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Small Business Development Center receives funding to boost technical training services

Haworth College of Business

… Center (SBDC) secured private funding to administer ongoing technical support for entrepreneurs and small business owners … Uplift Kalamazoo programing will begin in November. The goal of the program is to position entrepreneurs to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/69014

Matchbox Twenty to play on-campus concert

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… through Tickets for Charity fund donations to charities supported by Matchbox Twenty, as well as causes fans … and the 2004 People’s Choice Award for “Favorite Musical Group.” “North,” the band’s fourth full-length studio recording … been playing guitar for fewer than 10 years, having picked up the instrument from his sister's then-boyfriend as a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/3079

Center for Principled Leadership and Business Strategy launches new podcast, 'The Jungle'

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… faculty members and co-directors of the center, provide an up-close, unvarnished view into the emotions, practices and … include  John Bryant , former chairman and CEO of the Kellogg Company;  Alessandro P. DiNello , B.B.A.'75,president and … CEO of Flagstar Bank and Flagstar Bancorp;  Dr. Edward Montgomery , WMU president;  Patti Poppe , president and CEO of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59205

From spores to scores: WMU grad student cultivates connection through mycology, music

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… through the woods of the Pocono Mountains where she grew up. "I just love being outdoors. And the more I get to know … the more I feel a deeper understanding of everything that's going on," says Cerberville, a music composition master's … grow here," Cerberville says. "Programs like this—that do a good job—work because they are consistently supportive. And …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66721

Pivot from final exams leads to increase in organizational change leadership research

College of Education and Human Development

… is far more powerful than a passing a exam." That's why  Dr.   David   Szabla , chair of the department, … manuscripts and implement projects that were useful to them upon completing the program,” says Szabla. The design of the … the 2023 Midwest Academy of Management Conference in Chicago. Gaffney, S. (2023). Mapping the Literature of Resistance …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73220

Assistant professor to present on professional identity in counselor education

College of Education and Human Development

… is that culture is technically knowing that you grew up in the same house with someone, but you two like different types of ice cream. Or you grew up in the same house and you both had a completely different … Idaho State University. Her dissertation entitled “Shaking Up The Room: The Process of Professional Identity …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72789

Grand opening set for Richmond Institute for Design and Innovation

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… $7 million project to renovate Central Kohrman Hall to support the needs of an innovative product design program was … it would become,"  Jim Richmond says. "Just a few weeks ago, Lois and I had the honor of touring the building, which … to educate our young adults for promising careers. That's why we created the product design program and the Richmond …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/49312

Third-annual AMP Lab Open House event welcomes STEAM-curious kids

WMU-Grand Rapids

… Submitted by Beth Pappalardo on Kids and parents build LEGO creations with Bricks 4 Kidz during the 2023 AMP Lab Open … building and constructing with Tinker Toys. Kids watch an EggBot translate their design onto a ping-pong ball. Kids … Mich.—Western Michigan University-Grand Rapids will team up with Autocam Medical, Bricks 4 Kidz, GRCC, Grand Rapids …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75134

Sid the Science Kid comes to Miller Auditorium

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… cooperative problem solving and plenty of laughs to go around. There is even a surprise sixth sense revealed by … and a valid Bronco ID is required at the time of pickup. Group discounts are available at (269) 387-2312. For more …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18939

WMU trustees appoint Russ Kavalhuna, J.D., as University’s 10th president

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… following the June 30 retirement of President Edward Montgomery. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University … assumed after serving as a federal prosecutor, a Michigan Supreme Court law clerk and, before that, as a commercial … families and entire communities,” he says. “That’s why I consider it the greatest honor of my career to serve …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/04/trustees-appoint-russ-kavalhuna-10th-president