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WMU and West Michigan Hispanic Chamber empower local entrepreneurs through bilingual accounting bootcamp
Professional Development
… community where they are.” The 5-week accounting bootcamp was hosted at the WMU Grand Rapids campus. The bootcamp, … fostering inclusive, impactful education beyond our campus walls,” says Joanne Roehm , director of WMU-Grand Rapids. … my business,” said Manny , owner of J&M Construction Services LLC . “I used to have all my finances mixed …
https://wmich.edu/professional/news/2025/05/bilingual-accounting-bootcamp
WMU libraries extend hours at end of semester
News
… hours at end of semester Submitted by Deanne Puca on WMU's Waldo Library KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's Waldo and Swain Education libraries will have extended hours for the end of the semester. The circulation service desk also will be staffed until closing time to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36788
Educational leadership alum named Caribbean Community Superintendent
College of Education and Human Development
… social, emotional, and intellectual growth and guide them toward success. According to the U.S. Department of Defense … efforts to provide quality educational opportunities and services to military dependents around the globe. DoDEA … needs of hundreds of schools. Rynberg's career includes service in the Air Force and roles at the Federal Deposit …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74258
WMU named one of America's top 'green colleges'
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… renovations. Extensive electric vehicle infrastructure. Water management record. Numerous energy conservation … dining. Transportation options that include free bus service for students, faculty and staff. The University was also noted as the only Michigan university with a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/347
WMU to celebrate Arbor Day, Tree Campus recertification
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… in Goldsworth Valley near the gazebo. WMU landscape services staff will be planting a swamp white oak , a tree native to the Midwest that does well … Lemont, Ill., discussing plant grafting. Also, landscape services staffers will talk about the University's Arbor Day …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/326
Trustees approve change in bookstore operations
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… with the Follett Higher Education Group Inc., paving the way for that national firm to manage the campus bookstore … and provide lower costs on certain goods and better services for students. The move follows a lengthy review … with experience in the collegiate book business. The goal was to reduce student costs and expand the array of services …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/5321
Nita H. Hardie obituary
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… Michigan University faculty member, died Sept. 23 . She was 83. Hardie retired as chair of the Department of Science … emerita of political science in 1992 after 27 years of service to the University. While at WMU, she served in several administrative roles and was involved in numerous pioneering efforts. She helped to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1856
WMU to celebrate Arbor Day, 2012 Tree Campus recertification
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… the east end of its Goldsworth Valley Pond. WMU landscape services staff will be planting a Baldcypress (Taxodium … for sustainable campus forestry: sponsoring student service-learning projects and having a tree advisory … Darrell Junkins, WMU grounds supervisor in landscape services, at darrell.junkins@wmich.edu or (269) 387-8557. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6443
Trustees approve two staff retirements, other personnel changes
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… retiring, along with their positions, years of continuous service and effective dates of retirement are: Carey F. … Jr. , a groundskeeper II in Facilities Management-landscape services, 14 years, effective July 31, 2013, and Ruth Wagenaar , a custodian in Facilities Management-building …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8604
James A. Howell obituary
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… died Nov. 16 in Rose Arbor Hospice in Kalamazoo. He was 81. A specialist in analytical chemistry, Howell joined … and retired in 2001 after more than 36 years of continuous service to the University. He was well liked by his students, peers and colleagues, and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/12/12055