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… Making 'work from home' work for you Submitted by Erin Flynn on Overturned laundry baskets do not make FOR ideal desks. However, like your lights and darks on wash day, work and home life became difficult to separate … Common Mistakes Sitting up straight about an arm's length away from the computer monitor is an optimal position to …

… master class as member of U.S. Marine Band Submitted by Erin Flynn on Staff Sergeant Brent Proseus performs with … quite a career crescendo. The Western Michigan University music performance alumnus made a grand return to campus as a … Oct. 23 in a packed Miller Auditorium. Proseus "It was pretty surreal. I hadn't played in a large ensemble on …

… Stage set for music theatre students to break into the industry Submitted by Erin Flynn on WMU music theatre performance seniors are … out of the showcase every year, which is huge." That was the case for Tiffany Francés , a 2018 WMU graduate who …

… create apiary, study the imperiled honeybee Submitted by Paula M. Davis on A student beekeeper holds a hive frame … of meticulous work in unrelenting summer heat and well away from an apiary buzzing with thousands of honeybees, the … see if each colony had a healthy, egg-laying queen. And how was that "nuc" hive coming along? "Looks good," head …

… down barriers for people with disabilities Submitted by Erin Flynn on Margaux Wellman is excited to play Puck in … that I have cerebral palsy, and the first person they see walk on stage is me—whoa! What does that do?" Wellman says. … of disorders that affect movement and muscle tone. When she was younger, she underwent several surgeries and used a …

… WMUx fosters innovative next-level learning Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Western Michigan University … might provide cross-departmental academic benefit? WMUx wants instructors and learners to provide input on potential … spark creative endeavors that speak to those it serves in ways they've never before experienced.  Technology will be …

… piece wins WMU dance student prestigious choreography award Submitted by Erin Flynn on Midea KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A prestigious award … recorded her testimony from Nassar's trial and set it to music, choreographing a moving piece about her cousin's …

… to uplift migrant and Latinx communities Submitted by Erin Flynn on Jessica Cortes will graduate with a … Concilio, I can really relate to those students because I was a student who struggled. I was in the bottom 10% of my … Activities Board, the celebration featured dancing, food, music and a fashion show. "It was the biggest event that …

… In Memoriam, winter 2024 Submitted by Deanne Puca on The following are Western alumni and emeriti who passed away and were reported during winter 2024. Alumni Josephine … 20, 2023 James F. McCarthy, associate professor emeritus of music, July 9, 2023 Thomas F. Piatkowski , professor …

… Duo leading new venture and supporting students along the way Submitted by Cindy Wagner on   “Their mentoring and donation have granted our …