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AT&T donation helps Upward Bound students pursue a college education

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… Bound students pursue a college education Submitted by Deanne Puca on AT&T donated $10,000 to the Upward Bound … to see all postsecondary options available to them. With this contribution from AT&T, Upward Bound can continue … support to program participants." Upward Bound works with three high schools in the Kalamazoo Public Schools …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48178

Dean elected as library association vice-president/president-elect

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… Dean elected as library association … and Research Libraries, to an open access publication. With her previous Board service and knowledge of academic librarianship and higher education, along with as her extensive experience in change management, Julie …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58928

WMU student one of six to receive national scholarship

Haworth College of Business

… of six to receive national scholarship Submitted by Stacey Anderson on Madison Dober KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A Western … recognition of her academic and co-curricular engagement with our program," says Dr. Marcel Zondag , director of the … leader in the supply chain industry.  Dober is involved with several student organizations on campus, including the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71508

New digital narrative tells story of a ‘Girl’s Journey to Ecuador’ and flight from Nazi Germany

University Libraries

… narrative tells story of a ‘Girl’s Journey to Ecuador’ and flight from Nazi Germany Submitted by Sara Volmering on … fleeing Nazi Germany before emigrating to the United States with her family. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—What started as dusty … to tell the story of Ina Juretschke , who fled Nazi Germany with her family in 1939 and lived in Ecuador for a year …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69162

Chef awarded gold medal at culinary competition

Dining Services

… Chef Tom Giles , associate director of culinary operations with Western Michigan University Dining Services, was awarded a Gold Medal at … of pork loin wrapped in mustard bourbon glaze; tenderloin with beet green ash; and jowls, hocks and smoked shoulder …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50295

Broncos find meaning, networking and career prep through Detroit’s Umoja Debate Team internship

W Magazine

… Broncos find meaning, networking and career prep through Detroit’s Umoja … internship Submitted by Erin Flynn on Kyle Jackson works with students at Umoja Debate Team's summer camp in Detroit. … camp, which was founded by alumnus Jerjuan Howard , BA ‘20. With the guidance of their coaches, the youth work to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72532

'Overwhelming sense of Bronco Pride' on display at Western Weekend

W Magazine

… Dakota Shapiro, Eric Effinger, Elisha Ewing, Opheria Cheng and Alex Kasprzyk show off their Bronco Pride. Dozens of … welcome at Western Weekend. Western student panelists talk with prospective students. Members of the Skydive Broncos … Dance Team performs at the Mane Event. Administrators talk with families about the incredible opportunities offered to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68120

Faucet attachment cuts down on grease and the competition at Bronco Pitch

Haworth College of Business

… Faucet attachment cuts down on grease and the competition at Bronco Pitch Submitted by Abbie … to the buying frequency of dishwashing supplies for those without a dishwasher. The team’s presentation impressed the … member contributed at all stages of product development, with some focusing on the minutiae. Millet, another team …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67954

WMU students awarded national scholarship for women leaders in supply chain

Haworth College of Business

… chain Submitted by Abbie Griffith on Left to right, Alexandra Henson and Madison Dober KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Two Western … Madison Dober and Alexandra Henson , have been honored with a scholarship from Achieving Women’s Excellence in … women enrolled in full-time supply chain degree programs with the opportunity to attend the AWESOME Symposium and the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68174

Finding Common Ground

W Magazine

… polarized reality, civil conversations may seem like a utopian fantasy. Dr. Rudolf Siebert, professor emeritus of … state,” Siebert says. “They were in continual conflict with each other. So the critical theory grew out of this … was, what corruption was, what racism was.” An encounter with an elderly woman on a walk to elementary school as a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/12/57179