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Finances, freight, food and festivities: Holiday shopping season starts early and shopper behavior varies

Haworth College of Business

… to many media outlets, retailers are hoping inflation doesn’t cause holiday shoppers to adopt a more conservative … holiday season. Whether that happens is largely a factor of what you are purchasing and your age. According to global … a toll on Americans with credit card balances now at an all-time high. Consequently, families may see fewer gifts than …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73415

Gov. Snyder praises WMU foster youth program

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Gov. Snyder praises WMU foster youth program Submitted by … and intense personal and academic support to students in what has become the largest and most comprehensive program … honors Dr. John Seita, a former foster care youth, a three-time WMU alumnus and one of the nation's leading advocates …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/83

Leo Niemi obituary

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… in 1985 after 30 years of service to the University in what is now the Haworth College of Business. He started … honor societies. Prior to coming to WMU, Niemi taught part time at Ohio State University as well as taught business classes and coordinated co-op occupational training at Comstock (Mich.) High School. He was a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/206

Morvin A. Wirtz obituary

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… Fla. He was 92. Wirtz joined the faculty in 1967 to head what was then the new Department of Special Education. He … and to associate dean one year later. He returned to full-time teaching in 1974 and retired a decade later after … WMU recognized Wirtz in 1979 as being among a group of outstanding researchers and grant recipients. Among …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1306

WMU implements deferred tuition option for employer reimbursements

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… who want to enhance their credentials but have a difficult time balancing family finances and semester-start tuition … that access to the caliber of degree programs WMU offers is what they want, and a strategy like this would greatly …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7681

WMU's 2014 homecoming is just around the corner

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… downtown Kalamazoo are getting into the spirit by putting up window displays for homecoming week, and some 70 business … Weekend is popular tradition Family Weekend is a great time for parents and other family members to visit campus … alternative radio station Z96.5-WZOX. Funds raised will go to the Invisible Need Project, a multi-faceted initiative …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19709

Students claim second place in national social media marketing competition

Haworth College of Business

… difficult for even the best teams. They cohesively agreed upon a riskier core strategy with bigger payoff potential. … their personalities to shine through, and the judges loved what they heard. The reputation of our digital marketing … much to what these two teams just achieved in our first time competing in a national case competition." The teams …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53011

How can we improve STEM learning outcomes? WMU professor wins $1.3M NSF award to find out

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… decade we have seen tremendous growth in the quality and rigor of studies seeking to test the efficacy of STEM … will continue to help us design better studies and expand what we learn from these studies to not just whether or not … work uses the data systems that allow the team to look over time at educational systems in three states, including …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60237

Agreement gives K College students head start in earning grad degrees

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… grad degrees Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Gonzalez and Dunn KALAMAZOO, Mich.—After more than a century … an accelerated format," says WMU President John M. Dunn . "What's new is that we're partnering now with our colleagues … of a trend. We're doing something that will shave off the time to earn a degree and help more students achieve their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40237

Brandon Owen has found where he belongs

Haworth College of Business

… the experience-based learning offered at Western.  “After going on a tour of the college, I realized that WMU Haworth … have enriched my educational experience.” Throughout his time at WMU, Owen has surrounded himself with supportive … their needs. Sharing some advice for his peers, Owen says, “What you get out of your university experience is entirely …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75420