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1,000 food professionals from across the world expected to attend The FMC

Haworth College of Business

… 1,000 food professionals from across the world expected to attend The FMC Submitted by Stacey … professionals, the live hybrid event will take place March 25 and 26, 2025. The conference organizers have a full slate … will feature C-suite executives and directors from all areas of the food industry, as well as an update about WMU's …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/02/food-marketing-conference

Award-winning film students bring international journalists to WMU

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… journalists will speak at Western Michigan University at the invitation of two award-winning film students whose … Spring, China, Mexico and the USA." Their presentations are free and open to the public and sponsored by the WMU … world. Hagland is a regular spokeswoman across the United States, calling attention to worldwide press injustice …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5907

WMU alumnus breaks new ground with unique flooring business

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… August Jacobson, founding partner of Carpeturn.com, says there are many under-the-radar industries and processes that are … complete prorate statements, rate installers and more. What was the most valuable part of your WMU experience? …

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

WMU debuts new product design and innovation major

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… by Deanne Puca on Product design and innovation major to be offered in fall 2017 KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan … offer a new undergraduate program next fall that combines the disciplines of art, design, engineering and … Michigan and the Midwest. "Kalamazoo and the surrounding area is a hotbed of design and manufacturing activity. Local …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35836

Three WMU teams boast perfect scores for NCAA academic progress

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… progress Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—For the first time since the inception of the Academic Progress … takes real pride in celebrating their achievements in both arenas." Earlier this month the NCAA announced those teams … gymnastics—marking the second most since APR began in 2004-05. The Broncos boasted five teams in the top 10 percent in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15985

English department faculty, students help Kalamazoo high school students write scholarship essays

College of Arts and Sciences

… assists KPS students with accessing scholarships through the Kalamazoo Community Foundation. Photo credit: Jake … KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Department of English faculty and students are taking Western Michigan University’s mission, “so all … their scholarship essays, beginning with a discussion about what constitutes a good essay. During the dedicated …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71174

Open house, commencement honor first medical school grads

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… open house and a commencement ceremony at Miller Auditorium the weekend of May 12-13 will mark the graduation of the … after beginning their studies in fall 2014, 48 students are successfully completing their time as the inaugural … in programs around the nation. To mark and celebrate what is a significant milestone for medical school students, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/46878

WMU board approves pay increases, benefit adjustments for full-time faculty

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… Mich.—Voting during a special virtual meeting Oct. 16 , the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees … approved salary increases and adjustments to health care benefits and insurance for faculty represented by the … a retroactive 4% across-the-board raise for the 2024-25 fiscal year and a 3.25% across-the-board raise for …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/10/wmu-board-approves-faculty-pay-increase

Graduate student research aims to streamline recycling

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… and design of collection bins. Located in Brown Hall, the bins are part of a pilot waste collection program that includes … recyclable. With the new pilot program, we're down to 5 to 10 percent," Binder says. The Office for Sustainability …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/580

University's geospatial sciences designation to be touted at open house

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… newly named a Center for Academic Excellence in the Geospatial Sciences. Students in WMU's introductory … centers to showcase several community mapping projects they are conducting that support data-driven decision making, … area designation in Navigation and Location. Depending on what status they applied for, institutions could receive a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43392