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Business students take first place in ACG finance competition
News
… invaluable to someone considering this field for a career. What's really impressive, from a student's point of view, is … world experience," Maring says. "While there is a large time commitment, I feel that all MBA students would benefit … in 1954, ACG is a global organization with 56 chapters. Go to acg.org for more information. Contact: Valorie …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/237
Ethics Center offers three book club events for the fall semester
News
… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Just in time for summer reading, the Western Michigan University … by John Hoberman. "Black and Blue" offers an account of what American doctors think about racial differences and how … right to a decent minimum of care and the obligation of the government to promote access for its citizens. The group …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40701
A tail of hope: WMU Therapy Dog Clinic receives $45,000 grant
College of Health and Human Services
… delivered, free of charge, to Kalamazoo County youth undergoing developmental trauma assessments, outpatient mental … As the Therapy Dog Clinic continues to grow, so does its impact. With each wagging tail and gentle nudge, these dogs are changing lives—one paw at a time. …
https://wmich.edu/hhs/news/2025/05/therapy-dog-grant-2025
Focused on physics, engineering research, doctoral student embraces his passion for service
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… Submitted by Cindy Wagner on "I volunteer some of my free time to an awesome organization that everyone should know … to go before completing his Ph.D., Messecar is excited by what is happening in his field and says he is motivated by … how I can contribute to the field,” says Messecar. So, what does Messecar plan for the future? “Work as a research and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66266
WMU Theatre students bring medieval-inspired production to Switzerland for international debut
Theatre
… a secret. As Silence navigates shapeshifting sorcerers, allegorical debates, and rigid notions of gender and nature, the … taking an 800-year-old story seriously and figuring out what it means for us today,” says Durham, who also directs … telling a story that’s deeply personal—and at the same time, centuries old. The entwined quests for identity and …
https://wmich.edu/theatre/news/2025/07/bookofsilence-switzerland
Western students partnering with MDOT on pioneering bridge project
News
… Western's prepared us well for meeting the demand that's going to be out there in our field," says Emily Lange , a … how closely these assumptions represent the reality and what the real condition is at the end of construction. Then … It's almost a rehearsal before we go into doing it in real time with real companies (after we graduate)." "It's also …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66486
Celebrating and preserving 75 years of ROTC history at Western Michigan University
University Libraries
… 2023—two years before the 75th anniversary. The extended timeline was helpful as a complete contact list for ROTC … more than 1,700 cadets since the program began, but what happened to cadets after Western was unclear, according … cadets were being commissioned and what branches they were going into,” Evans says. “Without those commencement …
https://wmich.edu/library/news/2025/04/celebrating-preserving-75-years-rotc-history
Supplying data visualization and process improvement
Haworth College of Business
… Eden entered his supply chain specialist internship at Goodwill Industries knowing that he had the process … management skills to add value and make a difference. What Eden, a supply chain management major from Howell, … “Leading a continuous improvement project for the first time helped me develop my leadership skills and learn how to …
https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/06/goodwill-project
AI-powered earbuds enhance language access for newcomer students in local classrooms
Teaching and Learning
… WMUx Office of Faculty Development, the project introduced TimeKettle X1 AI-powered translation earbuds into five … “One student went from sitting quietly and unsure of what to do to being engaged and even participating in … and you could see how proud he was. I already knew he was good at math, but the language barrier had always been in …
https://wmich.edu/x/news/2025/05/ai-powered-earbuds
Pandemic didn’t swallow restaurant industry’s appetite for innovation
W Magazine
… options to keep guests safe. Eating in an igloo suddenly doesn’t seem so novel. With indoor dining limited or shut down entirely at times, the pandemic has pushed the traditional boundaries of … to cope, whether it’s the ‘new normal’ or this is just what it is now. We’ve seen some really creative approaches,” …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63904