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Food marketing students take first place at national university case competition

Haworth College of Business

… Wade, Ali Bultynck, Samantha McGrath and Alden Wichman comprised the presentation team that took first place at the NGA … our presentation and conducting research,” says Wade. “What made us so successful was the overall team dynamic and … understanding of the strategies used in real life. This is what set us up for success in the competition,” she says. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58334

First cohort of product design program sharp on all edges

W Magazine

… program sharp on all edges Submitted by Erin Flynn on Aisha Thaj explains her senior thesis project to her … vice president for innovation to consider how her suggestion might be implemented. By the end of the internship … graduate offers companies a coveted blend of skills. That’s what industries are seeking and what gave birth to the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63900

Global Engagement Scholarship opens up study abroad options

News

… to learn language and culture abroad in countries where English is not the primary language are available through the Global … Scholarship helps students cover the difference between what it costs to attend WMU and the cost to earn a similar …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/20009

Board signs off on name for new student residence halls

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… residence halls Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Artist rendering of Western Heights KALAMAZOO, Mich—Western … will be known as Western Heights , after the student-suggested name won unanimous approval from University trustees … it met the hopes of staff members. "This is in keeping with what we wanted," Anderson said. "We wanted a name that had …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19403

Decades-old alumni friendships honored with naming of campus facilities

News

… automotive executive who died June 1, 2016, half way into his eight-year term as a WMU Trustee. Dennis W. Archer , a … Conference Room. "All three of us knew without doubt that what we learned together at WMU had an enormous impact on … on campus facilities become at least a small reminder of what can be." The three men were classmates at WMU, and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39675

Shirley R. Miars obituary

News

… died Nov. 17, 2015 . She was 92. Miars was a statistician in the Registrar's Office. She joined the staff in 1974 and retired in … as a graduation auditor and supervisor from 1962 to 1969 in what at the time was WMU's records office. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30236

WMU professor awarded prestigious Bellagio Residency: continues work on grief

College of Arts and Sciences

… like to extend an early apology to her mother-in-law for missing Thanksgiving next year. Instead of celebrating the … the Rockefeller Foundation, the Bellagio Residency Program is an exclusive retreat offered to the nation's best … to be intellectualized substitutes, quite removed from what people are grappling with when they lose someone they …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2024/12/ashley-atkins-bellagio

Pitch Competition draws range of student-led companies

Haworth College of Business

… of student-led companies Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Finalists and winners at the 2015 Pitch Competition KALAMAZOO, … and ability to fluently present my proposed business is what made me stand out," says Adams. "My conviction in the … you down is a worthwhile item," says Sievers. "I think what made me stand out was my dynamic start and memorable …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/22997

Accountancy student awarded prestigious study abroad scholarship

Haworth College of Business

… University junior Maddie Cordell of LaGrange Park, Illinois, has been awarded the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship . The scholarship is awarded to less than 1,000 undergraduate students … initially drawn to study abroad by my desire to travel, but what ultimately convinced me to commit was the opportunity …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48594

Being a little brave can take us a long way: Fahad Shiraj’s journey

Haworth College of Business

… Fahad Shiraj has learned to be curious and brave during his time at Western Michigan University. Majoring in business … the U.S. learning new skills in the industry, applied what he’s learned in internships and grown as a leader along the way. As a data analyst, Shiraj is able to put his inquisitive and curious personality to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70161