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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

WMU supply chain management once again named a top program

Haworth College of Business

… years that Western’s program has been on Gartner’s list of Top 25 Supply Chain Universities . The list recognizes … industry value. The three areas provide a 360-degree view of programs and their ability to deliver results for … According to the latest WMU Career Outcomes Report : 100% of supply chain management graduates participated in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/06/75888

Music therapy student finds belonging through mental health advocacy

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… to pursue a vocal performance degree but, through a year of growth and support, have found new purpose in helping … driven my purpose for being here and provided a sense of belonging for me here," Davis says. The classes have also … in music therapy. "Therapists really helped me through some of the darkest times in my life. I was like, 'You know what, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71821

'This is not a simulation'—pandemic becomes real-life learning opportunity

Haworth College of Business

… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—When Dr. Doug Lepisto , assistant professor of management, and Dr. Derrick McIver , associate professor of management, started teaching their spring …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58722

WMU officials begin planning next campus residential construction

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… WMU officials begin planning next campus residential … by Anonymous (not verified) on Artist's renderings of the new Western View community center KALAMAZOO--With two … Western View housing complex, Western Michigan University officials are laying plans for a new round of campus housing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/885

Journalism professor's book examines reporter bias

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… Journalism professor's book examines reporter bias Submitted by Anonymous … ethical and inclusive coverage in the news media is the aim of a new book written by a Western Michigan University … faculty member. Dr. Sue Ellen Christian, WMU associate professor of communication, offers a fresh take on unbiased …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/652

Festival brings more than 900 high school singers to campus

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… Auditorium. Guest conductor Simon Carrington, co-founder of the internationally acclaimed British vocal ensemble The King’s Singers and a professor emeritus at Yale University, will lead the evening … large Festival Chorus will perform five works including: Geoffrey Wilcken's "Sing, All" Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5430