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Adjunct jazz professor Duane Davis wins prestigious Ellis Marsalis, Jr. Educator of the Year Award
Jazz Studies
… Adjunct jazz professor Duane Davis wins prestigious Ellis Marsalis, Jr. Educator of the Year … footsteps as educators, they have also played with the biggest names in jazz— Cecile McLorin-Salvant , Christian … award. In reading (Jasperse's) nomination letter and more than 15 letters of support, I was even more humbled,” says …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74753
Study abroad on rise at WMU, international enrollment holds steady
International Student and Scholar Services
… Study abroad on rise at WMU, international enrollment holds steady Submitted … participation last year. That's just one of many comparisons officials in WMU's Haenicke Institute for Global … to a record high of 974,926 in 2014, contributing more than $30.5 billion to the economy. Students from around the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28607
Stapleton named dean of WMU Graduate College
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… Susan Stapleton, an internationally recognized scientist who has served as mentor to scores of high school, … who holds a joint appointment as professor of both chemistry and biological sciences, has been a faculty member at … WMU's Graduate College WMU's Graduate College serves more than 5,000 students--20 percent of WMU's total enrollment of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/382
Former NBA team president highlights WMU Food Marketing Conference
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… Conference Monday and Tuesday, March 26-27 , at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in downtown Kalamazoo. Speakers at the conference, which draws more than 500 leaders in the food industry from across the nation … Supermarkets Darcey Macken , senior vice president at Kellogg Co. J.K. Symancyk , chief operating officer of Meijer …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/258
Kenyan pastoralists, an Ethiopian emperor, 9/11 are lecture topics
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… Kenyan pastoralists, an Ethiopian emperor, 9/11 are lecture topics … scholars will give campus presentations beginning this month as part of the spring 2012 Distinguished Lectures … Brown Hall. Vestal has served as an expert witness in more than 115 political asylum cases of Ethiopians and Eritreans …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/192
Administrator gets national award for work with homeless students
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… Administrator gets national award for work with homeless students … has been honored by a national organization for his work on behalf of both homeless students and those who … such program in the nation. It now serves more than 160 students who were formerly part of Michigan's …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/2894
Students claim second place in national social media marketing competition
Haworth College of Business
… University's Haworth College of Business competed as finalists in the Center for Advancement of Digital Marketing and … They cohesively agreed upon a riskier core strategy with bigger payoff potential. They allowed their personalities to … it to the finals," says Huang, team captain. "We owe a huge thank you to our wonderful coach and mentor Dr. Scott …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53011
Biomedical sciences graduate continues family legacy at WMU
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… Lebanon, she watched her father, Alee Sleymann , excel in his field after moving to Kalamazoo in 1999. After obtaining … always been easy. But, she made it to the finish line thanks to the guidance of her professors. “I found my … dedicated professors,” says Sleymann, who admits she struggled with doubt early on as classes became more …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59037
Southwest Michigan slates 2017 Chávez awards dinner
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… Saturday, April 1, during an annual scholarship fundraising dinner that includes the presentation of regional … Chávez," the dinner will mark the 11th time that WMU's Division of Multicultural Affairs has joined with the Southwest … from Kalamazoo who worked with Latinos in Michigan for more than 20 years, first as Hispanic ministry regional …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38729
Alum's degree research evolves into new company
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… research evolves into new company Submitted by Paula M. Davis on Ravindra KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As a doctoral student, … a company that Ravindra started to build in earnest his final year of graduate school. The young CEO has reached … cumulative value of some $100 billion. Today, he says, more than 80 percent of those companies are his existing or …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/34571