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Events at WMU and across community slated to honor King
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… slated to honor King Submitted by Deanne Puca on Martin Luther King Jr. in Washington D.C. KALAMAZOO—Activities at … College and across the broader Kalamazoo community are planned to honor slain civil rights icon Martin Luther … which includes events throughout 2013 to honor the 50th anniversary of King's visit to WMU in 1963. All events …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4076
Room-and-board rates to rise by 3.5 percent for 2016-17
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… Room-and-board rates to rise by 3.5 percent for 2016-17 Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) … on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Acting at its April 21 meeting, the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees approved a … support for educational campus living facilities that are both affordable and attractive. For a student living in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31818
Wind and percussion musicians featured at annual festival
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… Submitted by Deanne Puca on Bryant KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The School of Music at Western Michigan University will … open to music educators, high school and college students, parents, and anyone interested in band music. Each year the … School Symphonic Winds conducted by Eduardo Garcia at 2:45 p.m., both in Miller Auditorium. The conference will …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/39019
Fulbright grants awarded to four WMU faculty members
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… Fulbright Program awards to work overseas during part of the 2011-12 academic year. The Fulbright Program was … sponsored by the federal government. Grant recipients are selected based on academic or professional achievement, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/606
Heralded British historian wins WMU's 2017 Gründler Prize
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… Western Michigan University's Otto Gründler Book Prize for the fourth in his series of books about the Hundred Years … comes with a $1,000 cash award, was announced in May at the 52nd International Congress on Medieval Studies—the world's … contribution to the field. Authors from any country are eligible for the prize, and nominations are accepted …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40684
WMU ArtPrize events include 35-piece exhibit, reception and more
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… WMU ArtPrize events include 35-piece exhibit, reception and more Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Art on display at the ArtPrize exhibit. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An art exhibit … ArtPrize projects and a reception on Saturday, Sept. 27 are some of the events planned as Western Michigan …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/19214
'Million Dollar Quartet' to make Kalamazoo premiere at Miller
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… "Million Dollar 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 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14040
Heritage Hall celebration leads to new student aid opportunity
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… mark Western Michigan University's success in creating one of the state's most environmentally savvy facilities led one of … appropriate, given the fact that two of his colleagues who are WMU graduates played major roles in the Heritage Hall …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40683
WMU sales program nationally recognized for excellence
Haworth College of Business
… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO—The Western Michigan University sales and business marketing … recognized by the foundation for preparing students for careers in professional selling and helping elevate the sales profession. With 280 students and more than 1,500 alumni, the program is one of the largest in the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23394
Southwest Michigan slates 2017 Chávez awards dinner
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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Southwest Michigan will celebrate the life and work of civil rights leader César E. Chávez … with the Southwest Michigan César E. Chávez Committee and area businesses to stage a banquet on or around Chávez' … Fetzer Center on the WMU campus, begins with a reception at 5 p.m. followed by the dinner and awards program at …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38729