July 2023 Newsletter
Crypto-mining student business honored with $10,000 award
Western Michigan University student entrepreneur Payton Walker, founder of CryptoShovel, recently won the Brian Patrick Thomas Entrepreneurial Spirit Award totaling $10,000. The award recognizes students in Starting Gate, Western Michigan University’s business accelerator, and specifically honors companies that have a great business model and a higher social purpose.
From the Eras Tour to embracing identity, WMU Haworth student thrives this summer
Jasmine Vicencio is a business student putting her authentic self forward at Western Michigan University. A senior majoring in marketing and member of the dean’s list, Vicencio has gained confidence and determination about her path in life through some defining professional opportunities, including interning with Ticketmaster and being a part of the event staff for Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour in Detroit!
Other stories:
- New Student Center opens July 31
- Catch us at the Growlers game on July 27
- Think you need millions for retirement? Maybe not, says finance professor
- 'Endless Opportunities': Husband and wife helping Grand Rapids teens tap into potential
- Uncovering untold stories, traditions through East Campus Oral History Project
- Western offers new course on the intersection of artificial intelligence and writing
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