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Business faculty help coordinate interdisciplinary international conference
Haworth College of Business
… Mich.—Two faculty members from the Haworth College of Business recently helped lead an international conference … impact and geography. Drs. Melissa Intindola and Laurel Ofstein , both associate professors of management, helped organize panel discussions …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/01/62695
Students help lead COVID-19 prevention, education efforts on WMU campus
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… are now complicated exponentially by the pandemic. A group of Western Michigan University students is leading the … and, consequently, the college experience intact. Members of the COVID-19 Student Coalition meet virtually. "We are … resource they can use," adds Grace Filpi , a biomedical sciences student and chair of the coalition's education …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61540
Nutrition and dietetics internship program presented with School Spirit Award
College of Education and Human Development
… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University was named one of two winners of the School Spirit Award at the 2023 Academy of Nutrition … AT WMU Dietitians are nutrition experts who apply the science of food and nutrition to settings in medicine, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73203
WMU will award honorary degree to Antonio Flores
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… Dr. Antonio R. Flores , president and chief executive officer of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, … notable Hispanics and Hispanic-Americans. Flores earned a bachelor's degrees in business administration and elementary …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38754
Local franchisee first up in entrepreneurship speaker series
Haworth College of Business
… series at Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business. Idris Rashid , a two-time WMU alumnus, will … Rashid The Kalamazoo-area Chick-fil-A opened in February of 2017. The store is Chick-fil-A's fifth location in … also training teachers to use new technology. Rashid has a bachelor's degree in business administration and a master's …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/08/41931
‘Movement is medicine’: Changing the fitness mindset
W Magazine
… Submitted by Deanne Puca on Cozy Cardio is the concept of creating a comfortable and pleasing space to exercise in … Dr. Timothy Michael Dubbed Cozy Cardio, this concept of creating a comfortable and pleasing space to exercise in … according to Dr. Timothy Michael , professor of exercise science, but it’s now gaining traction across social media …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74819
COVID-19 response grants awarded for innovative research related to pandemic
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… by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The University's Office of Research and Innovation has awarded five grants for … the COVID-19 pandemic. The projects cover a diverse field of study, from religion to education and language support. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59443
Special Olympics Michigan basketball state finals return to WMU
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… Student Recreation Center. Unified basketball teams consist of players both with and without intellectual disabilities. … effort among Special Olympics-Michigan, the staff members of University Recreation and the Epsilon Alpha Chapter of … training, recreation, sport management and exercise science. During the past 18 years, the members of Phi …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/37900
James W. Dempsey obituary
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… Jim Dempsey James "Jim" W. Dempsey , emeritus coordinator of transfer relations and a former acting director of the Office of Admissions at Western Michigan University, … continuing commitment to Phi Theta Kappa. Dempsey earned a bachelor's degree in history as well as in divinity from …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28449
Associate dean appointed for Extended University Programs
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… experienced administrator has been appointed associate dean of Western Michigan University's Extended University … to 2012 and as associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences from 2012 until January of this year, when he … impact of U.S. military bases. Martini earned a bachelor's degree in American studies from Pitzer College in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25570