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Celebrating the contributions of Black American Muslims to Detroit's public life

College of Arts and Sciences

… Muslims to Detroit's public life Submitted by Amelia Bodinaku on In a series of upcoming events, Western Michigan … Perkins and DREAM  first joined forces, the initial idea was to train young people within the Black American Muslim … into a documentary film was born.   With support from the Pillars Fund, Whiting Foundation and Henry Luce Foundations, …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/04/dream-detroit-1

Math professor awarded Fulbright grant to work in South Africa

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… Math professor awarded Fulbright grant to work in South Africa Submitted by … Program Scholarship to delve deeper into how conceptual discourse and code-switching techniques can be tools in … WMU's Core-Plus Mathematics Project and TI-Nspire CAS handheld calculators. Davis later returned to the school to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38948

Waldo Library continues to evolve

University Libraries

… Waldo Library continues to evolve Submitted by Angela Brcka … online for up to four hours a day, two weeks in advance. Audio Visual Room During the spring semester, we consolidated … The updated room now features six mounted monitors on the pillars and walls, a large pull-down screen at the front, a …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2025/02/impact-report-waldo-library-evolving

Updated WMU apps for Android and iPhone released

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… iTunes on your computer. WMU Mobile 1.2 features New! WMU Dining Services mobile menu for cafes and dining halls … and three-day forecasts WMU Mobile project WMU Mobile was created as a senior engineering project by six computer … is the way it was created. Typically, universities pay a vendor to create an app. We had six talented computer …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/161

Activities start Nov. 6 in honor of veterans, military personnel

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… take place on the WMU campus unless otherwise noted. Directions to WMU and campus maps are available by visiting … Red Cross blood drive from 10:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. in Room 1305 of the Activity Therapy Building, which serves as ROTC … and use "wmu" as the sponsor code or call (800) 733-2767. Walk-in donors also are welcome. WMU student veterans from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20045

Navy veteran and four-time CAS alum built a career by probing the link between humans and their machines

College of Arts and Sciences

… emphasize enough that the magic for me in the late 1980s was the special feeling WMU somehow provided. There was … was an amazing woman and when she asked me to please investigate the possibility of military service as a gift to her, … and the College of Arts and Sciences “Discovery Driven” Pillar Award. The project, called Augmented Cognition, was …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69145

Student finalists for $100K Cultivate 269 pitch competition announced

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… into reality. The finalists for Kalamazoo Forward Ventures’ inaugural Cultivate 269 pitch competition … which each finalist will get six minutes to convince the audience and a panel of judges to bet big on their budding … competition, pitch night will also feature food from local vendors and a live DJ spinning a soundtrack for energized …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/03/cultivate-269-finalists

'Chicago' at Miller Auditorium for a single performance

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… 'Chicago' at Miller Auditorium for a single performance Submitted by Deanne Puca … by Catherine Ashmore) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—" Chicago ," Broadway's record-breaking, Tony Award-winning musical, is coming … by Ralph Burns, supervising music direction by Rob Fisher. Tickets "Chicago" at Miller Auditorium is part of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45424

Adjunct jazz professor Duane Davis wins prestigious Ellis Marsalis, Jr. Educator of the Year Award

Jazz Studies

… wins prestigious Ellis Marsalis, Jr. Educator of the Year Award Submitted by Brandi Engel on Duane Davis, second from left, accepts the 2024 … and the Bahamas. He has conducted at Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Alice Tully Hall, as well as the Kennedy Center …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74753

Engineers Without Borders student ‘zooms in,’ leveraging technology, teamwork to make the world better

International Student and Scholar Services

… three years ago to explore her Midwestern roots. She was born in Kalamazoo ; her parents are alumni; and the school was offering her a competitive scholarship.    Three years later, the aerospace engineering major is leading WMU’s Engineers Without Borders (EWB) student chapter …

https://wmich.edu/international/news/2024/11/globalnews-2