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Bronco Bash is back—and so are the popcorn buckets

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… buckets Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The swag, the performances, the unending line for Celebration! … activity—it's a sight we haven't seen since before COVID-19 was part of our vocabulary. Bronco Bash is charging back in … of its 40th anniversary. "I think this is really setting a positive tone for the upcoming year. It's a way to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68815

WMU student receives $10,000 accountancy scholarship

Haworth College of Business

… with Rehmann as a staff auditor, beginning in 2023. “This award has greatly impacted my education and experience at … to focus on obtaining my M.S.A. and continuing to work toward my CPA license. This award has taken away immense … deeply involved with the Department of Accountancy and is set to be a graduate assistant for the department in fall …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68477

Western to host fall 2025 career fairs connecting students with leading employers

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… participants and employers to engage in an informal setting centered on career exploration, workplace culture … by Beta Alpha Psi, this carer fair on Sept. 18 is geared toward accounting, finance, business information systems and … and employers to discuss company cultures, career pathways and available roles or to seek general career advice.   …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/09/western-hosts-2025-fall-career-fairs

Igniting innovation: A record-breaking year of groundbreaking research

W Magazine

… Office of Research and Innovation drew in $59.6 million in total awards for fiscal year 2024, up 42% over the previous year, which was also a record-breaking year. “I would like to say we’re …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2024/11/office-research-innovation-record-breaking-year

Town hall meeting, letters to homes key parts of compensation rollout

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… Van Der Kley , vice president for business and finance, and Warren Hills , associate vice president for human resources, … the recorded video. About the Staff Compensation Project A total of 1,270 WMU staff positions are part of the … to recruit and retain people with the necessary skill sets for a position. The 13 pay-grade categories in the old …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23700

'I matter here': HRM student finds her place at the Haworth College of Business

Haworth College of Business

… by Amy Coughenour on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— With her eyes set on greatness, Western Michigan University human resource management student Alyssa Lozano excitedly awaits the career ahead of her.  “As a human resources … I will have the capability to benefit businesses in many ways,” says Lozano. “Whether that is through supplying the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73712

Barbara Jane Miller obituary

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… and widow of WMU's third president, died Feb. 14. She was 98. Miller, of Palm Desert, California, was fondly known as Jane or Janie by family and friends. She … to Kalamazoo, Miller volunteered at WMU, helping to set up a program teaching newly blind persons techniques to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38732

Big Brothers Big Sisters administrator to provide perspective at breakfast series

Haworth College of Business

… with adult mentors, Big Brothers Big Sisters helps children set higher aspirations, build greater confidence and better …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37056

Students uplift community stories through film

College of Arts and Sciences

… of a WMU experience-driven learning grant along with Wendy Swalla , senior instructional designer, and Shawn Tenney , … I thought, 'What do students get out of it?' It was always very University-centered,” says Mukhongo, an … Media Network on Friday, Dec. 6. In the spring, Bergman is set to visit the students for a scholarly talk and another …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2024/10/arts-sciencesnews202410mukhongocomm3550

STEM instruction reform focus of $1.4 million Hughes Medical grant

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU secured one of only 37 awards made by HHMI this year. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A $1.4 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to Western Michigan University … invited to compete in the institute's 2014 funding round. A total of 203 universities were invited to apply, and the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/16296