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WMU MBA student embraces bold choices, new beginnings

Haworth College of Business

… Mich.— “I’ve always enjoyed working with people and so much of business is rooted in relationships, communication and … is mastering business skills as she tackles the second year of the MBA program at Western Michigan University’s Haworth … daunting as most graduate students juggle family, work, school and other personal commitments. Yet, there is so much …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/12/mackenzie-shepherd-mba-bold-choices-flexibility

Multiple public career fairs to be held at WMU this fall

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… public but aimed at WMU students and recent alumni. Members of the public, along with students and alumni from WMU and … or (269) 387-2761. Graduate and Professional School Fair— Monday, Oct. 22, 3 to 6 p.m. , East Ballroom, … Center. Representatives from more than 100 programs and schools located in Michigan and around the country will be …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/48887

Two fine arts faculty saluted for teaching excellence

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… faculty members have been selected to receive the College of Fine Arts Dean's Teaching Award, recognizing them as … Dr. David Montgomery , a master faculty specialist in the School of Music and director of the Bronco Marching Band, … Montgomery's case, community members and directors of high school bands noted his outstanding work with the Bronco …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/3061

Former legislator, Michigan League director to speak

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… vulnerable population will speak this month as part of the Western Michigan University School of Social Work's 2013 Whitney Young Jr. Scholars … as a special education teacher in the Madison (Mich.) School District. The Michigan League for Public Policy …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5672

WMU-led math innovation singled out by NSF for praise

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… Anonymous (not verified) on Hirsch KALAMAZOO—A mathematics software design and development effort based at Western … and accompanying website content are designed to help high school teachers and their students meet the new Common Core … investigator. Hirsch says the outcome of the work enables school districts to overcome long-standing financial …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3373

Education and human development honors alumni at 26th annual award ceremony

College of Education and Human Development

… Submitted by Chris Hybels on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The College of Education and Human Development at Western Michigan … Ph.D.'12, is the superintendent of Grand Rapids Public Schools, a position she has held since 2020.  During her … He is committed to ensuring that the Gold provide valuable programs and initiatives, such as summer camps, …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2024/09/education-human-development-cehd-alumni-awards-golden-apple-keystone-2024

Festival brings more than 900 singers to campus

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… will bring more than 900 talented singers from 22 high schools to Western Michigan University for a daylong … Guest conductor Peter Bagley from the University of Connecticut will lead the evening's program, which … of "Bridge Over Troubled Water." The auditioned high school Honors Choir will perform Joseph Haydn's "Achieved Is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/175

Hanging out with Helen Manumbu – Traveling Down the Aviation Tech Ops Path

College of Aviation

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/11/manumbu

Top teacher award goes to another WMU grad

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… Mich.—For the second year in a row, the Michigan Department of Education has selected a Western Michigan University … top teacher. Cara Lougheed , a teacher at Stoney Creek High School in Rochester Hills, was surprised May 8 when Interim … named her the 2019-20 Teacher of the Year during an all-school assembly. "Ms. Lougheed has an incredible ability to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53382

Indigenous hip-hop artist brings new perspective to Western

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

… , the 35-year-old award-winning Lakota artist and activist of Indigenous culture, has signed on as a faculty member of Western Michigan University’s Irving S. Gilmore School of Music and an artist-in-residence this academic … assist faculty on certain topics and courses throughout the school year.   “This new chapter at Western for me is an …

https://wmich.edu/provost/news/2024/09/frank-waln-artist-residence