Southwest Michigan slates 2015 Chávez dinner, awards program
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… Mich.—Southwest Michigan will celebrate the life and work of civil rights leader César E. Chávez Saturday, March 21 , … fundraising dinner that includes the presentation of three regional awards and six regional scholarships for … Unit, serving large multinational clients. She earned a bachelor's degree in business and a law degree from the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22456
A winning combination: Natalie Samdal masters finance and golf
Haworth College of Business
… Natalie Samdal is a graduate student in the Haworth College of Business. She is mastering the field of finance and athletics as part of the WMU golf team. … Samdal came to Western in fall 2022 to pursue a Master of Science in finance with a specialty in data analytics and to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70503
Longtime jazz educator Steve Zegree passes away at 61
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… Zegree retired from WMU in 2012, ending 34 years as a professor of music and mentor to Gold Company, which under his … including McFerrin and Liza Minelli. Zegree earned a bachelor's degree from Miami University, a master's degree …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22402
Syracuse economist to address changing state enterprises in China
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… speaks this month at Western Michigan University as part of the Werner Sichel Lecture Series. Dr. Mary E. Lovely , the Melvin A. Eggers Economics Faculty Scholar and professor of economics at the Syracuse University Maxwell … Journal of Development Economics, World Economy, Regional Science and Urban Economics and Journal of Public Economics, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30198
Southwest Michigan slates 2016 Chávez Dinner, awards program
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… Mich.—Southwest Michigan will celebrate the life and work of civil rights leader César E. Chávez on Saturday, April 2 … fundraising dinner that includes the presentation of regional awards and scholarships for 2016. Proceeds from … a WMU senior from Hartford who is majoring in environmental science and sustainability studies. Receiving the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31407
Funding awards help small businesses hire summer interns
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… hire Western Michigan University student interns in the science, technology, engineering and math —STEM—disciplines. … relevant to students," says Lisa Garcia , director of WMU's Business Connection, an office dedicated to strategically matching WMU's resources …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45200
Graduate success reaches all-time high at WMU
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… and the experience I had with my fellow students and professors opened my eyes and my heart to the field of social work," says Johnny Anderson III , who earned his bachelor's degree in 2019 and is now pursuing his master's … Vonhof , says Eliza Foli , who majored in biological sciences at WMU and is now working as a seasonal avian …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57465
Campus talks, exhibit focus on water as an essential global resource
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… are welcome to bring a brown bag lunch. No talk will be offered March 9 during spring recess. Titled "Our Blue … and Humanity," the programs constitute the spring component of the Lee Honors College's Lyceum Lecture Series. It is the … Office of Drain Commissioner," Dr. Denise Keele, political science and environmental and sustainability studies, and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29638
Middle East expert to talk about 'Engaging the Muslim World'
College of Arts and Sciences
… (not verified) on Cole KALAMAZOO, Mich.—In the wake of recent terrorist attacks in Paris and Mali and an increasing level of fear and hostility toward Muslims across North American … Light Center for Chinese Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, Lee Honors College and the Departments of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/28691
Brookings Inst. fellow to address Great Recession in Sichel talk
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… month when he visits Western Michigan University as part of the 2014-15 Werner Sichel Lecture Series. Dr. Donald Kohn … earned a doctoral degree in economics from the University of Michigan and is a 40-year veteran of the Federal Reserve … N. Pardee Professor of Economics and professor of political science at the University of California-Berkeley, "Hall of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21736