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Keith Watkins
First-Year Faces
… on, WMU is turning Keith Watkins ’ hobby into a career path of dissecting problems and finding solutions. The Kalamazoo Central High School graduate’s career ambitions started as a child, when … program focused on helping graduates build and maintain valuable relationships with clients by creating, delivering and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59543
WMU adds new undergraduate and graduate program concentrations
News
… changes to academic programs that include the creation of an undergraduate concentration in audiology as well as a … changes The audiology concentration within the Bachelor of Science degree in interdisciplinary health sciences will … lives. In addition, the program is consistent with the School of Social Work's mission to educate social workers to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/16288
Researcher earns prestigious fellowship for brain cell regeneration study
News
… Submitted by Deanne Puca on Dr. Erika Calvo-Ochoa is one of 40 researchers in the nation to be awarded a National … Mich.—A Western Michigan University researcher is one of a select group in the nation to receive a distinguished … she was a child. "As a first grader, I remember going to my school library and finding books on the human body and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50050
Alumna with passion for poetry named Kansas Poet Laureate
College of Arts and Sciences
… a Western Michigan University alumna, has made a career out of her passion for poetry. And, now, the entire state of Kansas is ready to hear her. Dr. Traci Brimhall Brimhall, … laureate in various ways, including working with the high school Poetry Out Loud competition, engaging with county …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70298
Building a business, one degree at a time
Haworth College of Business
… never worried her. She had a goal. "I needed to feel proud of what I was doing for myself and my daughters," Thompson … entrepreneurs and a business model built on the science of scent and memory. Her daughters Ava Thompson ('28) and … Thompson envision her own expansion strategy. Balancing school, children and building a business required …
https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/01/businessnews202601tanya-thompson
Student-athletes ready to tackle senior seasons
News
… drills at Warren Dunes. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Sprints instead of selfies. Toning instead of tanning. A day at the beach … definitely gives me the balance. I have football and school, but she's definitely that happy medium," he says. … Kennedy Potts has something else on her mind this year—law school. "I'm starting to apply right now," the behavioral …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/08/54896
WMU, Honeywell showcase campuswide energy initiatives
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… energy savings performance contract. These efforts are part of the WMU's commitment to the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment and goal of reducing energy use 25 percent by 2020. WMU President … of sustainability and energy innovation. Since 1996, the school has decreased its overall energy use by 15 percent …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10592
Sales student places first in national competition
Haworth College of Business
… Lowis on Laurel Wright and Tyler Nabozny KALAMAZOO—A team of two Western Michigan University sales students competed … seniors from Kalamazoo, competed in three different rounds of competition, including: A marketing presentation … in 1988, and now my teammate and I have helped the school capture a sales competition victory. This has truly …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/11/50378
Funding awards help small businesses hire summer 2017 interns
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… (not verified) on Chris Van Horn and Mike McMillen, TraumaSoft KALAMAZOO, Mich.—For the sixth consecutive year, small … funding for up to two interns from either one or two MCRN schools. However, the maximum award for a company is $3,500 from each school providing an intern. Garcia says WMU has $35,000 to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38170
BroncoJobs Web platform gets major makeover
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… WMU students and alumni seeking jobs as well as for on- and off-campus employers seeking to fill open positions. … students to network with employers, build their professional brand and research career options. Under it, … create their profiles, information such as majors, years in school and WMU email addresses will automatically be updated …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24745