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Trombone student captures international win in Paris

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… Trombone Festival's classical trombone division for students to age 25. Competitors in the division are … also competed in the J.J. Johnson Jazz Trombone Competition for jazz players up to age 25, but was edged out in that … Evan Clifton of Howell, Mich., and Kirsten Schaffert of Sanford, Mich., both WMU music students, were also in Paris …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/960

Mending the mind with music

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… that with her business, The Music Therapy Center of California . Through neurologic-informed music therapy and music lessons, Guy empowers … program, is co-founder of The Music Therapy Center of California. A 2005 graduate of WMU's music therapy program, Guy …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47725

WMU's Heritage Hall renovation earns prestigious global engineering award

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… to be recipients of the top engineering award for their work in renovating the birthplace of the … WMU alumni and played critical roles as their company transformed the facility, originally opened in 1905, into its new … a first-place winner of its Technology Award competition for outstanding application of innovative design and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45224

Gov. Snyder names one new trustee, reappoints another to WMU board

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… served on the WMU board since 2007, has been reappointed for a second, eight-year term. Jeffrey Rinvelt of Ann Arbor … term expires at the end of 2014. Rinvelt also will serve for an eight-year term. "I appreciate Jeff and Bill's … Technologies, providing product management and marketing for that company's knowledge management product, eventually …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20665

WMU main campus closed beginning at noon Friday, Feb. 9, due to severe weather

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Except for essential and emergency services, Western Michigan … Feb. 9 , due to severe weather. All classes are canceled. For information on the status of regional locations, visit … close at 5 p.m. Feb. 9. All offices will close at noon. Biggby will close at 3 p.m., PNC will close at 4 p.m., Subway …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45221

Fifty years of working at WMU evokes brown, 'golden' memories

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… feted by their employing units as well as invited to pose for commemorative pictures on campus in the WMU-themed … director of budget, services and operations. "I've worked for every dean in the college of business, starting with Dr. … the most exciting one was when we got a dedicated building for the college and moved from East Campus to Schneider …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18609

Construction fencing prompts temporary change in bus stops

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… Mich.—Construction fencing went up Monday in preparation for installation of a new iconic feature on Western Michigan University's West Campus that is scheduled for completion in mid-November , weather permitting. The … work, it was reopened Monday. Only intermittent closures for specific tasks are expected in the future as work on the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18814

WMU counseling professor to edit prestigious professional journal

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… American Psychological Association. She is nationally known for her research on racial identity, notably the development … member of the Society of Counseling Psychology, the Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues, and … 5 and 17 of the American Psychological Association for her contribution to the empirical literature on racial …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30194

WMU alumnus breaks new ground with unique flooring business

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… many under-the-radar industries and processes that are ripe for change or improvement. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—This week's … to the multifamily housing industry in Albuquerque, Dallas/Fort Worth, Phoenix and Tucson. Customers have 24-hour, … when you had the time. I feel like this is one of the biggest lessons for starting a business. What's the biggest …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48159

Russian Cultural Expo and Conference to take place at WMU

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… Festival every other year, with the next festival scheduled for fall 2018. The Russian Cultural Expo and Conference will … a series of lectures and presentations, as well as performance of a play and a reading from a novel set in 1917 … in Russian-American relations in one role or another for more than 30 years. "As the political relationship …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43263