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Randy Brecker joins WMU jazz ensembles in Grand Rapids showcase

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… Randy Brecker joins WMU jazz ensembles in Grand Rapids showcase Submitted by Deanne Puca on Brecker (Photo credit: … Oct.. 7 , at St. Cecilia Music Center in Grand Rapids. This event will be presented to attendees of the International … including Randy Brecker, Bobby McFerrin, Stefon Harris, Art Farmer, Tim Hagans and Billy Hart. Recent highlights include …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35442

Campus wayfinding proposals available for viewing, comment

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… verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A public presentation made to the campus community by campus wayfinding consultants Cloud Geshan is available for viewing at … The firm was engaged by WMU to: Improve the experience of visitors and students, faculty and staff in navigating the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34968

Business college dean first speaker in community breakfast series

Haworth College of Business

… Michigan University's business college will be the first topic at the Mercantile Bank of Michigan Breakfast Speaker … hosted by the Haworth College of Business. Deshpande Dr. Satish Deshpande , dean of the Haworth College of Business, … take place at the Fetzer Center in Room 1035. The event is free and open to the public and begins with breakfast at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/49012

Robert I. Sundick obituary

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… in 1969 and retired in 2000 after 31 years of service to the University. An expert in forensic anthropology, he was a popular lecturer and often assisted in local criminal justice investigations. Sundick … graduate of the State University of New York and received his master's and doctoral degrees from the University of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26541

Lester F. Baird Jr. obituary

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… staff in 1987 and retired in 2011 after 24 years of service to the University. His job primarily involved helping WMU maintain its myriad … steam pipes and doing welding as assigned. Earlier in his career, he was a boilermaker who built nuclear and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26492

100 years later, WMU's famed 'Black Ghost' remembered

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… on Dunlap, WMU's first black student-athlete, fought racism on and off the field. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—One hundred years … records that lasted decades, all the while fighting racism on and off the playing field. On Friday, July 28 , a Dunlap family delegation will tour WMU and view the campus haunts of the record-setting …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/41428

Award-winning playwright on deck in Frostic Reading Series

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… Reading Series Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Hutton KALAMAZOO—An accomplished playwright whose plays have won numerous awards will … Thursday, April 3 , in 208-210 Bernhard Center. The event is free and open to the public. Arlene Hutton Hutton is

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14718

New business majors at WMU fill need for business professionals

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Beginning this fall, Western Michigan University will offer new majors … professionals in those areas. The business analytics major is offered through the Department of Business Information … business analytics major addresses industry needs related to the escalating opportunities for businesses to collect …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33167

Supply chain program ranks No. 2 in world

Haworth College of Business

… supply management program recently ranked second on a listing of the top 100 universities for supply chain talent produced by SCM … in the pre-populated list. The results of the survey show that hands-on experience may often be the differentiator …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37589

WMU students rack up 6 DownBeat Awards for third year in a row

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… our students and our faculty are simply world class," says Tom Knific , WMU professor of music and director of the jazz … 37th annual Student Music Awards are announced in the June issue, which is now on newsstands. Knific notes that guitarist Bryan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/16182