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Student startup connects small businesses to Gen Z for events, food and shopping
College of Education and Human Development
… Ford and Hailey Gordon. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Frustrated by the lack of convenience and access to finding things to do … to easily scroll through events, food and shopping in their area. The website will also be a platform for businesses to … Gen Z users with promotions and specials. "When you search 'what to do in Kalamazoo,' it just comes up with a lot of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74175
One Stop offers convenient service to students
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… offer a one-stop service center to those wishing to take care of last-minute business associated with the start of a new semester. WMU’s temporary One Stop Center … One Stop spring 2016 hours Friday, Jan. 8: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12: …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29413
WMU's statewide effort to boost foster youth college graduation receives funding
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… Yvonne Unrau, Chris Harris and Maddy Day KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Kresge Foundation has awarded a second major grant to … Success Michigan effort aimed at helping former foster care youth access and succeed in college through a growing … college access and success for former foster youth. The 2015 funding will expand the capabilities of that network and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29089
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute offering new classes, trips
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… Detroit. KALAMAZOO, Mich.--Registration is underway for 45 courses and six trips being offered during the winter/spring semester by the Osher Lifelong Learning … short-term, noncredit courses and enlightening day trips are designed for passionate learners age 50 and over. There …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29876
WMU students eligible for campus sustainability grant funding
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… funded by a student sustainability grant. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The 2020-21 WMU Student Sustainability Grant competition, … . Applications for the fall 2020 grant allocations cycle are due on Thursday, Nov. 19, by 11:59 p.m. Awards will be announced by mid-December 2020. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61290
WMU engineers take steel bridge, concrete canoe to competition
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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Members of the bridge build team focus on their work. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— … April 7-9 , where they will vie against schools from two states to earn best design honors. WMU engineering students … speed, economy, efficiency and display. WMU's 20.5-foot-long steel bridge must have a 1.5-foot clearance, be …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31422
Finances, freight, food and festivities: Holiday shopping season starts early and shopper behavior varies
Haworth College of Business
… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—According to many media outlets, retailers are hoping inflation doesn’t cause holiday shoppers to adopt a more conservative approach when it comes to the holiday season. Whether that happens is largely a factor of what you are purchasing and your age. According to global …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73415
Western hosts national college dodgeball tournament
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… by Erin Flynn on Western's Dodgeball Club practices at the Student Recreation Center. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Heads up! … friendly people, and often the better parts of the day are when you run into a fellow member on campus." The team … "While most people have a very oversimplified idea of what dodgeball is, there is a lot of strategy that goes into …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67740
One Stop offers convenient service to students
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… offer a one-stop service center to those wishing to take care of last-minute business associated with the start of a new semester. WMU’s temporary One Stop … will close over the weekend, Jan. 10-11. One Stop spring 2015 hours Friday, Jan. 9: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12: …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20683
Keenan Millar: Digital marketing student to small business success
Haworth College of Business
… Keenan Millar , waiting to complete a degree to start a career is not his style. Instead, the sophomore from Kalamazoo, Michigan, runs his own … a great deal about yourself—your strengths, weaknesses and what truly motivates you to keep going every day. It also …
https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/10/digital-marketingkeenan-millarsmall-business