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Giving Day 2022 most successful in University history
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… RSOs, athletics and more. The event also featured a number of major gifts made by both anonymous and named donors, … Success Fund . Throughout the day, there were a number of challenges to boost the impact of individual gifts, including a red-eye challenge that …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67809
Helmet sensor technology business created by WMU team honored for innovation
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… Mich.—A company started by a Western Michigan University professor and his students is receiving statewide recognition. SafeSense Technologies LLC was one of just 12 companies named a 2019 SmartZone Best Small … commercially marketing its sensor system for helmets in 2020. Tokarz says the company is looking at the possibility …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53495
Western Michigan University to fund 1,350 student scholarships with historic donation
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… college education is more important than ever. But the cost of that education has shifted from the public to the student, putting it increasingly out of reach for too many. Western Michigan University is closing that gap by taking a holistic view of student success," says WMU President Edward Montgomery . …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66513
WMU and Greenleaf Trust celebrate 2021 scholars
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… former Greenleaf Trust scholars from the Haworth College of Business stand with President Edward Montgomery, in front … from left, and Trustee William Johnston, founder and chair of Greenleaf Trust, in front row and second from right. … and chair, was discouraged to find that a small number of students from underrepresented backgrounds were …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66096
Work with refugee family helps business student expand global perspective
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… responsibility, in many cases giving employees paid time off to volunteer. A required upper level business class at … perspective on the responsibility to give back. As a member of WMU's Global Leaders program, he's committed to learning … travel to the island of Lesvos off the coast of Greece in 2020 to work with refugees. He just completed an action plan …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53332
We have lift off: WMU launches UAV certificate programs
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… We have lift off: WMU launches UAV certificate programs Submitted by … to land. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is off to a flying start as one of a limited number of accredited U.S. institutions offering …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54033
Four faculty members named MAC Academic Leadership Development Program fellows
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… year's cohort," says Dr. Ed Martini , associate provost of WMUx and dean of Merze Tate College . "They are already leaders on our … Orders by U.S. Governors” (Policy Design and Practice, 2020). Before entering academia, he had five years of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/65810
Western students partnering with MDOT on pioneering bridge project
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… in the nation's infrastructure, creating millions of jobs to innovate and rehabilitate crumbling roads and … underway by Western Michigan University's renowned Center of Excellence for Structural Durability will play an … Amunugama installs sensors on the structure in December 2020. "Some of the applications I'm working on right now I …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66486
Pandemic didn’t swallow restaurant industry’s appetite for innovation
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… times, the pandemic has pushed the traditional boundaries of the restaurant industry. "The food world has had to adapt … Business Development Center , hosted at Haworth College of Business. “Restaurants have done their best to be agile … Michigan) celebrated its one-year anniversary in February 2020. They didn't have a canning line, so the owner shifted …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63904
New Resiliency Center coordinates care for the ‘whole person’
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… family members and caregivers covering every aspect of a child’s life is essential to treatment. … says Weaver, who will graduate this summer with a Master of Social Work degree. “It’s important to have a … by the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) in 2020 through a state appropriation of $1.5 million, the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63901