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WMU alumnus breaks new ground with unique flooring business

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… that are ripe for change or improvement. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—This week's Broncos Building Businesses entrepreneurship story … with a bachelor's degree in industrial design and started his company shortly after. In his interview, he reflects on … when you had the time. I feel like this is one of the biggest lessons for starting a business. What's the biggest …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48159

WMU officials formally launch new cutting-edge Valley Dining Center

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… LaMore , senior vice president of the construction firm Christman Co.'s West Michigan operations. Judy Gipper , … for the Goldsworth Valley campus neighborhood. The area is home to the majority of WMU's first-year students.  While … all campus and community guests, the Valley Dining Center is expected to be a particularly popular destination because …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/34462

WMU's 2019 Gründler Prize goes to architectural historian

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… WMU's 2019 Gründler Prize goes to architectural historian Submitted by Deanne Puca on Dr. Kathryn Blair Moore … for her book on the reception of the architecture of Christian Holy Land in the imagination of pre-modern Europeans. Kathryn Blair Moore , an assistant professor of art at Texas State University, is the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53544

Gender issues topic of public talk

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… Gender issues topic of public talk Submitted by Deanne Puca on … University's Real Talk Diversity Series will open with a discussion on gender and issues of privilege from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 18, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/08/17751

New gifts will support K Promise students headed for teaching careers

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… New gifts will support K Promise students headed for teaching careers Submitted by … on From left: Li, Dunn, Martha Warfield, Nancy Loftis, Washington and Rice KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An anonymous … will provide annual financial support for 11 Kalamazoo Promise students who hope to become educators and could enhance …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31819

Think Big leads to Rethink Smart

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… an introspective process called Think Big to examine WMU's distinctive strengths as an institution of higher learning … we are leaning in to WMU's identity as a university that is highly responsive to student needs for purpose, … smarts to pursue a bolder way of thinking, leading to a bigger way of being. It’s knowing one's “why” and striving to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/61956

Creator of eco-friendly glove dryer up next in Entrepreneurship Forum

Haworth College of Business

… Karen Smoots , who earned a bachelor's in business and administration in 1999 and is now president and CEO of The Green Glove Dryer, will … or register at  wmich.edu/business/e-rsvp . To suggest an entrepreneur who should be considered for the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/37034

Final WMU graduating class of the decade ready to make its mark on the world

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… Dec. 14, during the University's 327th commencement exercises. Among the graduates are 61 military veterans and … support and experience they received at WMU. "All across this campus, every day, we are proving that WMU is a place for students to become. It’s a place where …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/12/57111

Walter Joseph Brunhumer obituary

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… Puca on Walter Joseph Brunhumer , professor emeritus of history at Western Michigan University, died March 15 . He … of the WMU faculty for 29 years, retiring in 1986. He is survived by his wife, Sondra Brunhumer, who is an emerita faculty member …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/46808

Applications sought for assessment awards program

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… Western Michigan University Assessment Steering Committee is accepting applications until Wednesday, Jan 31 , for its … improvements in academic or other programs. Apply now New this year, the collaboration award will honor groups of … The individual award, which includes a cash prize, is open to WMU employees who have made a significant …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44716