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Countywide Earth Day celebration set for April 20
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… a home more energy efficient to banding together to clean up a neighborhood river or write letters to governmental … officially observed each year on April 22 with events that support the environment and raise awareness for the … organized by the Kalamazoo Earth Day Committee with major support from WMU's Western Student Association and Office for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/52948
Pact with WMU puts Aquinas students on fast track to master’s degrees
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… degree in as little as five years. The two institutions signed a cooperative agreement Feb. 20 in Grand Rapids … a bachelor’s degree to start working on a graduate degree. Signing ceremony participants included, from left: (seated) … apply them toward a WMU master’s degree. Of the 12 credits, up to six non-entry-level undergraduate credits can be …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52249
WMU administration to launch employee engagement survey
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… Survey, this confidential, online questionnaire is designed to gather input specifically from employees. The … Teaching Assistants Union. About 3,800 people in those groups will receive an email invitation March 18 from … and satisfaction data. A survey website has been set up to explain the project and share information about …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52385
Trustees approve new three-year faculty contract
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… a 2.25 percent salary increase. In addition, a research supplement of 1 percent becomes effective in Jan. 1, 2018 , and another 1 percent research supplement is effective Jan. 1, 2019. The final year of the … of the agreement include changes to the health care plan design, leave changes that include up to six weeks of paid …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42775
Michigan State Police fund WMU Cold Case Program students: A win-win for justice and education
Cold Case Program with Michigan State Police
… In September 2023, MSP committed to ongoing financial support to students who have been accepted into WMU's Cold … for their work both in the Cold Case Program offices and up to an additional four hours a week at an MSP post or … of the Cold Case Program. "Thanks to MSP's generous support, students gain real-world experiences in law …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/72963
One-of-a-kind small and medium business conference to be held in downtown Kalamazoo
Haworth College of Business
… Conference attendees will get a fresh perspective on the biggest challenges businesses face. From making the most of … connection, with optional activities like yoga, running groups, live music and cocktail hours that are built into each … Lew, CEO of Canopy, who left a disappointing job at a startup before building her leadership development company that …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/05/75567
Alumnus surfs the turbulence to success
W Magazine
… he learned the program was opening a new facility at Kellogg Field in Battle Creek, Michigan. “I immediately loved the … and the people I encountered,” says Demomme, who grew up in Metro Detroit's Waterford Township. As a Bronco … Although he was called back to finish training, he was furloughed by Mesaba that October. He worked as an instructor …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71774
Class project puts social work students' research in leading journal
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… effort. "Their initial objective was to provide a succinct up-to-date resource guide for those seeking information …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37351
Two WMU faculty engineers garner MEDC funding for early-stage work
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… Dr. Pavel Ikonomov , associate professor of engineering design, manufacturing and management systems, were announced Nov. 8 as winners of support from the MEDC's ADVANCE Proof of Concept Grant Fund … universities across the state of Michigan. Atashbar won support for his Impact Sensor and Rigid-flex Readout …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43887
WMU, community groups developing plan for local waterways
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… WMU, community groups developing plan for local waterways Submitted by Deanne … quality for two local waterways. A steering committee made up of community stakeholders from the city of Kalamazoo, … academic institutions and watershed residents will update the watershed management plan for Arcadia and Portage …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45863