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WMU professor's paper recognized as outstanding paper of the year

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… professor has been selected as the best paper of the year for 2014. Dr. Kuanchin Chen , professor of business information systems at the Haworth College of Business, was recently recognized for his latest academic paper. Published in the academic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26034

Decades-old alumni friendships honored with naming of campus facilities

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… the naming of three Western Michigan University facilities for a trio of men who met on campus as students and went on … campus residence halls and a Heritage Hall conference room for the three alumni, who met at WMU in the 1960s. They are: … as a WMU Trustee. Dennis W. Archer , a 1965 WMU alumnus, former Detroit mayor, former member of the Michigan Supreme …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39675

WMU to confer 1,200 degrees during summer commencement

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… of degree-granting academic units. The 9 a.m. ceremony is for graduates of the colleges of Aviation, Education and … and Health and Human Services The 12:30 p.m. ceremony is for graduates of the College of Arts and Sciences, College … With the June 2017 commencement, students were able for the first time to reserve guest tickets online and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40546

Trustees approve new three-year contract with AFSCME

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… Employees—AFSCME. The union's 420 members include hourly employees who work in building maintenance and … capacities, dining services, landscaping, parking enforcement and a number of other roles. Under the new contract, wages may increase or one-time payments made for union members ranging from 1.75 to 2.25 percent during …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26182

WMU entrepreneur wins annual $10,000 Brian Patrick Thomas Award

Haworth College of Business

… studying mechanical engineering, received the $10,000 award for his invention Durabilika, an interactive cloud-based … marketing in 1996. He began his professional career at Forkardt Inc. in Portage and later became an account executive manager for Honda Manufacturing at global automotive giant Magna …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32175

Owner of dog boutique next speaker in entrepreneurship series

Haworth College of Business

… Michigan, will be the next speaker in the Entrepreneurship Forum speaker series at Western Michigan University's … dog owners with support, education and fun activities for their pets. In 2015, Leder opened a second Decadent Dogs … or register at  wmich.edu/business/e-rsvp . To suggest an entrepreneur who should be considered for the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45475

Feedback on Goldsworth Valley Pond project sought

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… The public is invited to offer feedback on proposed plans for the area around Goldsworth Valley Pond. KALAMAZOO, … around the perimeter of the pool to provide a buffer for wildlife and filtering for storm water discharged in the pond. New gathering spaces …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/27190

Important outdoor projects completed this summer

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… says as part of the project, Consumers provided $55,000 for WMU to construct a small, two-unit solar garden for educational purposes. One unit features large-scale … Garden. That garden honors a pivotal early employee who suggested that brown-eyed Susans be the inspiration for WMU's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34978

Luminary author, journalist, blogger coming to WMU to deliver message on race

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… Luminary author, journalist, blogger coming to WMU to deliver message on race Submitted by … in America. Ta-Nehisi Coates , a national correspondent for The Atlantic, famous blogger and author of two … ramp. Ta-Nehisi Coates Coates is widely acknowledged for his thoughtful and influential writing on race in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27835

Goats to be tested on WMU campus as woodlot management tool

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… project begins Sunday, July 10. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Hungry for a better way to control invasive plants damaging campus … Diva and seven other goats to its landscape services staff for a week, providing the 10 rented eating machines with … species present, and in cases where there is especially aggressiveness vegetation, two or three repeat grazings could …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33450