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Balancing leadership and learning at WMU Haworth
Haworth College of Business
… his career as a project engineer at Georgia Pacific . After spending a few years there, he transitioned to … skills. The most appealing aspect of the WMU program was the focus on understanding how to use data to achieve … and participated in organizations like DECA, so I always knew this would be an area of interest in my career …
https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/09/mba-jumangie-smith-leadership
Celebration, connection and campus changes welcome new and returning Broncos at fall welcome
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… by entering a Bronco Fix-It request . Facilities Management Service Center staff is available Monday through Friday, … assistance with emergency requests. Visitors should be aware of ongoing construction projects both on and around … US-131 are encouraged to take the Stadium Drive exit east toward Kalamazoo and turn north on Howard Street for the most …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/broncos-return-fall-welcome-2025
Broncos Lead intern pursues passion for early child development at preschool
College of Education and Human Development
… Allison Hoeksema, a student in WMU's child development and services program, reads to preschoolers at Jennings … for the summer and I needed a job to pay rent, but I also wanted experience in my field. And through Broncos Lead, JDI … are able to apply knowledge in practical settings in ways that confirm their passion for their careers with …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/07/72185
Kalamazoo County students are up to something big
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… science and technology collaborative, and the Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations … with the 'One Community' foundational theme of the Walker Institute's community engagement work," says Dr. … "Through its various community-engaged research and service programs, the institute works to promote …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13855
Western marks Arbor Day with tree-planting, Tree Campus Higher Education designation
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… program, an Arbor Day observance and sponsorship of student service-learning projects. "WMU has been a happy participant …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67789
Geography alumnus successfully navigates detours on road to career
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… now works as a geospatial analyst at Maxar Technologies. "I was talking to an exploratory advisor (my freshman year) and … is similar to what he used in a funded research project he was involved in at WMU—a unique opportunity for an … trees in 20 years had been cut short—it was canceled after seven years. The goal was to determine what growth, if …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58014
Gov. Snyder reappoints department chair to state board
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… to WMU, Smith worked for the federal Internal Revenue Service, Barrow, Aldridge & Co., Deloitte & Touche, American Corp., and Wayne State University. Smith holds a bachelor of business …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/41684
Kalamazoo Promise comes full circle as Western education grad prepares for KPS career
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… childhood education and a job teaching second grade at Washington Writers' Academy in Kalamazoo this summer. … just accepted a summer second grade teaching position at Washington Writers' Academy in Kalamazoo Public Schools … the preparation and growth of pre K-12 teachers, human service professionals, innovative designers, and health and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67863
Trustees approve retirements of 11 faculty, 14 staff members
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… status. Their names, positions, years of continuous service and effective dates of retirement are: Dr. Bassam E. … College of Business, 14 years, effective March 31, 2013 Dr. Warren E. Lacefield, senior research associate in the … Dec. 18, 2012 Faculty leaves Sabbatical leave for Dr. R. Wayne Fuqua, chair and professor of psychology, effective …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5432
Estate gift from Detroit-area businessman benefits multiple WMU units
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… He died Nov. 13, 2015. A 1961 WMU alumnus, Murvay was active for many years with the University's Alumni … serving on the boards of both organizations. He also was a member of the advisory board for the School of … Haworth College of Business, College of Health and Human Services and the departments of Chemistry and Psychology. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/37025