast will speak at  8 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11 … Seattle store were not meeting his expectations or those of his customers. Gast set out to create an electric scooter …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26239

National honor organization honors WMU chapter advisor

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… Puca on Helms KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Anthony Helms , director of academic advising for Western Michigan University’s Lee Honors College, has been named Advisor of the Year by the Alpha Lambda Delta honor society national … as the WMU ALD advisor since 2013 and is a newly-elected professional member-at-large on the national council. He was …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30927

Statewide speech tournament will bring 600 to campus

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… academic buildings on campus. KALAMAZOO—The very best of high school student speakers from around the state will … around the campus. "We're thrilled to showcase some of the state's most talented high school performers and … Students earned their opportunity to compete in a variety of public speaking events through a series of regional …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15624

'Little Lebowski Urban Achievers' on display

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… craft, Lahr’s narrative paintings are a collision of popular and sub-cultural references over grounds of acid color and pixelated fields. However, the artists … share a shrewd skill in the disassembly and reconfiguration of their respective media. Hopfensperger channels the Arts …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26968

Eugene L. Keller obituary

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Eugene L. Keller of Kalamazoo, a former Western Michigan University staff … retired as a dining center manager in 1989 after 17 years of service to the University. About Eugene Keller Prior to … the Portage Senior Center and Portage Cable Vision, both of which he served as a board member. But he was most proud …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30449

Horn Day 2016 to feature horn superstar Jeff Nelsen

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… chamber music on six continents and in the horn sections of dozens of orchestras, including the New York and Los Angeles … Montreal and Saint Louis symphonies. Nelsen is a professor of horn at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30120

'Annie' comes to Miller Auditorium

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… Tori Bates as Annie KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The U.S. National Tour of the iconic Tony Award-winning musical,"Annie," is coming … production features a 25-member company. In the title role of Annie is Tori Bates , an 11-year-old actress from … Taggett continues to star as Oliver Warbucks. In the role of Miss Hannigan is Erin Fish . Also starring in the tour …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38244

Traditional Chinese fall festival celebrates food, culture

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… annual event. Featured activities The Chinese Association of Greater Kalamazoo's ping pong tournament finals. Dance … activities. Free mini sessions to learn the basic skills of ping pong or Taiji. The festival was organized by WMU's … Education in collaboration with the Chinese Association of Greater Kalamazoo, Modern Chinese School of Kalamazoo and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18461

WMU entrepreneur wins Brian Patrick Thomas Award

Haworth College of Business

… with blueprints and other large documents is the recipient of the third annual Brian Patrick Thomas Entrepreneurial … in the field. BlueBoards Delgado's invention was born out of her own experience while she was interning at Perrigo and … patent. Delgado's immediate plans are to use half of the award monies to produce 50 prototypes and get these …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39643

Autism art show on display, reception planned

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… on KALAMAZOO—An art exhibit that was created as part of an autism art project is on display through Feb. 28 at … The "All for One" exhibition is on display in the College of Health and Human Services second floor art gallery where … exhibit include a documentary film and were created as part of the Autism and Visual Art Project, a course developed and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13205