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Officials give OK for WMU 'takeoff' in Florida

News

… and Hillsborough counties. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Florida's Commission for Independent Education has approved two provisional licenses for Western Michigan University, paving the … programs in Charlotte and Hillsborough counties. The commission approved a provisional license for WMU to operate a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33430

Advertising students snag two of five statewide scholarships

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… Advertising students snag two of five statewide scholarships … education committee; and Carroll KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Two advertising and promotion students from Western Michigan … Robert Carroll of Saline, a senior majoring in advertising and promotion and minoring in finance, communication …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16347

WMU Food Marketing and Supply Chain Conference brings industry headliners to Kalamazoo

Haworth College of Business

… Marketing and Supply Chain Conference will return to the Radisson Plaza Hotel in downtown Kalamazoo on Wednesday and … of the state of the industry, including how industry is responding to inflation, the record-high prices of … will be followed by: Steve Cahillane , CEO of the Kellogg Company Vivek Sankaran , CEO of Albertsons Companies Phil …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70877

Putting her skills to the test at Boeing

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… the fleet was grounded to address a lithium-ion battery issue. The resolution required 16-hour days for 99 days from … years at WMU taught me to keep to it even if you are struggling. Showing up every day and being persistent has been a theme throughout my career.”  Now, as …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70791

Generating Buzz: Regulating genetically modified mosquitoes

W Magazine

… technology could have on communities being ravaged by the disease. Quemada Dr. Hector Quemada , a principal research associate at WMU, is working to strengthen the understanding of African … stops female mosquitoes from being able to bite or lay eggs. The gene is linked with another genetic element—“gene …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/57059

Caution urged after armed robbery

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… , in a third-floor hallway of LeFevre Hall. Extreme caution is urged. Members of the campus community should be on the lookout for two black males. One has dreadlocks and is wearing a red coat. No description is available yet for the second suspect. Call WMU Public …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21466

WMU offers new ways for students to get passports

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… particularly if cost has been a barrier in the past. This fall, the University began awarding a $110 passport … Caravan Friday, Sept. 21 . During the caravan's stop, which is being co-hosted by Kalamazoo College, free passports will … "Working to put passports in the hands of more students is part of our commitment to being a learner centered, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/45606

College of Health and Human Services offers new, redesigned programs for fall

College of Health and Human Services

… the fall of 2022, the College of Health and Human Services is announcing new programs and redesigned certificates that … our students and the communities we serve. Health Administration: a partnership with Haworth College of Business Perhaps the most exciting interdisciplinary offering for fall will be the new Bachelor of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68762

Pandemic inspires students to create ‘A Moment of Magic’ in myriad ways

News

… to continue. The University’s AMOM chapter, which was established in fall 2017 and was one of the first in the nation to form, was already using digital tools to occasionally visit with children from a distance rather than at hospitals, … ability to bring joy at a time when many people would struggle to find it.” VanGilder characterized that particular …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/59946

Dream realized for Western alum working on Marvel's 'WandaVision'

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… Dream realized for Western alum working on Marvel's 'WandaVision' Submitted by Erin Flynn on LOS ANGELES—Spider-Man. … University alumnus may not be a superhero himself, but his super editing skills have landed him a spot in the Marvel … those big projects for forever," says Jacobs, a second assistant editor on the hit Disney+ series "WandaVision," an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63090