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WMU and West Michigan Hispanic Chamber empower local entrepreneurs through bilingual accounting bootcamp

Professional Development

… by Ross Fuller on WMU instructor Dr. Jim Penner talking with an accounting bootcamp participant. GRAND RAPIDS, … strengthen the regional economy.   Funded by the WK Kellogg Foundation, this initiative addresses a gap that WMHCC … mixed together, but now I’m working on separating them so I can really see how each part of the business is performing. …

https://wmich.edu/professional/news/2025/05/bilingual-accounting-bootcamp

Pitch Competition draws range of student-led companies

Haworth College of Business

… was definitely communicating efficiently and effectively with the judges, as every word had to have substance behind … easily. It cools a person down, yet still allows sleeping with a blanket. Chill Out has cooling packets inside with an … see if I could convince people that a blanket that cools you down is a worthwhile item," says Sievers. "I think what …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/22997

WMU AD Beauregard announces plan to retire at year’s end

News

… Beauregard  has announced her plan to retire after 42 years with the University. A nationally known and respected leader … to the Cotton Bowl in 2017 and producing numerous All-Americans and Academic All-Americans over the years," President Edward Montgomery says. "She …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66092

Homecoming Campus Classic race set for Oct. 25

News

… Open to people of all ages, the event starts at 8:45 a.m. with the 1K Fun Run and Walk that begins in front of Read … the 1K Fun Run and Walk course as well as the 5K course can be found at wmich.edu/campusclassic/map. Free race …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19752

Three professors lauded as emerging scholars

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… as being of the highest quality and has been recognized with several major awards. It has impacted both the … a faculty member in the first decade of his or her career can be instrumental in the development of a new field of … 2006 National Science Foundation CAREER award, a 2007 American Chemical Society Leadership Development Award, and the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/09/1514

Public invited to participate in poverty-reduction effort

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… County" seminar and learn about the problems associated with poverty in the community and how they can aid in reducing the disproportionate number of residents … University Programs. Feb. 4— Income security, Barbara Young, a past director of the Kalamazoo County Community …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12914

Application open to incoming freshmen for study abroad programs

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… in these programs have the benefit of traveling with a group of other WMU students and being with a faculty … in Global Studies: Social & Economic Issues in the Dominican Republic. College of Engineering and Applied Sciences— … in Ireland and will visit schools, community centers, and youth organizations in Dublin, Limerick and Cork," Vellom …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/45866

Product design student a featured artist at Chicago Museum of Science and Industry

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… Collins' life. "I've been drawing since even before I can remember," he says. "I still have a bunch of sketchbooks … Art Exhibition —the longest running exhibition of African-American art. It's the second year in a row his work will be on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64077

WMU physics grad tracking gravitational wave event from Australia

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… superdense neutron stars spiraled into each other—brought with it a cornucopia of insights, each of which by itself … in his discipline—the highest honor a WMU undergraduate can earn. Shortly after the international announcement, … work until the news was revealed. "It is partly due to your recommendations that I was in the right place at the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43382

Carlson, Klohs awarded WMU's top alumni honor

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… will receive the highest honor Western Michigan University can confer on its alumni—the WMU Alumni Association … health maintenance organization. During her 33-year tenure with those two organizations, BCN achieved numerous … Authority that is overseeing construction of the North American International Trade Crossing and to the WMU Board of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42672