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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Theatre

… The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Submitted by Emily Duguay on Arts and entertainment Fri, … you are purchasing a "pod" for your party that will be marked off to ensure proper social distancing. Patrons … vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from …

https://wmich.edu/events/64259

PBS to air WMU alum's documentary on Joffrey Ballet

News

… PBS premiere Friday, Dec. 28 , on the network's "American Masters" program (check local listings). Bob Hercules ' film, "Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance," chronicles the company's modest start with a … world's preeminent ballet companies. Led by visionaries Robert Joffrey and Gerald Arpino, the company helped transform …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3786

NPR host to speak as part of the Reading Together program

News

… Influencing Machine: Brooke Gladstone on the Media," will be for sale. On her radio program, Gladstone gives an … A year later, she was reporting from Moscow for NPR. She returned to the United States and was NPR's first "media … media." In it, she depicts the role of the press in American history as told through a cartoon version of herself. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5928

China Festival is chance to explore Chinese, East Asian culture

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… dance enthusiasts and yo-yo as well as ping-pong fans will be attending Western Michigan University's fifth annual … Ping-pong tournament final and clinic The festival is being organized by the Haenicke Institute in collaboration … community interests in Chinese language and culture have been increasing steadily," says Dr. Ying Zeng , director of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/48743

Week gives international students chance to share their cultures

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… International Education week kicks off early with the Dominican Festival Saturday, Nov. 10 , hosted by the Dominican Student Organization. This afternoon will include tasty … Market, hosted by the Malaysian Student Association, will be the final event to close the week's festivities. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/11/49695

Breyana Wilson

First-Year Faces

… career option she never imagined pursuing. “I love to read because of her,” Wilson explains. She “instilled something … kind of what pushed me in the direction of wanting to become a teacher.” “Not only that, but she was a Western … decision to come to WMU, she came to that conclusion years before higher education was on her horizon. “I first took my …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59317

WMU Theatre, Face Off Theatre partner to bring “Black Lives, Black Words” back to Kalamazoo

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… by Erin Flynn on Reginald Edmund, bottom right, with members of Face Off Theatre Company in 2018. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— … playwright Reginald Edmund, the event is a partnership between Western Michigan University’s Department of Theatre … how to use their art for activism. "The movement here has been so inspiring. I don't see people letting up, and that's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60278

Alumnus returns for one more challenge—a master's degree in finance from WMU Haworth

Haworth College of Business

… planning specialist. In particular, he hopes to learn to better predict and forecast how companies will perform in … time at WMU,” says Kolyvanov. His path to a finance career began in engineering. He earned two master’s degrees: one … spent six years in various managerial positions but soon returned to Michigan, earning an MBA at WMU Haworth in 2019 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71376

WMU accountancy student recognized for achievements, leadership with $5,000 scholarship

Haworth College of Business

… Submitted by Amy Coughenour on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Lauded for being an excellent student and committed leader, Noah Hahn , … desire to seek new skills and lead other students, he has been a member of the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71737

Light a Lamp

Lee Honors College

… most important scientists studying plant communication and behavior. Her work asserts that trees "talk" to each other; … home and family, etc. As the trees do, we need to be watchful for those around us (roommates, classmates, club … when we are not asked. Giving a hand to those who are struggling, for whatever reason, doesn’t just make the campus …

https://wmich.edu/honors/deanscorner/2021/01/light-lamp