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Registration underway for free Chinese culture workshops

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… to the public. Each workshop is taught in English, and is offered to people for personal enrichment. Fall 2014 workshop offerings Chinese Paper Cutting—6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, … linguistics and applied linguistics. During her seven years of study at BLCU, she has gained extensive knowledge of

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19723

Harvey Overton obituary

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… on Harvey Overton , a former Western Michigan University professor of humanities, died April 16. He was 92. Overton joined the WMU faculty in 1955 and retired in 1982 after 27 years of service to the University. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16782

Ribfest coming to Kalamazoo

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… through Saturday, Aug. 7-9, featuring three solid days of food and entertainment. Gates open at 11 a.m. daily at … Saturday and Sunday. Now in its 23rd year, Ribfest is one of the oldest festivals in downtown Kalamazoo, and it … p.m., HairMania 9:30 to 11 p.m., Dennis DeYoung: The Music of Styx 11:30 p.m. to 1 a.m., Wicked Jones Saturday, Aug. 9 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17427

Employee, retiree open house to highlight recreation center benefits

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… at the Student Recreation Center and check out the benefits of becoming a member of the center. The event is being held from 11 a.m. to … the SRC at no cost, but they must come to the center's main office to activate their memberships. Memberships started …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29746

Event slated to gain broad input on new student center concept

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… public and set for 3 to 5 p.m. in the first-floor lounge of the Bernhard Center on WMU's main campus. It will begin … master plan. Team members will present an overview of their work to date as well as answer audience questions. … cultural exchange, active learning and discovery outside of the classroom. As a community hub for the entire …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/39113

University Theatre presents 'The Country Wife'

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… The play contains mature content. Patrons under the age of 12 will not be admitted. In "The Country Wife," the … a rumor that he is impotent in order to seduce the wives of unsuspecting husbands who assume Horner has no interest … scandalous trick and the frank language have for much of the play’s history kept it off the stage and out of

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27945

Robert 'Rob' E. Fedorchak obituary

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… was a millwright/maintenance mechanic in the Department of Facilities Management. He joined the WMU staff in 1989 and retired in 2010 after 21 years of service to the University. During the Vietnam War, he … Remembrances Memorial gifts may be directed to the Tree of Life School in Kalamazoo. For the family obituary and to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31797

WMUK honored for broadcasting excellence at statewide event

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… represented the station at the Michigan Association of Broadcasters. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan … three awards in this category from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters at the Great Lakes Media Show in Lansing … are: Jack Perlstein , for one All Ears Theatre Promotion of "The Legend of Rip Van Winkle" and "Chase Marlow, U.S. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45749

Olympic gold medalist to give public talk about resilience

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… forward. While on campus, Mills will meet with two groups of WMU scholarship students, many of whom had early life experiences that closely parallel his … give back to the community as thanks for the support system of family and friends that aided them. To give back, Mills …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26880

WMU group premieres new work before it heads to Lincoln Center

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… (not verified) on Pino KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The premiere of a new work that will be performed later this year in New … faculty member Jeremy Siskind . The piece, which will be officially premiered at New York’s Lincoln Center in June, explores how the nature of compassion is changing in the digital age. The March 29 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31072