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Western alumnus honored by Chamber for ‘making our community stronger’

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… by Deanne Puca on Alumnus Jamauri Bogan is the recipient of the inaugural 2022 Chamber’s Choice Alumnus of the Year award. Kristen DeVries, University Advancement … ensuring I serve this elite community!” Bogan earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in personal …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69411

New WMU enrollment management chief hails from North Carolina

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… (not verified) on Curran KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An enrollment professional with more than 30 years of higher education experience in the fields of student life … and Lehigh and Wake Forest universities. Curran earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Rhode …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33091

WMU to confer more than 2,400 degrees during spring commencement

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… in Miller Auditorium. WMU President Edward Montgomery will officiate during the ceremonies. Montgomery will distribute … 2,470 diplomas on behalf of the University: 1,867 at the bachelor's level, 571 at the master's level and 32 at the … is for graduates of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and College of Health and Human Services. The noon …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/52958

Hands-on experiences put engineering grad in driver's seat for career opportunities

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… by Erin Flynn on Noah Gould, who is graduating with a bachelor's degree in manufacturing engineering technology, … his foot on the accelerator.  A summer 2024 graduate of Western Michigan University's manufacturing engineering … state-of-the-art College of Engineering and Applied Sciences facilities while also experiencing the excitement …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75861

Born to be a Bronco: finding pride in being a leader

Haworth College of Business

… by Amy Coughenour on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—There are many parts of Holly Jemkort ’s college experience that she has found … say she is the first woman in her family to graduate with a bachelor’s degree has been something she has carried with her during the entirety of her time at Western Michigan University. Majoring in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69625

Moving into the next phase for voice-activated technology accessibility

Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences

… Joel Krauss on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An interdisciplinary group of researchers from Western Michigan University and Michigan State University has received an National Science Foundation (NSF) Convergence Accelerator grant to … additional $5 million award will continue the second phase of their work over the next three years, says  WMU's Dr. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74666

Engineering alumnus produces ethically sourced chocolate

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… entrepreneurial foray into chocolate began when he was off work for three months in 2020 due to the pandemic. “I watched a lot of Netflix and stumbled upon a documentary that informed me … that the process involves a lot of business acumen and science. “It satisfies my manufacturing and management …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67926

Experienced administrator named Title IX compliance director

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… higher education administrator to become its first director of Title IX compliance, a new position in the Office of Institutional Equity. Felicia T. Crawford , a … Automotive in Marshall from 1998 to 2001. Crawford earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from WMU in 1996 and a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28359

Candidate forum for local state House seats set for Oct. 5

Government Relations

… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Candidates for four Michigan House of Representatives seats will answer questions at a public … Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties, including the cities of Kalamazoo, Portage and Battle Creek. Candidates 60th … the Office of Government Affairs, Department of Political Science, Faculty Senate, WMU chapter of the American …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34880

Chauncey J. Brinn obituary

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… University, died Sept. 14 in Arizona. He was 83. Brinn of Whetstone, Arizona, served WMU during a period of steady development in which programs, services and … Brinn first came to the University as a student and earned bachelor's and master's degrees in 1963 and 1975, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27262