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Business student wins one of six Adcraft scholarships

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… on Rokicki KALAMAZOO—A Western Michigan University advertising student is one of just six students statewide to win 2013 … largest advertising club. Its foundation annually awards cash grants to advertising and marketing students from …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6880

Savings add up for students under Libraries' grants for free online textbooks

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… textbooks Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—More than 1,400 Western Michigan University students are expected … save money, it allows them access to scholarly content that is openly licensed and relevant to their learning … I think this flexibility allows for providing better and more up-to-date content, which strengthens the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63257

Outstanding staff members recognized for making a difference at Western

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… recognized among your peers for an individual contribution is a most rewarding honor. With every Make a Difference Awards ceremony, it is heartening to learn about the ways members of our campus … and Custodial Support Services Yvonne Johnson , Auxiliary Cash Operations Kathy Mitchell , Office of the Ombuds  …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70027

Women's aviation team places first among collegiate competitors

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… University pilots captured first place in the collegiate division and fifth place overall in the women-only Air Race … and teammate Kelly Erdmann of Southfield finished the more than 2,600-mile course June 19 to 22 against an … the elements by holding out and timing their travel for better weather or wind conditions, for instance. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47841

Business pitch competition open to WMU student entrepreneurs

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The competition is open to all students. KALAMAZOO—Students from across … campus are invited to share their business pitches for cash prizes totaling $2,500 at the second annual Pitch … be evaluated in progressive rounds by panels of judges comprised of faculty, entrepreneurs and members of the business …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14110

Externships, research opportunities helped nursing grad chart path to success

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… work as a graduate nurse in critical care at Bronson Methodist Hospital after graduation. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Some … assessment scale, known as the Shieh Score, could lead to better patient care. "The fact that we're last-year nursing … research around Asian populations. So I wanted to find out why that is," says Le, whose parents immigrated to the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75401

Altitude Adjustment: How Life’s Turbulence Made This Delta Captain Soar

College of Aviation

… Altitude Adjustment: How Life’s Turbulence Made This Delta Captain Soar Submitted by Tom Thinnes on WMU …   Geeting and his dad, Steve, during his tenure at WMU Why aviation, and not geology or accounting?  "My dad was a … Despite the lessons, he says, "my career has been far better than I ever imagined it could be."   Reflecting on …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/05/geeting

Marketing that makes a difference: Q&A with Dr. Ann Veeck

Haworth College of Business

… Dr. Ann Veeck , professor of marketing, was honored this fall with Western Michigan University’s Distinguished Teaching Award . For nearly 25 years, she has … Teaching Award? A: For me, there is no greater honor than to be recognized for my teaching at the university …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69503

Sales students gain real-world experience through innovative business partnership

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… business partnership Submitted by Erin Flynn on Students visited Total Plastics, International to learn about the … to Dr. Sakif Amin and representatives from TPI. For more than two years, Amin has partnered with an industry-leading … a product. It's a win for students who leave the course better prepared to enter the workforce as well as equipped …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/01/sales-students-gain-experience-pitching-total-plastics-international

Bell's Brewery partners with WMU, KVCC to offer internship

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… of production, and Stephanie Blodgett , Bell's talent acquisition coordinator, developed this new program with Mike … sustainability of the industry," Babb added. "We are more than delighted that Bell's is providing this opportunity for … Brewery Bell's Brewery Inc. began in 1985 with a quest for better beer and a 15-gallon soup kettle. Since then, it has …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/12/44258