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Four WMU food marketing students win industry scholarships

Haworth College of Business

… from Grocery Manufacturers’ Representatives (GMR) of Grand Rapids. Aidan Paciorek , Katie Pesola , Allison … program at Western, serving on the executive board of the Food Marketing Association, representing the Haworth College of Business at conferences and excelling in their classes. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75742

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 … student business accelerator, gives students rich and valuable resources to develop their startup companies. It is …

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

Western's Cold Case Program helps crack second case

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… justice students. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—For 35 years, the family of Cathy Swartz has been searching for answers in the young … to identify Robert Waters as Swartz's accused killer. Officers arrested him on Saturday, April 29 , in South … place while they learn.” Kuersten has been contacted by schools and police agencies across the country who are …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71545

WMU experts, alum explain why locally sourced food is enjoying a renaissance

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on Lori Evesque, co-owner of Natural Cycles Farm Allegan, Mich.—The edible prize was … to reveal an immature artichoke. This vegetable, a member of the thistle family prized for its clean, earthy flavor, … customers may receive a fresh artichoke or two in one of their upcoming weekly produce offerings from the couple’s …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/06/59822

Community college pact extends WMU presence in metro Detroit

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… and WCCCD Chancellor Curtis L. Ivery met Feb. 6 at WCCCD offices in Detroit to sign an agreement that will allow WMU to offer advanced classes at WCCCD's University Center in … Learning Commission, which is the accrediting body for both schools; and by WMU's faculty. Online courses would then …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4686

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 … with the program's students. Downs spent a semester at Hogeschool Utrecht in the Netherlands, igniting a passion for …

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

Student success to be showcased at Paper Foundation meeting

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… Thursday, Oct. 18, an event that each year attracts high-profile paper industry executives from across North America to … renowned paper engineering and paper science programs offered by the WMU Department of Paper Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Imaging. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1912

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, representing schools such as Ohio University, Kent State, University of Ohio, Arizona State University and several others. The …

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

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