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WMU trustees approve naming BTR road for the late Robert Jones
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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Acting at its Jan. 24 meeting, the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees unanimously approved … creation. Fifteen years later, when he was serving in the Michigan Legislature, Rep. Jones played a significant role … and then was elected to serve as state representative for Michigan's 60th District. He was in his second term in that …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44980
WMU board to consider new AFSCME contract Monday
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… Submitted by Paula M. Davis on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees will hold a special … expanse on the eastern side of Howard Street between West Michigan Avenue and Stadium Drive. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48402
WMU MBA students advance in new strategic case competition
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… Young evaluated 39 students competing in the first Western Michigan University MBA Strategic Management Case … The Dow Chemical Company since it is such an important Michigan-based business that is concerned with … Meijer; David Hoogendoorn , market segment leader for Michigan and northwest Ohio and office managing partner for …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/14869
Keith Bailey obituary
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… Submitted by Deanne Puca on Keith Bailey , a Western Michigan University emeritus, died June 22 . He was 91. … Memorial gifts may be made to Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan . Visit Langeland Family Funeral Homes to make a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48243
Earl Borr obituary
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… died Nov. 5 . He was 90. Borr moved to Portage, Michigan, in 1957 to join WMU's faculty as an assistant … Borr taught school and coached track and basketball in the Michigan cities of Port Huron and Marine City. The Holland, Michigan, native enlisted in the U.S. Navy immediately after …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/12/44160
Video and communications firm owner next up in speaker series
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… Lowis on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The owner of a leading West Michigan video and communications company will be the next … at the Entrepreneurship Forum speaker series at Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business. Cynthia … in 2005. In 2006, the firm was recognized as one of West Michigan's 101 Best and Brightest Companies. Kay has been …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/18414
Speaking the language of success
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… high school. That's where he first learned about Western Michigan University. "Our school often brought in … for me—I got an email about a new program at Western Michigan University. It was a master's degree in teaching … learning, observing teachers in classrooms across Michigan. "The experience really opened my eyes. I was able …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53035
Zhang Career Center celebrates 10-year anniversary
Haworth College of Business
… Mich.—The Zhang Career Center, located in Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business, is … Chen-Zhang both earned graduate degrees from WMU and run a Michigan-based fee-only financial planning and investment … years has been ranked the No. 1 advisor in the state of Michigan by both Barron's and Forbes. Lynn Chen-Zhang has …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52266
WMU to offer state's second grad program in aerospace engineering
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… work force need as well as requests by students, Western Michigan University will begin offering a Master of Science … graduate program in aerospace engineering to be offered in Michigan. The only other higher education institution in the … with a graduate program in the field is the University of Michigan. "Our undergraduate aerospace engineering program …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16677
'The goat ate my homework,' conservation management students say
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… natural state is one goal behind a new course at Western Michigan University, and members of the public are invited … topics, will be: Tyler Bassett , postdoctoral researcher at Michigan State University, native and restored landscapes. … we can compare the Day One assessment of our plots with how healthy they are then. The legacy of this class will …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43969