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Trustees authorize two lease agreements

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… enter into two lease agreements: A two-year lease extension of a lease with Megee Printing for 250 square feet of retail space in the Bernhard Center where the company … faculty, staff and alumni; and A new lease agreement of up to five years with Blue Atlantis Inc. for 1,450 square …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/1101

Student entrepreneurs receive awards for innovation

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… and entrepreneurial engineering student  Tyler Skibicki , of Lake Orion, and mechanical engineering student  Noah Schultz , of Washington, Michigan, received the $10,000 Brian Patrick … and entrepreneurial engineering students  Megan Gesler , of New Hudson,  Anthony Mastro , of Oak Lawn, Illinois, and  …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59392

WMU student among 10 nationwide to win coveted scholarship

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… Supply Management's Richter Scholarship Fund. Hanna Downs , of Novi, Mich., is WMU's sixth scholarship recipient in the … placing WMU fourth in the nation for the total number of students honored with Richter Scholarships in the past 10 … years. The Richter scholarship provides tuition assistance of up to $5,000 and pairs the recipient with established …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6466

Brandon Owen has found where he belongs

Haworth College of Business

… Brandon Owen , Western Michigan University has been a place of growth and new beginnings. From Bridgman, Michigan, the junior at the Haworth College of Business has found his place in the supply chain … down a path seeking out the experience-based learning offered at Western.  “After going on a tour of the college, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75420

Trombone student captures international win in Paris

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… Western Michigan University graduating senior has topped off his high-profile collegiate career by capturing first place in an … competition that concluded Saturday in Paris. Eric Bowman of Portage, Mich., won the Frank Smith Trombone Solo …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/960

Report details successful first year in implementing WMU strategic plan

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… on KALAMAZOO—A report detailing the first successful year of implementing Western Michigan University's 2012-15 … the plan and the plan's basic goals as well as a series of initiatives designed to achieve those goals. Initiatives … from work by an individual college to increase the number of students who study abroad to the establishment of

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8969

Student takes top spot at national mortgage banking sales competition

Haworth College of Business

… claimed first place and $1,000. Quicken Loans hosted 21 of the top sales competitors from across the country, … schools such as Ohio University, Kent State, University of Ohio, Arizona State University and several others. The WMU students competed in three different rounds of competition, going through the full sales cycle that a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52454

Business students clinch victories at e-Fest 2019

Haworth College of Business

… solution to a problem facing K-12 education. Rogers' team offered an innovative transportation service to get students … Vaughn and Rogers earned another $1,500 for their pitch of SnapDuct—easy-to-install ductwork that modernizes design … the installation time needed on job sites. SnapDuct was one of 25 companies selected to pitch at the "Shark Tank"-style …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53092

WMU public safety set to switch to countywide consolidated dispatch

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… County, bringing the Western Michigan University Department of Public Safety and four other police departments' dispatch operations under one roof, will be fully implemented by the end of October. Each of the five police departments involved …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/10/49803

Festival provides chance to explore Chinese and East Asian culture

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… Center. The annual festival commemorates the tradition of the Chinese Moon Festival, which is celebrated in China … and East Asian Culture," says Dr. Ying Zeng , director of Asian initiatives for WMU's Haenicke Institute for Global … Light Center for Chinese Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, Haworth College of Business, Department of World …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/42972