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Western Wind Quintet to perform at Dalton Center
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… a different instrument, and illustrates a different type of wood. Additionally, WMU faculty members saxophonist … Bullock Music Performance Institute Established in the fall of 1985 and renamed in 1988 in honor of its founder, the institute's mission is to add to the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37739
Rachel Kushner's Frostic Reading Series appearance rescheduled
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… the National Book Award has rescheduled her reading as part of the Frostic Reading Series at Western Michigan … National Book Award nominations, Kushner is the recipient of a 2013 Guggenheim Fellowship. Her fiction and essays … Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. It was a winner of the California Book Award. Her latest work, "The …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13354
Update: Aerial mosquito treatment canceled for WMU campus area
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… anywhere in the county. This is due to the number of opt-out requests that residents sent to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. WMU continues to monitor the … at michigan.gov/eee . 9/29/19 Update: State health officials have postponed the aerial pesticide spraying that …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55656
Ailey II set to perform at Miller Auditorium
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… (not verified) on Ailey II KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Ailey II, one of the most popular dance companies in the country, will … is universally renowned for merging the spirit and energy of the country's best young dance talent with the passion and creative vision of today's most outstanding emerging choreographers. The …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30647
Riverdance marks 20th anniversary, returns to Miller
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… Anniversary World Tour" is an innovative and exciting blend of dance, music and song. Drawing on Irish traditions, the combined talents of the performers propel Irish dancing and music into the present day, capturing the imagination of audiences across all ages and cultures. Riverdance began …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/27826
Safe on Campus trainings set for spring
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… Center. Additional trainings may be requested for groups of 10 or more. Thursday, Jan. 12—9 a.m. to noon. Wednesday, … students who are "coming out," and gain an understanding of respectful language use. They have an optional choice to become members of the program by signing a pledge of support for LBGT …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36901
Virginia S. Doornbos obituary
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… staff member, died Dec. 31, 2016 . She was 81. Doornbos, of Kalamazoo, joined the WMU staff in 1970 and retired in 1991 after more than 20 years of service to the University. She was a finance clerk in the accounts payable office. Remembrances Services have taken place. The family …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37669
Hawking biography to be screened
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… verified) on Stephen Hawking KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A biography of world renowned physicist Stephen Hawking will be shown on … by the Kalamazoo Astronomical Society and WMU's Department of Physics. The astronomical society will be providing popcorn and soft drinks. Those who attend are welcome to bring snacks to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21370
WMU wins MAC Institutional Academic Achievement Award
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… Academic Achievement Award for posting an overall GPA of 3.253 for the past academic year based on 398 students in … the WMU men's athletics program was named the winner of the 2016-17 MAC Faculty Athletics Representative Men's … highest GPA rank by gender. "We could not be more proud of our entire body of student-athletes for this incredible …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42435
University Theatre presents 'The Whale'
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… Whale' Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The cast of "The Whale" KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University … Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, 2 p.m. On the outskirts of Mormon Country, Idaho, a 600-pound recluse hides away in … daughter, he reaches out to a crazy collection of friends and family. Big-hearted and fiercely funny, "The …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/20948