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Two Broncos tapped to help address racial disparity in COVID-19 outcomes

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… outcomes Submitted by Erin Flynn on LANSING, Mich.—Across the nation, COVID-19 is infecting tens of thousands ofof deaths nationwide and 40% in Michigan. Two WMU alumni are helping lead the charge to address the troubling … well as higher education, she says she's honored to apply what she's learned and experienced to advance the task …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59420

Travel agency with a twist wins WMU's business pitch contest

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… Taylor , a senior from Portage majoring in Spanish, earned the top spot after making a pitch for her company … activities and support. The only catch is that the clients aren't told where they're going. Instead, travelers solve … for cash prizes while obtaining valuable feedback about what it would take to launch their product or service. Top …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46167

WMU ranks 68th in business education research, leads way in state

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… in state Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU was the study's top-ranked Michigan institution. KALAMAZOO, … a whole by including all traditional business disciplinary areas and producing two top 100 rankings—one based on the … management education research institutions in the United States and abroad. "We are proud to be recognized in this …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/41819

Service-learning honors go to students, faculty, community groups

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… students and community organizations were recognized for their dedication and service at WMU's first Service-Learning … Dr. Michael Millar was nominated by Kelly Alvarez, principal at El Sol Elementary school, for his work … help identify and organize residents, who then determine what projects should be completed on their block. Together, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/446

WMU's sales program again recognized for excellence

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… excellence Submitted by Cindy Wagner on A student works in the Harold Zeigler Interactive Sales Lab. KALAMAZOO—The … business major to its students. With more than 250 students, the program is also one of the largest in the … is regularly lauded for its achievements in a number of areas. Program highlights Student competition successes …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7545

Award-winning playwright on deck in Frostic Reading Series

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… playwright whose plays have won numerous awards will be the next featured writer in the spring 2014 Frostic Reading … Off- and Off-Off-Broadway and at theatres across the United States, in London and throughout the world. An alumna of New … Mountain Center, MacDowell Colony and Yaddo. Her scripts are published by Dramatists Play Service, Samuel French, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14718

Emeriti Council programs continuing

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO--The second half of this season's Wednesday II meetings put … Council is under way. All emeriti and surviving spouses are invited to attend these meetings, which take place at … founders of drama and the creators of the first theatres? What did Shakespeare's Globe Theatre really look like? What

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/107

WMU faculty member to discuss leading institutions at community breakfast series

Haworth College of Business

… on Lepisto KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Organizational behavior will be the topic of the upcoming Mercantile Bank of Michigan … in Unsettled Times" at 8 a.m. Friday, Sept. 29, in 2150 Schneider Hall. The event is free and open to the public and begins with breakfast at 7:30 a.m . Reservations are required and can be made by calling (269) 387-6059 or at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42117

Aviation grad finds runway to make a difference at Western

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… Erin Flynn on Laila Stein has a number of opportunities on the horizon after earning bachelor's degrees in aviation … horizon. But it's likely just a layover to one of the many career destinations her experiences at Western Michigan … world around me wherever I can," Stein says. "I didn't know what I wanted to do. I applied to one as a criminal justice …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71467

'Food Prisons' focuses on body image and eating disorders

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… be performed at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 10-11 , in the Dalton Center Recital Hall at Western Michigan … have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness and 95 percent of those with eating disorders are between the ages of 12 and 25. The mixed messages young …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/147