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Frontline for relief: WMU team helps small businesses survive COVID-19 impacts
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… many small businesses throughout West Michigan are struggling to make ends meet. From lack of sales to growing … Development Center “Prior to the start of COVID-19, a significant amount of our time was assisting our clients … businesses, she says community members are also taking up the call. “I’ve been so impressed with the outpouring of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58749
Sindecuse Health Center makes getting flu shots easy
Sindecuse Health Center
… Alana's Foundation to cover the cost of vaccinations for up to 150 uninsured and underinsured WMU students. Once the … covered by the University's Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO group 007005281 and their covered dependents 12 years of age or …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34893
WMU's family engagement office marks 10 years of success
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… staying connected; another 19 percent pointed to being supportive while letting go; and 3 percent felt the parent-child relationship change presented the biggest challenge. While the student is necessarily the focal … and advocates, she says. Consequently, there's been a significant rise in parent and family offices at colleges. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44961
WMU among recipients of nearly $1M NSF grant to boost women in STEM fields
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… WMU. "I think it is something that can really create such significant, systemic, institutional change at Western … there are often biases with respect to things like start-up packages and the sizes of lab space," says Koretsky. "All of these things are challenges that are more significant for women than men. So, understanding and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54945
Bronco lineman recognized among elite student-athletes in the nation
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… department here at Western is awesome. They all set you up perfectly to go to medical school and be a great medical … at the Kalamazoo Gospel Mission, filled sandbags to shore up flooding in neighborhoods, and cleared trees and brush …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66104
Western honors staff for impact on students and campus community in 2023-24
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… the Fall Awards Celebration on Friday, Oct. 11 , for their significant contributions to the University and its … volunteer. “David challenges other University employee groups to step up and get involved on behalf of WMU students. He is making …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/make-difference-award-annual-winners-2023-24
New program helps to prepare finance students for Series 7 exam
Haworth College of Business
… WMU students will be prepared to take the licensing exam upon being hired. "This is another example of how well our … one-third of financial advisors plan to retire. To keep up with demand, the industry will need to hire more than … providing real-time data on market movements and world news updates. The atmosphere of the trading room enables Haworth …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30134
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at WMU gets $1 million endowment
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… at Western Michigan University a $1 million gift to set up an endowment in support of the communitywide effort that offers courses and … of the OLLI at WMU. In addition to the $1 million to endow support for WMU's OLLI, the Osher Foundation awarded the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28679
WMU team places in top 3 in national castings competition
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… students to use modern casting tools to creatively design and produce a functioning version of a Celtic Leaf … the team tried this new technique in both steel and bronze. Up to that point, they had only tried aluminum, which has … materials,” explains Derrick of the team’s process. “The biggest takeaway for me is we made a fundamental learning that …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68171
WMU board adopts new campuswide policy changes
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… to the University's policy on sexual misconduct that are designed to encourage people to report incidents as well as … campus location—the Office of Institutional Equity—designated as the office that accepts all reports and handles … tell you our focus is even more heightened. We're ramping up." She outlined the longstanding University efforts to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25472