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WMU graduates succeed
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… vocal club. “I love it here because the kids are getting what they need academically, but they are also being exposed to the arts,” she says. “I feel that this is exactly where I’m supposed to be.” Degreed to succeed …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46643
Edward W. Randt Jr. obituary
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… He was 77. Randt joined the staff in 1969 and retired from what is now Facilities Management-maintenance services in 1999 … to the University. Survivors include Jodie Laraway, assistant director of scholarships and loans in WMU's Office of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29507
Reading, writing and balancing a budget: Financial literacy coming to Michigan school curriculum
W Magazine
… those skills have not typically been taught in school. This will change in Michigan in coming years. In June, Gov. … of this type of education is evident in those who struggle with it—which is more than half of Americans. The … young people see themselves in the future and understand what their needs will be is essential to future success.” …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69053
Development leader to discuss perseverance, success in bringing Costco to Kalamazoo
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… Development leader to discuss perseverance, success in bringing Costco to Kalamazoo … KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Perseverance, leadership and success is the topic of the next presentation in Western Michigan … hear about the organization’s endurance in the project and what it takes to address the challenges in making a project …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67091
WMUK wins two National Public Radio awards for news shows
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… on From left: NPR All Things Considered Host Audie Cornish and WMUK-FM's Gordon Evans KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western … Michigan University's public radio station WMUK-FM is celebrating two national awards for its local programming … coverage was the second-place award for correspondent Chris Killian 's audio postcard from Bombay Beach, California, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16783
Kristina Pierce awarded SHRM Foundation national scholarship
Haworth College of Business
… Kristina Pierce awarded SHRM Foundation national scholarship Submitted by Janine Adamski on KALAMAZOO, MI— Kristina Pierce of Fairfax, Virginia, a senior human resource … development.” Pierce’s own personal experience is what shaped her goals as she found her fit in the human …
https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/10/humanresourcesmanagement-shrm-scholarship-kristinapierce
Spring Convocation will showcase research in public health, humanities
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… humanities Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Discovery comes in many forms, and several will be celebrated … theorists and philosophers have from time to time suggested that something like loss lies at the very heart of … endemic losses could be seen as an important aspect of what it is to exercise citizenship." The idea of "democracy …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58305
Western researchers debut new hybrid technology to test roof durability during hurricanes
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… uplift table at the Bronco Construction Research Center is the only one of its kind in an academic setting in North America. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Hurricane Ian is one of the most destructive storms the U.S. has seen. … weren't enough fasteners. It gives a more in-depth idea of what failed." Commercial businesses interested in testing …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69456
Geology students conduct research as part of carbon sequestration work
College of Arts and Sciences
… and Environmental Sciences, the uncertainty inherent in discovery drives the innovation, experiential learning, and authentic research found in his classroom. In his fall Sedimentation and Stratigraphy … into the subsurface of Michigan? Will it stay there? What are the risks?’ These are the big societal issues,” …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2024/11/kaczmarekgeos4350
College of Arts and Sciences students win big in 2025
College of Arts and Sciences
… College of Arts and Sciences students were a part of accomplishments at the highest level this year. They skated past, danced around and tuned out the … which allows us the opportunity to share so much of what makes WMU special with such a wide, national …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-national-wins-0