Purpose and Profit

The new Center for Principled Leadership and Business Strategy creates mutual benefit for students, businesses and the public.
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Bronco spirit

A wine brand with profits going toward scholarships is now available, courtesy of the efforts of leadership and business strategy students.
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Multi-dimensional life

MacKenzie King shares with fellow students about solving some of the world's most challenging problems.
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Our faculty strike a careful balance to make sure they meet the learning needs of all students.
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A WMU management degree sets students on a course for success through active learning and determination. Those aspiring to manage their own business or to work for well-known companies can excel in our management program. The Department of Management is one of only a handful in the country that pairs small business owners and entrepreneurs with student teams to provide real-world exposure to the challenges of running a business and managing a team.

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Final WMU graduating class of the decade ready to make its mark on the world

"All across this campus, every day, we are proving that WMU is a place for students to become. It’s a place where passions are ignited, knowledge is embraced and character is formed," says President Edward Montgomery.

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WMU center established with $6.5M to advance principled leadership and business strategy

Led by two business faculty members who specialize in management, the innovative new center is founded on the premise that purpose and profit can be powerfully linked through the actions and strategies of leaders.

Stanford design school names three WMU students innovation fellows

Three WMU students chosen as University Innovation Fellows by Stanford University's Hasso Plattner Institute of Design will travel to the Silicon Valley Meetup March 19-23 with 400 students and faculty from around the world.

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30 Under 30

January 14

Meet Giovanni Roberto, B.B.A.’13, a management graduate who is now a member of the strategy and business development team for the Internet of Things and Yummly at Whirlpool. Roberto is included in the inaugural Haworth College of Business 30 Under 30 publication for doing extraordinary things in business in the short time since graduation.

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Bronco Pitch Competition open to students

January 10

Students from across campus are invited to present their business ideas for cash prizes at the annual K.C. O'Shaughnessy Competition and Showcase, Friday, Feb. 21, at Western Michigan University. Aspiring entrepreneurs will present a three-minute pitch about an innovative business idea for an audience of potential investors. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top finishers. This year’s competition also includes a high school division, with prizes in the form of gift cards.

An eye for innovation

December 20

Todd Morgan, assistant professor of management, has a passion for business innovation and development that he takes into the classroom.

RJ and Anne Naugle

Alumnus and veteran serves others

December 13

RJ Naugle, B.B.A'03, is founder of RallyPoint/6, a Seattle-based, nonprofit resource center that helps veterans transition back to civilian life.

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Business students take the wheel

August 12

Sunseeker, the registered student organization behind Western Michigan University’s solar powered racecar, has enlisted a team of business students to manage fundraising, marketing and budgeting for future races and car development.