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National leader, respected public servant and longtime advocate for Western to receive honorary degree
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… Congressman Fred Upton participated in a Civility Tour with colleague Rep. Debbie Dingel l in August 2022 and collaborated with WMU President Edward Montgomery to discuss the future … 2022 to publicly demonstrate how to disagree in politics without being disagreeable and the importance of finding …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70189
Jazz students again take multiple awards in DownBeat competition
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… competition. Earning top honors was the University of Miami with eight wins, followed by the University of Massachusetts-Amherst with six awards and the Berklee College of Music, the … of North Texas and the Manhattan School of Music, each with five awards. WMU tied with the Eastman School of Music, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40131
United Airlines' Aviate Pilot Development Program puts WMU aviators on fast track to careers
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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University is partnering with United Airlines under terms of the company’s new pilot … to help the company continue to bring the highest qualified candidates into their pilot pipeline. We have consistently … since 1997 at the Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field and has been the site of nationally recognized …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/57857
Michigan top executives to speak on campus
Haworth College of Business
… will be on campus Tuesday, Nov. 10 , to speak to and work with students. Known as the WMU Bronco CEO Forum, the group … WMU alumni who are the top executives for leading companies with sales exceeding $10 million. During their visit, the group will meet with students, visit classes and conclude with a panel …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28043
Influential philanthropist, accomplished visual artist receives Western honorary degree
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… of Trustees approved the recommendation to honor Petersen with an honorary Doctor of Laws degree during its June 24, … a responsibility to help others, is a legacy that aligns with WMU’s mission and ethos,” stated the recommendation … founded Jabil Circuit in 1966 in Royal Oak, Michigan, along with James Golden . The company began as a service facility …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/70214
Michigan Office Solutions opens new location in BTR Park
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… in the park's Weidenhammer Building to accommodate significant growth. The company's location, at 4664 Campus Drive, … annually. MOS' sales division already works extensively with WMU's Haworth College of Business, Slider notes, often working with interns or graduates of the college's sales and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14261
WMU hosts area sixth-graders to show college life
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… look at college life and the opportunities available with a college education through a program called Bronco … Students. Through the initiative, the University partners with KPS to encourage early middle school students to set … BUDS is an annual program for KPS sixth-graders, beginning with the Class of 2016, that is reinforced with programs …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/57696
WMU Study Abroad Fair open to campus and community
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… Study Abroad Fair will provide area students and the public with the information to make an overseas learning experience … to QS Global, over 80 percent of employers seek graduates with study abroad experience." Activities and Resources Fair attendees will have a chance to speak with WMU students who have studied and interned abroad, as …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55371
WMU men's soccer honored for team GPA
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… of America. The Broncos concluded the 2015-16 academic year with an overall team GPA of 3.34, which ranked among the top … program every single day. We have an outstanding group of young men on the team that will go on to do big things. We … The Broncos had the highest Division I GPA in 2011-12 with a 3.45, was second in 2012-13 with a 3.46, third in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35857
WMU students to 'spring into the streets' to volunteer
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… into neighborhoods around the Kalamazoo area to help out with worthwhile service projects as part of Spring Into the Streets. SITS matches student organizations with community agencies that need large groups of people for … is free. Spring Into the Streets The 2014 SITS will begin with a kickoff event and volunteer registration at …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14655