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WMU to confer 1,370 degrees during summer commencement

News

… Both ceremonies will last about two hours and be geared toward students who are graduating from a particular set of … Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Health and Human Services as well as Extended University Programs. The … Ticket Office beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, June 26. After all ticketed guests have been seated in Miller, any …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/25111

Championing diversity and innovation

College of Arts and Sciences

… diversity, along a road that starts in Detroit and ends in Washington, D.C., lies A Tiffany M. Moore's remarkable … welcomes innovators from around the world. Her path to WMU was fueled by the commitment to education of her … visit was her first trip to the nation's capital, just after her freshman year, for the goth anniversary of the …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/05/cas-magazine-moore

John J. Pruis obituary

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… the Board of Trustees, died Jan. 15 in Muncie, Indiana. He was 92. Pruis joined the WMU faculty in 1955 as an associate … for the Campus School. Active in the local community, he was general chair of Kalamazoo’s Community Chest Red Cross … master’s and doctoral degree from Northwestern University. Services A memorial service will take place in the spring. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29904

Dance students return from moving experience in Panama

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… into an active student organization on campus, an annual service trip to Panama and plans to bring dance education to … youth in Kalamazoo. Last year, dance major Sarah Mills was tasked with writing a grant proposal in her dance … submitted her proposal. A dream became a reality when Mills was awarded full funding through the Kalamazoo Artistic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33038

Heavy snow and wind trigger rare campus weather closure

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… such closure in more than 25 years. The main campus was closed after crews were unable to stay ahead of rapidly falling … has prompted changes to status and hours of some campus services. They include the following: The Bernhard Center is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20282

(Canceled) CEO of OtterBox to present business college talk

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… Thomas When Thomas joined OtterBox in 2003, the company was a niche business selling waterproof boxes, fly fishing cases and cigar travel humidors. Shortly after, OtterBox began developing interactive protection for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19517

Business of beer on tap for next Entrepreneurship Forum event

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… when they were in their late 20s to start a brewpub soon after microbreweries were legalized in Michigan. They raised … brewery to produce and bottle Arbor Brewing Company's award-winning beers for statewide distribution. As longtime Ypsilanti residents, the Greffs wanted to help spearhead the economic renaissance in their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20145

Nobel laureate to give public talk

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… attend workshops that focus on current issues and engage in service projects. The 2016 conference runs from 8 a.m. to … strategist for the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, was a driving force in the launching of an international … Williams and the ICBL came to fruition in 1999 when the Ottawa Convention went into effect. Signed by 120 nations, it …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30621

WMU named to top talent list for consumer packaged goods industry

Haworth College of Business

… of our food marketing program,” says Dr. Russell Zwanka , director. “Our teaching philosophy is built upon the … courses. Employment: Food and CPG companies recruit year after year at WMU. In WMU’s 2021-22 Post-Graduation Activity … of food marketing graduates were employed full time soon after graduating. Real-world experience: Employers are …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73189

Michigan top executives to speak on campus

Haworth College of Business

… Brian is the former founder of Budco, a marketing services company in Detroit, which he grew into a $100 … as well as facility supplies. Located In Wixom, the company was started by Sauer in 1995. Dan Iott , ’77, is the CEO of … agencies in 1997 and presently has offices in Lenawee, Washtenaw and Cass counties. Randy Wright , ’68, is the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28043