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Award-winning inventors to kick off entrepreneurship forum

Haworth College of Business

… Award-winning inventors to kick off entrepreneurship forum Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on From left: … will be the first speakers in the 2016-17 Entrepreneurship Forum speaker series at Western Michigan University’s … or register at  wmich.edu/business/e-rsvp . To suggest an entrepreneur who should be considered for the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/34471

WMU gets $3.2 million to build culture of degree completion, success

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… Department of Education to use the unique opportunities afforded by the existence of the Kalamazoo Promise to build an … culture focused on increased access and degree completion for underrepresented, underprepared or low-income students. … University will receive a First in the World grant, funded for the first time this year," said U.S. Secretary of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/19312

WMU author to read from her latest poetry collection

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… with transience. An insect in amber is the perfect emblem for this dance, and the image recurs throughout the book." … poet and Atlantic Review editor Dan Veach puts it, "Forbidden fruit, ancient memory, healing talisman, comforting touch: Judith Rypma's 'Amber Notes' is all of these …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22610

Award-winning WMU poet will launch Frostic Reading Series

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… Prize, the Crazyhorse Prize, and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and Breadloaf. Upcoming readings Other upcoming … Reading featuring Ephraim Scott Sommers and Dan Mancilla. For more information, visit wmich.edu/english/events/frostic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42757

West Michigan aviation power Duncan among honorees at WMU event

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… in 2008, and in 2014, created a maintenance scholarship for students of the WMU college. The company also, over the … has assisted the college by offering operational support for WMU at the Battle Creek W.K. Kellogg Airport location that WMU's aviation college and Duncan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43582

WMU Trumpet Day features guest artist Rex Richardson

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… Trumpet Day features free clinics, master classes and performances and is open to anyone interesting in learning more … . Richardson Richardson is a Yamaha Performing Artist and a veteran of the acclaimed chamber group … University and an is an international trumpet tutor for the Royal Northern College of Music in England. He tours …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38527

Marti Hearron's final gift to WMU establishes a fine arts professorship

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… only after her death. Hearron, a renowned biostatistician for the Upjohn Co., died Nov. 29. Her estate included a $2 … Distinguished Professorship. It also will provide funding for some of her favorite arts programs as well as endow a new Medallion Scholarship for students in the fine arts. The gift, and the fact that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21654

Distinguished alumnus joins free University Symphony Orchestra concert

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… of Music Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Alex Jokipii for a free winter concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4 , in Miller Auditorium. The performance will open with the "Russian Easter Overture" by … Ballet Suite" by Argentinian composer Alberto Ginastera. For more news, arts and events , visit wmich.edu/news . …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44659

WMU senior named a finalist in international trombone competition

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… and will travel to Valencia, Spain, in July to compete for a 2,000 euro gift certificate toward a new trombone at … Festival. A notable honor The honor is especially notable for a several reasons. The competition ranged to age 25, … orchestral excerpt competition. "While it's exciting news for Evan, for the WMU trombone studio it also means that we …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21676

Spring 2015 Make a Difference award recipients to be honored

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… Difference Award. The recipients will each receive $300, before taxes, and a commemorative certificate. Spring 2015 … award recipients Rachael Bower , Department of Business Information Systems. Jonathan Dennis , College of Aviation. … Management-landscape services. Thalia Guerra , Center for Academic Success Programs. Timothy Holysz , Facilities …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23061