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WMU researchers get $12.5 million grant for school leadership renewal

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… get $12.5 million grant for school leadership renewal Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Reeves Shen … University will use one of the largest single grants ever awarded to the University for a three-year effort aimed at … levels by working together to build a school leadership model around the practices they saw in use at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43228

In the business of making a difference

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… Ryan Preisner thinks so. Through a social enterprise model and partnership with 20 Liters, Preisner and his … , a sock company that helps provide 100 days of clean water to someone in Rwanda, Africa, with each pair sold. They started the company …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47536

WMU business students win $5,000 award at GreenLight competition

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… WMU business students win $5,000 award at GreenLight competition Submitted by Anonymous (not … as Starting Gate has won the GreenLight Michigan Business Model Competition's first Whirlpool Award of $5,000 for his eco-friendly lawn care idea. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23425

Building a business, one degree at a time

Haworth College of Business

… by Brooke Humphrey on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Tanya Thompson walked into her first business class at Western Michigan … University in 2013 as a single mother in her 30s. She wasn't the typical college student, but that never worried … a grant fund supporting women entrepreneurs and a business model built on the science of scent and memory. Her …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/01/businessnews202601tanya-thompson

Electrical engineering student comes full circle via Innovation Expo

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… student McKenna Bowerman knew where her corner of campus was before she had even graduated from high school—Floyd … and hands-on, which matched the kind of environment I wanted to learn in,” says Bowerman. “It made me feel excited … and Applied Sciences for K-12 students to present products, models and projects to a panel of judges and the community. …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/01/mckenna-bowerman-innovation-expo

Bravo For Bravman: How Two Internships Led to One Outstanding Career

College of Aviation

… Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Landing one major internship was not enough for Bronco alum, Justin Bravman! During his … He graduated with his BS in the Spring of 2016. Justin also was part of the Lee Honors College where he completed a … a strategic sourcing team where he developed numerous Excel models to figure out what parts they had or did not have …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2018/02/bravman

University partners with city to promote 'shared prosperity' for residents

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University President Edward Montgomery and Kalamazoo Mayor Bobby Hopewell have … signed July 9 , designates the University's Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations … in support of SPK, and to make Kalamazoo a national model of civic transformation."  Dr. Don Cooney , Kalamazoo …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/48062

Dominican Republic educators spend week with WMU colleagues

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… of that course and are already seeing results from what was learned," said Marcia Corporan during a July 22 luncheon … with the visitors. "We're a new institute with a new model. We're eager to have this kind of support and to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8356

WMU's acclaimed Seita Scholars program names new director

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… will take over as its director, effective Jan 3, 2017 . She was selected to lead the nationally known initiative after a … of the Center for Fostering Success. "The search committee was impressed by Ronicka's well-rounded experience at WMU, … in developing and creating the Fostering Success Coaching model. Since 2013, more than 225 professionals around the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/37081

Economics instructor honored for supporting, empowering students with disabilities

College of Arts and Sciences

… by Anonymous (not verified) on Dr. Jean Kimmel, center, was nominated by Disability Services for Students staff Kellie Skiba, left, and Sammi Parker, right, and was celebrated at a ceremony on April 19. KALAMAZOO, … who have disabilities; and serving as an outstanding role model for promoting Disability Services for Students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71674