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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

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

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

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

Miller Auditorium announces 2014-15 Broadway lineups

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… Broadway Plus series lineups , which include performances of "Sister Act" and "Disney's Beauty and the Beast." The … RSVP for this event, contact the Miller Auditorium Ticket Office by May 16 at (269) 387-2300 or (800) 228-9858. PNC … millerauditorium.com or call the Miller Auditorium Ticket Office. Characters from the musical "Beauty and the Beast" …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15428

WMU alum finds success in Broadway's 'Hamilton'

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… Flynn on Mikey Winslow poses backstage during a performance of "Hamilton" on Broadway. NEW YORK—A Western Michigan … graduate is dancing his way into the spotlight in one of the hottest shows on Broadway. Mikey Winslow , who … with a music theatre performance degree, joined the cast of "Hamilton" on Broadway in January.  "It's pretty wild. It …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52509

Leadership experts to speak at third annual student conference

Haworth College of Business

… the all-day conference includes presentations by high-profile speakers providing motivational, leadership and … all WMU students and is sponsored by the Haworth College of Business and 1st Source Bank. "This year's DESIGNEDtoLEAD … and personal growth strategies," says Dr. Kay Palan , dean of the Haworth College of Business. "The event gives …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30172

Gold Company to 'swing better' in upcoming performances

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… vocal jazz group, and specialty acts are a part of the group’s energetic presentation. Gold Company … Greg Jasperse Gold Company is under the direction of Greg Jasperse , an alumnus of Western Michigan University—and Gold Company. A …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30199

'Million Dollar Quartet' to make Kalamazoo premiere at Miller

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… Quartet" is set on Dec. 4, 1956, when an auspicious twist of fate brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins … and Elvis Presley together. Sam Phillips, the "Father of Rock 'n' Roll," who was responsible for launching the careers of each icon, gathered the four legendary musicians at the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14040

Albert E. Castel III obituary

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… Puca on Albert E. Castel III Albert E. Castel III , professor emeritus of history, died Nov. 14, 2014, in Columbus, Ohio. He … the faculty in 1960 and retired in 1991 after 31 years of service to the University. He was a professor of history, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22704