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Longtime WMU friend, honors college namesake Carl Lee dies at 96

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… E Lee Kalamazoo broadcast pioneer Carl E Lee , who with his late wife Winifred Lee was the namesake for Western … in 2012, pledged $500,000 for construction of a home for what is now the Carl E and Winifred Lee Honors College. The … and Fetzer Television Co. The companies included what are now WWMT-TV and WKZO radio. Lee also headed up six …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/22184

Insomnia prevention device takes first place at annual Pitch Competition

Haworth College of Business

… Kronner, Victoria Blaine, and Aseel Munshi. Far right is Cory Middleton from Jacket 360, winner of last year's … incredibly rewarding experience. We all got a great idea of what it will really be like in terms of selling our concept … myself and my teammates for this win. I can't wait to see what comes next for our company." Now in its fifth year, the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39431

Western's jazz program captures four 2024 DownBeat magazine Student Music Awards

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… Mich.—Western Michigan University’s  jazz studies program is boasting four awards from international magazine DownBeat in its 47th annual Student Music Awards. View the issue . Two recent alumni and two small jazz groups secured awards in what’s considered the most prestigious competition in jazz …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/downbeat-2024-awards

Junne G. Martin obituary

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… of service to the University. She began her WMU career in what had been the Department of Counseling and Personnel. … Martin joined the orientation unit in the Office of Admissions, assisting incoming new students as well as supervising the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3522

WMU advertising students take first place

Haworth College of Business

… WMU advertising students take first place Submitted by Amy Coughenour … consumer touch points and carrying the tagline “Explore What’s Next. Quest is Ready.,” the WMU team conducted … Olivia Neitzke , strategy and consumer insights associate Maggie Neuman , social media associate Bailey Papich , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/06/68200

Balance leads to MBA for Erica Nowicki

Haworth College of Business

… Coughenour on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— MBA student Erica Nowicki is taking full advantage of the HyFlex MBA program at … full-time with the federal government at the Defense Logistics Agency while being a single parent, the flexible … satisfied with my choice because I was able to execute what I was learning to my work and could also draw from my …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73613

Western expert: Pandemic sparked a 'she-cession,' disproportionately forcing women out of the workforce

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… Western expert: Pandemic sparked a 'she-cession,' disproportionately forcing women out of the workforce … rates have increased. That changed in February 2020. "What's happened over the last year has just been striking," … The U.S. Chamber of Commerce reports moms were laid off or furloughed at a rate three times working dads due to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63542

Be in a place you know: Dietetics student comes full circle

College of Education and Human Development

… returned to Kalamazoo to take a job at Bronson Methodist Hospital, the same place where she completed her first … opportunity to do as a clinical dietitian,” says Price. “What I learned during the medical nutrition therapy lab and … apply, and I knew that down the road I would always wonder 'what if' if I hadn't applied. Thankfully, I got matched and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69546

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

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… peer's never-give-up spirit Submitted by Paula M. Davis on From left: Billings and Simon KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Tirrea … really changed me," he explains in Billings' film. "Art is what makes me, me." The film captures Simon layering canvas … is impossible. And, most importantly, he illustrates what it means to never, never give up," she says. Finding …

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

Registration underway for workshops to understand child trauma

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… Registration underway for workshops to understand child trauma … by Deanne Puca on WMU's Unified Clnics KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Registration has begun for two workshops by the Southwest … a group experience to help participants better understand: what trauma is, how trauma impacts the brain and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30928