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Chicana author next up in fall Frostic Reading Series

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A well-known Chicana author will be the featured reader next month in the Fall 2016 Gwen Frostic … will read from her works at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, in 3512 Knauss Hall. Her talk is presented in partnership with … God," "My Father Was a Toltec," "Loverboys" and "Massacres of the Dreamers," among others. She has received numerous …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35870

Judy K. Dunn obituary

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… staff member, died April 27 . She was 74. Dunn joined the WMU staff in 1974 and retired in 2002 after more than 27 years of service to the University. At the time of retirement, she was an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33023

Judith Peppel obituary

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… died Dec. 30, 2014 in Kalamazoo. She was 74. Peppel was an office assistant in the Department of Sociology at the time of her retirement in 2005. She worked for the University for 16 years. Services A …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22338

Shirley K. James obituary

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… Michigan University staff member, died July 18 . She was 75. James, of Kalamazoo, joined the WMU staff in 1977 and retired in 2001 after almost 24 … at a later date. Memorial gifts may be made to Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan or Twelve Baskets Food Pantry of

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/42232

Black Arts Festival returns

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… returns Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Black Arts Festival is returning to a seven-day format … time since 2010 and moving to a new location for its 2015 celebration. This year's festival will run Monday through … Company, a new theater company founded by six women in the area. All of the programs for the 2015 Black Arts Festival …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25433

Students invited to learn about part-time off-campus job opportunities

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… Part-Time Job Fair from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27 , in the Student Recreation Center's indoor tennis courts area. The job fair is for WMU students seeking part-time … Case-Parris at brenda-case-parris@wmich.edu or (269) 387-2745. Related story Area employers encouraged to participate in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8860

Public radio station WMUK to begin fall campaign on Saturday, Oct. 18

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… Michigan University's public radio station WMUK will kick off its annual fall campaign on Saturday, Oct. 18 , and hopes to cut on-air pledging in half. The goal of this fall's campaign is $160,000. The radio station, broadcasting at 102.1 on the FM dial, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19657

Geraldine J. Bowen obituary

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… Michigan University staff member, died Wednesday, Dec. 5 . She was 94. Bowen, of Lakeland, Fla., was a cashier for the WMU Bookstore. She joined the WMU staff in 1972 and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3708

World-class pianist to perform at WMU

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… Rachmaninoff, and Prokofiev at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25 , in the Dalton Center Recital Hall. The event is free and open … Savitski has enjoyed critical acclaim throughout his career. In November 2007, he became first pianist to perform …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18973

Russell P. Griggs obituary

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… Michigan University, died Aug. 13 . He was 81. Griggs, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, joined the WMU staff in 1958 and retired in 1997 after 39 years of service to the

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35304