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Three Broncos earn All-MAC men's soccer honors
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… Michigan University placed three members on the All-Mid-American Conference men's soccer team, the most for the program since 2005. Senior forward Shane Lyons of Plainwell, Mich., was a … fifth best in the conference. He concluded his three-year career at WMU with 21 goals, including eight game-winners, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/3011
Alumna Rachel Swearingen wins Rona Jaffe writers' award
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… year's Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award. Created by the late novelist Rona Jaffe, the prestigious award … Foundation officials say Jaffe created the program in 1995 to identify and support women writers who possess "unusual talent and promise" at early stages of their careers. The six award recipients will be feted during a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1599
Professor starts endowment to strengthen department's multiculturalism
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… Professor starts endowment to strengthen department's … in the department. Over the past 34 years of his WMU career, he has left a legacy of instilling multiculturalism …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47374
WMU reels in more than $700,000 in grants in a single month
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… $700,000 in grants during April, WMU trustees learned at their June 7 meeting. The awards pushed the University's … $18 million. Research grants led the way and came in at $452,823, with notable awards coming from the Nissan Technical … nearly $300,000, went to Dr. Steven Ziebarth, acting chair of the Department of Mathematics, to develop and implement a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/781
WMU alumna to speak on modern Russian Communist Party
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… Anonymous (not verified) on Levintova KALAMAZOO--Analysis of the current Russian Communist Party is the topic of a … of the Institute of Government and Politics, at (269) 387-5692 or @email . Contact: Deanne Puca January 11, 2012 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/54
Stephen G. Jones obituary
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… on Dr. Stephen G. Jones A May 19 service will celebrate the life of Dr. Stephen G. Jones , professor emeritus of music and an … known professional trumpet player, who died suddenly April 25 . He was 70. Jones was a member of the WMU faculty for 42 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46680
National scholar to keynote annual Chavez Scholarship fundraiser
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… on Martinez KALAMAZOO—Southwest Michigan will celebrate the life and work of civil rights leader César E. Chávez this month through an … the Southwest Michigan César E. Chávez Day Committee and area businesses to sponsor a banquet on or around Chávez' …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5807
Jack J. Frey obituary
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… Wednesday, May 8 . He was 91. Frey came to WMU in 1951 as a vocal music teacher and retired in 1987 as assistant professor emeritus of music after more than 36 years of service to the University. Music was his profession, his passion and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/05/7147
Arizona author hosts free reading at Bernhard Center
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… from Arizona is coming to town next month to take part in the Western Michigan University Gwen Frostic Reading Series. … Barbara Cully , a longtime instructor at the University of Arizona and author of four books of poetry, will read from her works at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 5, in Room 157 of the Bernhard Center. The reading is free …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/281
Fort St. Joseph offers lectures and open house
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… Fort St. Joseph offers lectures and open house Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project , a partnership … expert in firearms of New France and the fur trade. July 25 , "Crafting Culture at Fort St. Joseph: The Technology of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47845