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High school music students to spend two weeks learning, performing on campus
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… Center Recital Hall. Saturday, July 23 10:30 a.m.—Festival of five simultaneous chamber music concerts (string, … runs through July 23. Each participant is enrolled in one of seven seminars: string, woodwind, brass, percussion, piano, voice or composition. Most of the rehearsals and classes at SEMINAR 2016 will be …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33435
Single ticket on-sale dates announced for Miller's 2014-15 season
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… Michigan Mailers Spotlight Series 2014-15 seasons. Members of the Miller E-club have access to exclusive presales … or in person, and a valid Bronco ID is required at the time of pickup. Single ticket on-sale dates are subject to … in parentheses after each title. Listed events are part of the Lake Michigan Mailers Spotlight Series unless …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/08/18105
Nominations open in honorary degree process
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… approved in 2015 by the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees, WMU's Honorary Degree Committee has issued a call for nominations of individuals to be considered for honorary degrees from … 2017. The committee will accept nominations through the end of September and review the nominations received in October …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34743
Statewide summit to focus on college access for youth from foster care
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… who support foster care youth and alumni in their pursuit of higher education and career success will gather at … 4 p.m. Friday, May 16 , on campus in the Fetzer Center. Professionals engaged in foster care-related activities as … free events aimed at raising awareness about the importance of increasing access and success in higher education for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15655
Flags lowered Friday for Navy SEAL Brett Allen Marihugh
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… by Anonymous (not verified) on LANSING, Mich.—By order of Gov. Rick Snyder, flags on all campuses of Western Michigan University and throughout Michigan will be lowered to half-staff Friday, May 8 , in honor of Navy SEAL Brett Allen Marihugh , of Livonia. Marihugh, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23531
WMU to hold Foster Care Awareness Walk
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… program in the nation for young people who have aged out of foster care. May is National Foster Care month, providing … all across the nation to focus their attention on the needs of youth in foster care. According to research by the Casey Family Programs, only around 2 to 4 percent of youth from the foster care system earned a college degree …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39598
Trustees to consider apartment rental rates, name for new facility
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… top the agenda when the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees holds a formal public session this week. The … action and consent items and will not include the round of remarks and presentations that typically occur when the … asked to approve reports covering personnel moves, receipt of gifts and grants, changes to academic programs and a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20714
University Theatre presents 'Thoroughly Modern Millie'
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… will channel the Roaring Twenties with several performances of "Thoroughly Modern Millie" April 8-17 in the Shaw Theatre … Dillmount has just arrived in New York City with dreams of being a successful, modern woman in Manhattan. Then she … through the Big Apple on his wits. Based on the 1967 film of the same name, "Thoroughly Modern Millie" opened on …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31404
Trustees approve plan simplifying WMU's tuition pricing model
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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees approved an undergraduate tuition simplification … while prioritizing retention and graduation as a result of incentivizing full course loads. "Our current rate … are expressed differently than our peers, making the value of a Western Michigan degree ... difficult to weigh against …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/64027
Judith A. Kirk obituary
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… verified) on Judith Kirk Judith A. Kirk , coordinator of authority control in University Libraries at Western … She was 57. Kirk came to WMU in 1986 and at the time of her death, had served the University for 28 years. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26323