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Keith Roberts obituary

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… University staff member, died Nov. 29 . He was 77. Roberts, of Kalamazoo, joined the WMU staff in 1969 and retired in 1998 after nearly 29 years of service to the University. He was a custodian. Cremation …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3359

Lee Allen Cliffman obituary

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… Michigan University, died June 15 . He was 60. Cliffman, of Oshtemo Township, Mich., joined the WMU facilities … will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 20 , in the chapel of Calvary Bible Church in Kalamazoo. Interment with full …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7684

American studies program eliminated

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… on KALAMAZOO—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees approved a recommendation during its July 18 … studies program in 2009 and concluded that all facets of it should be removed from the curriculum. Formal action …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8307

Betty J. Wellenkamp obituary

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… came to WMU in 1968 and retired in 1981 after 13 years of service to the University. A native of Cassopolis, Mich., she also had owned and operated …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7535

Broncos find meaning, networking and career prep through Detroit’s Umoja Debate Team internship

W Magazine

… in Detroit. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The eight-week summer camp offered through Umoja Debate Team in Detroit is no ordinary … that uses “debate as a vehicle for creating the leaders of tomorrow.” Similarly, the 12-week debate coach internships offered to Western students through the Broncos Lead …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72532

WMU digital marketing students take second and third place in global case competition with 200+ competitors

Haworth College of Business

… Submitted by Abbie Griffith on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Two teams of digital marketing students from Western Michigan … challenge where strategic digital marketing insights can offer solutions. This year’s client was Radio Flyer, seeking … gain traction among family buyers for its new product line of electric bikes. Students have three months to conduct …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71581

Greenhouse staff pushes past glass ceiling for Alice the Agave plant

College of Arts and Sciences

… Jackson will manually pollinate Alice the Agave from the roof of Finch Greenhouse once the plant's buds begin to bloom. As … from their peaks. The flowers only appear at the top of the plant, high in the air—but that doesn’t make the view …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/71874

Supply chain student awarded national scholarship

Haworth College of Business

… Mich.—Western Michigan University senior Ally Resa of Fenton, Michigan, is a supply chain superstar being … her leadership in the supply chain field as a developing professional. The scholarship was created in 2013 to provide … and the CSCMP EDGE Conference. Resa joins a select group of 20 recipients to receive the award this year, and she is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71589

Ingenious invention gives plant lovers a green thumb and wins Bronco Pitch

Haworth College of Business

… a solution to the frequent and frustrating task of watering plants, a team of Western Michigan University students won the Bronco Pitch … ingenious invention called the SELPE. The SELPE, brainchild of three engineering students, is an atmospheric water …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71591

WMU advertising students win over Michigan dairy industry with professional-level consulting

Haworth College of Business

… students win over Michigan dairy industry with professional-level consulting Submitted by Stacey Anderson on … ideas for your organization? Western Michigan University, of course! The United Dairy Industry of Michigan (UDIM) recently approached Greg Gerfen , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71018