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New business majors at WMU fill need for business professionals

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… with a bachelor's degree in business law provide compliance work and expertise in specific areas such as human … law program reduces the time required to earn a juris doctor degree at WMU by about one year, making the degree …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/33167

Multiple public career fairs to be held at WMU this fall

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… 6 p.m. , Bernhard Center Ballrooms. Those interested in working part time in the Kalamazoo area should attend this … 5 to 8:30 p.m. , Bernhard Center. This is a night of networking for those who are pursuing internships and … are considering advanced study. Attendees seeking tips on how to strengthen their applications to graduate, law or …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/09/48887

Southwest Michigan slates 2016 Chávez Dinner, awards program

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… Mich.—Southwest Michigan will celebrate the life and work of civil rights leader César E. Chávez on Saturday, … are now being accepted. Attendees also may pay at the door. This is the 10th year that WMU's Division of … Boochever and Bird Chair for the Study and Teaching of Freedom and Equality. President Bill Clinton in 2000 awarded him …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31407

Trustees set strategic direction for WMU for next five years

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… direction over the next five years. Trustees unanimously adopted the Gold Standard 2020, a five-year strategic plan … the new plan. "We started with a look at the past and then worked closely with senior leadership to focus on the … of the plan, and develop accountability measures that will show progress toward the plan's goals," she said. "Then the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31205

WMU Symphony nabs 3rd place in national competition

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… this year's outcome and pleased to see his students' hard work rewarded with such an honor. This year's stiff … that place or win the American Prize, get a lot of bragging rights," he says. Competition results are based on … of orchestra performances. Uchimura says all of the works submitted for WMU were recordings of live performances …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29479

'Heritage' and community values celebrated during Homecoming weekend

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… Hall has graced the top of Prospect Hill overlooking downtown Kalamazoo since it opened in 1905—just two years … that serves both the Kalamazoo and campus communities and showcases that relationship," says Thomas. "Great care has … while promoting the timeless values and power of hard work, education and striving to improve the human …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27699

Wind turbine installation elevates sustainable energy opportunities at Western

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… of wind energy and strengthen their professional networks. Keilan McCann , a mechanical engineering student and … will stick with him long after graduation. "We're actually doing something important beyond sitting in a classroom and … only university in Michigan to hold that title. "It really shows not only a theoretical commitment from the college but …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73494

Applied IE is newest private-sector partner in WMU BTR Park

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… of his company's business is in the health care industry, working in such areas as business operations, supply chain … ourselves with the University and those companies that have done the same by partnering with WMU at the BTR Park." … Applied IE employees to both get to know new firms and showcase technical developments such as clinical data …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23719

WMU celebrates poetry in April

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… from their home country. Display is rotated between Waldo Library, Swain Education Library, and Maybee Music and … abroad, and posters are displayed and rotated between Waldo Library, Swain Education Library, and the Maybee Music … study break, poetry open microphone, reading of original work, 3 to 5 p.m., first floor, Waldo Library. Poetry pop …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/22792

WMU student team wins national Wege sustainability prize

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… transdisciplinary design contest asked teams of five to work collaboratively across institutional and disciplinary … and biological effectiveness. Building on research done by WMU's Office for Sustainability, the team used … for the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Endinburgh, United Kingdom. Gretchen Hooker , biomimicry specialist with the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22739