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Report details successful first year in implementing WMU strategic plan

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… on KALAMAZOO—A report detailing the first successful year of implementing Western Michigan University's 2012-15 … the plan and the plan's basic goals as well as a series of initiatives designed to achieve those goals. Initiatives … decision to launch an affiliation with Thomas M. Cooley Law School.   Available at wmich.edu/strategic , the Annual …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8969

Business students clinch victories at e-Fest 2019

Haworth College of Business

… solution to a problem facing K-12 education. Rogers' team offered an innovative transportation service to get students to their after-school activities. Vaughn and Rogers earned another $1,500 … at this competition where students are coming from schools such as Princeton, Auburn University, Virginia Tech, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53092

Leveling up experience-driven learning opportunities

W Magazine

… but Dr. Lisa Baker 's lab is filled with the excitement of discovery as undergraduate students venture into the … Chorus, Gilmore Piano Festival and Kalamazoo Public Schools to engage student teaching artists from education, … support and collaborate with K-12 students outside of the school day. It's one thing to read about best practices in a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75848

Western Winds to perform music from 19th and 21st centuries

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… by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Ensembles comprised of faculty and graduate students from the brass, wind and percussion studios in the School of Music at Western Michigan University will present a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35800

Navy to new technology: Ricardo Campos is bridging the gap in technology and business

Haworth College of Business

… Arizona, the Western Michigan University Haworth College of Business student is using his experience from time in the … the U.S. Navy. “In my position, I learned the fundamentals of nuclear power and electrical generation. However, I … studies. He says, “Learn how to balance work, life and school. You can still have fun and attend class; they are …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/11/computer-information-systemsricardo-campostechnology

Longtime employees to be inducted into 25 Year Club

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… Ross and Joshua Naranjo. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A total of 48 people will be inducted into the 25 Year Club during a … services. Susan L. Caulfield , professor, School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs. Rebecca S. Cook … Susan Uchimura , resident artist and staff accompanist, School of Music. Donald  VanderRoest , carpenter (retired), …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28357

Film festival, exhibit to celebrate hip-hop's role in black history

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… by Erin Flynn on Dr. Khalid el-Hakim has collected hundreds of pieces of hip-hop history. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Sugar Hill … align="right"] [/caption] El-Hakim, a former middle school social studies teacher in Detroit, began looking at graduate schools when he decided to pursue the growing demand of his …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57599

WMU blood drive competition is March 23

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… competition with Central Michigan University to see which school can collect the most pints of blood. The CMU portion of the challenge will run March 29. All members of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38879

Gaining marketable skills as a student staffer

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… Mich.—Back to campus means back to work for thousands of student employees at Western Michigan University. While … "When I'm washing dishes I have time to think about my school work. I can just wash them and try to remember what I … is nice," says Meimers. "They really stress how important school is before work." Student development is a focus at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54716

WMU makes deep cuts in tuition for future nonresident undergrads

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—After years of across-the-board tuition adjustments that left … Der Kley notes, "but the declining number of Michigan high school graduates over the coming years means the University … to operate at maximum efficiency." The number of new high school graduates in Michigan is expected to plunge more than …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37694