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Nontraditional flute performance to involve dancers and video art

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… Nontraditional flute performance to involve dancers and video art … flute, dance, interactive costuming and video art, is set for 8 p.m. Friday, April 1 , in Western Michigan University’s Dalton Center …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31201

WMU to confer 1,349 degrees during summer commencement

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… commencement Submitted by Deanne Puca on WMU President Edward Montgomery will distribute 1,349 diplomas on behalf of the University. … geared toward students who are graduating from a particular set of degree-granting academic units. The 9 a.m. ceremony …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/53990

Annual Food Marketing Conference to draw hundreds to Grand Rapids

Haworth College of Business

… Michigan University's annual Food Marketing Conference set for Tuesday and Wednesday, March 26 to 27 , at DeVos … says Dr. Frank Gambino , WMU professor of marketing and director of the conference. "Attendees will have their … talent and consider the employee experience to build an award-winning culture. She will address how having five …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52391

WMU offers on-campus summer reading event for families

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… WMU offers on-campus summer reading event for families Submitted by Anonymous (not … of a never-before-available Dr. Seuss children's book is set for 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 1 , at the Western … after his death. The discovery, one review noted, was the literary equivalent of finding buried treasure. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25681

WMU’s Venture Studio turns design students into founders

College of Fine Arts

… WMU’s Venture Studio turns design students into founders Submitted by Brandi Engel on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— If they were nervous, it was hard to tell. On a Friday evening in late April, a group … and commercialize an idea, is the kind of fluency that sets these graduates apart before they’ve sent out a single …

https://wmich.edu/finearts/news/2026/05/venture-studio-pitch-event

Hands-on experience helps engineering grad build bright future

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… Mich.—Sometimes the path to a college degree is a winding one. Sarah Bular changed her major three times, but her … town of Sandusky, Michigan. "I didn't really know what I wanted to do when I started my college search," says Bular. … program for helping to build a robust resume that set her apart from peers in the field. "I got my first job …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66509

WMUK, Friends of WMU to host two political forums for voters

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The forums are set for Sept. 17 and 24. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's National Public Radio station WMUK and Friends of WMU, a political action …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18696

WMU trustees appoint Russ Kavalhuna, J.D., as University’s 10th president

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… WMU Board of Trustees as WMU's 10th president. Kavalhuna is set to join campus on July 1, 2025, following the June 30 retirement of President Edward Montgomery. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan … appointment as the college’s president, he was executive director of flight operations at WMU’s College of Aviation, …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/04/trustees-appoint-russ-kavalhuna-10th-president

Kalamazoo Film Society presents 'Only Lovers Left Alive'

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… and regular Alamo Drafthouse prices for the general public. Set against the romantic desolation of Detroit and Tangier, an underground musician, deeply depressed by the direction of human activities, reunites with his resilient … sister. Starring Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston and Mia Wasikowska, and directed by Jim Jarmusch, the film is rated …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/16309

Shirley A. Ray obituary

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… of working with Western Michigan University students with disabilities, died March 16 in Kalamazoo. She was 91. Shirley A. Ray Ray first worked at WMU in 1964 and … since 1960. Services and remembrances Services have been set for 3 p.m. Saturday, March 24 , at Betzler Life Story …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45853