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When opportunity knocks: Alum’s business acquisition funded by Sleeping Giant Capital

Haworth College of Business

… When opportunity knocks: Alum’s business acquisition funded by Sleeping Giant Capital Submitted by … Western Michigan University’s Haworth College of Business is doing just that. By engaging with alumni, strategically utilizing resources and expertise and connecting aspiring business owners with capital, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64373

Miles, Zeng honored with Distinguished Service Awards

News

… Miles, Zeng honored with Distinguished Service Awards Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, … Zeng will be presented with Western Michigan University's Distinguished Service Award during a ceremony Thursday, Oct. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/65824

Moving beyond 'thinking outside the box' to see the world

Haworth College of Business

… on "Students got an amazing opportunity to experience Irish business and culture. Most importantly, the trip … the students shown here. Dr. Kuanchin Chen (center) hosted visiting scholars from the University of Warmia and Mazury in … Penner “ESG accounting has the potential to be one of the biggest changes to the accounting and auditing field since …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73202

Be a legacy: Special education student carries on family tradition

College of Education and Human Development

… my grandmother cares for have been my family and I loved assisting her as a child. My mother was an elementary school … a teacher’s college. Unfortunately, she was not able to finish her coursework and did not graduate with a teaching … ill and she stopped taking classes to stay home and help raise her younger brother. Soon after, she got married and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69543

Think Big initiative shifts from thought to action

W Magazine

… Kobe Brown, a theatre major. Western Michigan University is not a place to go, it's a place to become. That's the mantra emerging from the Think Big initiative , which is reimagining the University's brand and its promise to students. "I love the fact that we're trying to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57294

Western celebrates grand opening of 'newest, most innovative student union in the state'

News

… of the student center. The new Student Organization Center is front and center in the student center, offering three … Western Michigan University's brand new student center is officially open. The campus community will make it … p.m. at the Sangren Plaza entrance. "The WMU Student Center is a testament to our dedication to fostering a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72548

WMU South Neighborhood work kicks off with April input sessions

News

… adjacent to Stadium Drive into a new campus gateway that is more connected with the community and offers eye-catching appeal to prospective students and campus visitors. "We're just getting started with planning for the … of a new student center to open in 2021. Demolition this May of Elmwood Apartments. Construction of new student …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/46035

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt: Why you should get yours

Haworth College of Business

… University's director of the Center for Supply Chain, is providing students with a valuable opportunity. Through … certificate in process improvement. The workshop consisted of in-class value stream mapping projects, a process … and lastly a final certification exam. The training is becoming a key way of helping students stand out in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75341

Free Seed Library now available at Waldo Library

University Libraries

… limited space. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— The University Libraries is growing something new this spring—a Seed Library for the Western Michigan University … access to resources—even something unique as a packet of radish seeds. In addition to providing seeds, the University …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75205

Distinguished alumna, author Bonnie Jo Campbell to read at WMU

News

… Distinguished alumna, author Bonnie Jo Campbell to read at WMU … alumna Bonnie Jo Campbell returns to her alma mater this month to read from her works as part of the Gwen Frostic … March 23 , in Room 105 of the Bernhard Center. A 2011 Guggenheim Fellow, Campbell won the Foreword Book of the Year …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/245