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WMU to host medievalists from around the globe

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… WMU to host medievalists from around the globe Submitted by Anonymous (not … the congress annually attracts some 3,000 medievalists--professional academics, students and enthusiasts … Congress on Medieval Studies will include more than 550 sessions featuring the presentation of scholarly …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/374

Supply chain team claims first place in case competition

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… supply management students—from left to right, Peyton Hurley, Alexandra Henson, Madison Dober and Connor McKenney—finished in first place at … team from the WMU Haworth College of Business bested more than 16 teams from top supply chain management programs.  …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66118

Longtime WMU music professor, internationally known composer dies

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… composer dies Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Curtis Curtis-Smith KALAMAZOO, Mich.-- Curtis Curtis-Smith , an … for our state's future." He was the recipient of more than 100 grants, awards and commissions from organizations around the globe. They included: a Guggenheim Fellowship, an award from the American Academy and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19619

WMU professor advises on internationalization initiatives in Brazil

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… WMU professor advises on internationalization initiatives in Brazil Western … on internationalization efforts through a Fulbright Specialist Award. Butterfield was invited to work on a project … Our students are graduating into a different world than my generation did; now the workforce is highly mobile, …

https://wmich.edu/global/fulbright-butterfield

Randy Brecker joins WMU jazz ensembles in Grand Rapids showcase

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… Oct.. 7 , at St. Cecilia Music Center in Grand Rapids. This event will be presented to attendees of the International … Fine Arts Deans annual conference, held in Grand Rapids this year, and is open to the general public. WMU College of … has helped shape the sound of jazz, R&B and rock for more than four decades. His trumpet and flugelhorn performances …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35442

World’s medievalists to convene virtually during annual congress

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… World’s medievalists to convene virtually during annual congress Submitted … to a virtual format during the COVID-19 pandemic, the event is hosted by Western's Medieval Institute and has attracted … live on the internet followed by two weeks in which more than 200 sessions recorded during the week of live events …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/63939

Dance students return from moving experience in Panama

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… trip to Panama and plans to bring dance education to at-risk youth in Kalamazoo. Last year, dance major Sarah Mills … Mills was awarded full funding through the Kalamazoo Artistic Development Initiative to start a chapter of Movement … teens. "Movement gets into them deeper and so much quicker than words could." On her second exchange in Panama, Mills …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33038

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… Bachelor of Science in Public Health The BSPH program is based on competencies you need to master to become a Certified Health Education Specialist. The program integrates classroom study with hands-on … years and has experienced the benefits of the community firsthand through her position as a Student Ambassador for the …

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New WMU enrollment management chief hails from North Carolina

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An enrollment professional with more than 30 years of higher education experience in the fields … by the WMU Board of Trustees, Curran will take on the administrative role Aug. 1 . "As our search unfolded, we found in … experience and an extraordinary commitment to continuing this institution's mission of providing opportunity along with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33091

Weekly campus United Way drawings continue as book drive surpasses goal

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… its $200,000 goal. It has reached close to 73 percent of this goal, gaining $145,000, and almost 28 percent of employee pledge forms have been returned. This year's campaign organizers have targeted a 10-percent … Book drive The campus "Book-It" campaign collected more than twice its goal of 1,000 new or gently used books with a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43733