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Broadway star, WMU alumna Marin Mazzie receives posthumous Tony Award

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… Broadway star, WMU alumna Marin Mazzie receives posthumous Tony … so inspirational to so many as well," says Jay Berkow , director of music theatre performance at WMU. Marin Mazzie … a 1982 graduate of WMU, was a theatrical force. A three-time Tony Award nominee, she broke onto the Broadway stage in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/53728

Why I Give: Linda Lesniak

W Magazine

… Why I Give: Linda Lesniak Submitted by Megan Looker on Linda Lesniak, BA '70, MA '71, PhD '74, has … Michigan University, she’d barely left the state of Indiana. Flash forward to today, and Lesniak’s life in mathematics has taken …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70893

Aerospace engineering alumna soaring at Boeing

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… Haji fell in love with aeronautics while flying on what was at that time the largest passenger airliner—Boeing’s 747, the world’s … have been in the forefront of my success. Even when they did not quite understand what I was doing in school, they …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58017

Eric Epplett's Enlightened Aviation Adventure

College of Aviation

… Aviation Adventure Submitted by Tom Thinnes on If you want an out-of-the-box thinker, then Eric Epplett is your guy. He probably had a bit of that in him by the time he graduated from Spring Lake High School in 2008, kind … philosophies.  "Always be willing to try something new or different." That perspective hasn't changed since he joined …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/03/epplett

Art and science project highlights importance of not blowing off STEAM

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… on A view through a sculpture featuring Kalamazoo River water at musicians who created an original composition from … project, funded in part by a grant from the Chemical Measurement and Instrumentation program of the National … an opportunity to creatively and effectively communicate scientific knowledge, which he calls a necessary and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54132

A new hub for belonging and connection

W Magazine

… to connect and engage at the heart of campus. The building was intentionally designed to maximize natural light, something students expressed was important over many years of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73398

Free campuswide shredding event open to students and employees

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… Free campuswide shredding event open to students and employees Submitted by … April 11 , to ensure all professional or personal documents are properly destroyed and recycled. The campus … is hosting the event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Lot 41 near Sangren Hall.  A truck with several 95-gallon …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38836

Persistence pays dividends for business student with accounting job waiting after graduation

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… Persistence pays dividends for business student with accounting job waiting after graduation Submitted by Erin Flynn on Jamilah … passion at Western Michigan University. "(Western) is my home away from home," says Anthony, who will earn a bachelor's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66508

Success with interest: Support adds up for accountancy grad

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… grad Submitted by Erin Flynn on Jesus Osvaldo Martinez-Jimenez is graduating with a bachelor's degree in accountancy … is a passion for  Jesus Osvaldo Martinez-Jimenez . While auditing and itemizing might make most people's head spin, … applied a certain principle or calculated them a different way?" he says. That dedication is what earned the soon-to-be …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/04/accountancy-graduate-success-jesus-osvaldo-martinez-jimenez

Student's award-winning film captures peer's never-give-up spirit

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… Student's award-winning film captures peer's never-give-up spirit … with paint. Their two passions converge in Billings' documentary " Painting Dreams: The Story of Johnson Simon ." … As a youth, cruelly and frequently teased because of his condition and treated in school as though he had an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32044