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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