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Soaring international enrollment may impact Parade of Flags

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… soaring numbers of international students on campus this year, the annual Parade of Flags during Homecoming … may see flags from as many as 100 different nations on display. WMU enrolled 1,854 international students from 100 … representing the largest international enrollment in more than a decade. International enrollment grew by nearly …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19733

Professor receives award for contributions to LGBTQ-inclusive literature in elementary education

College of Education and Human Development

… literature in elementary education Submitted by Chris Hybels on Dr. Jill Hermann-Wilmarth, recipient of the 2023 Outstanding Elementary Educators in English Language Arts Award by the  National Council of Teachers … Hermann-Wilmarth and Ryan have been collaborating for more than eight years and focus their work on LGBTQ-inclusive …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71204

Entrepreneurial speaker part of WMU Innovation Day

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… includes a keynote speech at 10:30 a.m. by Jia Jiang , who is the founder of FearBuster, a speaker and author of the … One Rejection at a Time." Several years after Jiang began his career in the corporate world, he stepped into the … He discovered that rejection can be much less painful than believed, and that the fear of rejection is much more …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28804

WMU football coach P.J. Fleck named regional coach of the year

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… the Year by the American Football Coaches Association, and is now a finalist for AFCA National Coach of the Year. Fleck has guided … success by setting a home attendance record of more than 143,000 at Waldo Stadium this season. Last week  at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36807

Kalamazoo Candle Company next up in entrepreneurship speaker series

Haworth College of Business

… 8 a.m. Friday, Jan. 12, in 2150 Schneider Hall. The event is free and open to the public and begins with breakfast at … at Catalyst University in 2017 and currently sells to more than 150 retail stores in seven states. The company also … or register at  wmich.edu/business/e-rsvp . To suggest an entrepreneur who should be considered for the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44334

WMU begins new academic year with preferred name policy

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… allows students to be identified by a chosen name rather than their legal name in a wide range of campus settings and … be free to select the first name of their choice for class lists, email, Bronco Cards, the GoWMU computing portal and campus directories. With this move, WMU becomes one of just 146 schools around the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26662

Honors college dean honored by international geochemists group

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… Honors college dean honored by international geochemists group Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Koretsky … researcher, will be honored with the Geochemical Society's Distinguished Service Award when the group gathers for its … near the earth's surface. She has been awarded more than $1.1 million in external grants from agencies such as …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15865

Outstanding student employees, supervisor recognized

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… Outstanding student employees, supervisor recognized Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, … three years. Norm Risk Norm Risk Being a boss is about more than doling out tasks and logging hours. It's about active leadership and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63563

High finance of Wall Street comes to business college

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on The Greenleaf Trading Room is located on the first floor of Schneider Hall. KALAMAZOO, … of a portion of WMU Foundation Funds since 2009. The fund is managed by a select group of business students and has more than doubled in the last five years, reaching a current …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26057

New SEO class pays off in job opportunities for marketing students

Haworth College of Business

… digital marketing course in the Haworth College of Business is helping students learn how to generate website traffic … engine optimization (SEO) and content marketing, and it is already making an impact. Students have been so … intern for Atlas Copco. “Because of this class, I have more than enough knowledge about SEO to create a plan for my …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68635