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WMU researcher says despite gender-based challenges, women entrepreneurs use grit, resilience to achieve profitable growth
Haworth College of Business
… Mich.—More women are starting businesses than ever before. Between 2007 and 2018, the number of women-owned … their businesses: Market misperceptions: Women’s motives for starting a business are frequently misunderstood. Women … Managing expansion with underfunding: Women must plan for and incorporate organic capital growth. A lack of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58104
WMU business professors see signs of economic recovery amid pandemic
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… U.S. economy revolves around, basically, four states: California, Texas, Florida and New York," says Dr. Sime Curkovic … but it's not going to serve us well if states that account for over a third of our economy are now struggling with COVID. What happens if there's a second wave? …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60747
WMU president aids in the demolition of McCracken Hall
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… taking the controls of an excavator with a claw attachment. For a few minutes Monday, Montgomery operated one of the … machines ripping away chunks of McCracken, clearing the way for WMU to build a new student center and dining facility. … He said the experience gave him a new appreciation for the work to raze the University's oldest building on the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/53719
Three to receive WMU's Distinguished Service Award
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… in educational leadership at WMU. Those nominating her for the Distinguished Service Award lauded her for her long record of service, … I have never sensed she does anything out of a desire for self-enhancement." Hernández has garnered millions of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55329
Some 1.34M hours of service helps earn WMU coveted Carnegie recognition
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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—For the second consecutive time, Western Michigan University … recognizes higher education institutions across the country for their outstanding institutional commitment to transformative collaboration locally and beyond. Only 359 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57766
Communitywide sustainability resource offerings keep evolving
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… and nurtured by their peers ever since are bearing fruit for today's members of the campus and Kalamazoo communities. … The move was instrumental in creating the Office for Sustainability in 2011 and continues to solidify the … a national sustainability innovator and leader. "The Office for Sustainability is geared toward students who pay the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53507
Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in April
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… in April. Among the activities yet to take place are informative talks and art shows. Opportunities to get globally … at wmich.edu/global/events by WMU's Haenicke Institute for Global Education. Sign Up for A Weekly Update APril 2019 Wednesday, April 10 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/52573
Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in February
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… are published weekly online by WMU's Haenicke Institute for Global Education. Sign up for a weekly update February 2019 Friday, February 8 Blues … in the Bernhard Center Global Lounge, hosted by the Center for English Language and Culture for International Students. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/02/51232
Skyrocketing drone usage leads WMU to offer consulting service
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… backyards to the boondocks. They've become important tools for many cost-conscious individuals and organizations, but … job done, then collect the necessary data and interpret it for clients. Want to find out where a building is losing … most of its heat? Wondering if parts of a field are too dry for a certain crop? Ready to sell some mounds of gravel but …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54032
Aerospace engineering alumna soaring at Boeing
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… Haji, a 2018 WMU graduate, works as a propulsion engineer for The Boeing Company. “I thought, ‘Wow! How can such a big … something I put my mind into. My parents have been in the forefront of my success. Even when they did not quite … school, they kept supporting me during my falls and cheered for me during my rise.” Today, Haji, a 2018 aerospace …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58017