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Students claim second place in HR Games competition
Haworth College of Business
… Mich.— Two teams of human resource management students from Western Michigan University’s Haworth College of … and graduate-level teams from Central Michigan, Ferris State, Eastern Michigan and Grand Valley State … rounds in the Jeopardy-style game format. The competition is intended to help students prepare for the human resources …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/56119
Decades-old alumni friendships honored with naming of campus facilities
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… automotive executive who died June 1, 2016, half way into his eight-year term as a WMU Trustee. Dennis W. Archer , a 1965 WMU alumnus, former Detroit mayor, … really illustrate the transformational power that comes from friendship, common goals and powerful learning …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39675
Charles 'Chuck' Comer obituary
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… Comer Chuck Comer, a retired faculty member and former assistant football coach at Western Michigan University, died … joined the WMU faculty in 1968 and retired in 1997 as an assistant professor emeritus of health, physical education and … an assistant coach in the same sport at Kalamazoo College from 1974 to 1984. Comer was well known locally as well as …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37173
Obare named interim vice president for research
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… guiding the University's research agenda. Her appointment is effective Aug. 1 and was made pending approval by the WMU … has served as vice president for research since 2010 and is returning to the faculty in the College of Engineering … at Johns Hopkins University. She earned a bachelor's degree from West Virginia State University in 1998 and a doctoral …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/40983
University Theatre presents 'Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson'
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… Theatre Complex. Purchase tickets online: wmutheatre.com This musical contains mature content. Patrons under the age of … Saturday, Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, 2 p.m. This satirical dramatic musical follows emo rocker Andrew Jackson from his poor rural life in Tennessee to early victories …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30044
WMU nears $7 million mark in grants in September and October
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… total past $12 million since the start of the 2015-16 fiscal year, WMU trustees learned at their Dec. 8 meeting. … $343,237. NSF, DOJ grants Two notable research awards came from the National Science Foundation. A $799,665 NSF grant … leadership, research and technology. The project's purpose is to improve the planning and design of studies of science …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29246
Risk spikes with increased hacking during holiday season
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… Risk spikes with increased hacking during holiday season … Dr. Alan Rea Data experts agree that people's personal data is at greater risk during the holidays. The holiday season … looks legitimate, if you have never purchased anything from the company before, consider using a pre-loaded cash …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50748
WMU's Food Marketing Conference celebrates 50th anniversary
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… 17 , wiith a conference program that "rivals any in the history of the event," according to Dr. Frank Gambino , … more than 600 industry leaders to the Kalamazoo area from across the United States. Continuing that tradition, … J.M. Smucker and will address industry concerns on the economy, changing retail landscape, the consumer and technology. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/22121
Veteran's Day blood drive planned
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… staff and faculty will have an opportunity to donate blood from 11 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10 , at the Student Recreation Center's indoor tennis courts. The blood drive is organized by WMU's ROTC program in honor of U.S. Veterans …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43129
Playwrights to read at next Frostic speaker event
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… Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Four playwrights will read from their plays that were inspired by musician Bruce … will read during a free public event titled "When the Promise Was Broken: Plays Inspired by Bruce Springsteen" in … in Kalamazoo, Chicago and New York. Tucker's "Why Dogs Howl" was honored at the Michigan Playwrights Festival. He …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45913