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Autism art show on display, reception planned

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… 2013. The project was carried out through a collaboration between the Frostic School of Art and the Kalamazoo Regional … 10,000 newborns were diagnosed with autism in 1970, that number grew to 11 in 1,000 by 2009 and to 11 in 968 by 2011. … glad I could do it." Viewing days, times "All for One" can be viewed by the public from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13205

WMU researcher says despite gender-based challenges, women entrepreneurs use grit, resilience to achieve profitable growth

Haworth College of Business

… Mich.—More women are starting businesses than ever before. Between 2007 and 2018, the number of women-owned businesses grew by 58%—nearly five times …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58104

Aviation college picked by professional group for program rollout

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… new MBAA Education Initiative: Bridging the Gap Between Graduation and a Career in Business Aviation. … faculty and staff of the College of Aviation will join a number of MBAA members to learn about the outreach plan that includes …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12720

Some 1.34M hours of service helps earn WMU coveted Carnegie recognition

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… commitment to transformative collaboration locally and beyond. Only 359 colleges and universities maintain the … reach. WMU is one of 119 institutions in the country to be awarded the designation in the 2020 cycle, one of only 13 … to receive this recognition, and one of 11 in Michigan to be named. The University’s application documented that, in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57766

WMU student chapter receives Superior Merit Award from SHRM

Haworth College of Business

… exemplary growth and development opportunities to its members. The SHRM Student Chapter Merit Award program … chapter programming and professional development of members, support of the human resource profession and SHRM … engagement. “The Society for Excellence in Human Resources being recognized once again with the prestigious SHRM …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72821

Engineering alumnus produces ethically sourced chocolate

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… chocolate.  Tierney’s entrepreneurial foray into chocolate began when he was off work for three months in 2020 due to … 70% of the chocolate on store shelves,” says Tierney.  He became committed to improving this plight and decided to try … for all farmers they work with. “The farm groups follow the best environmental and social practices and are always …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67926

WMU center established with $6.5M to advance principled leadership and business strategy

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… has launched a center to advance the principle of mutual benefit in business. Led by two business faculty members who specialize in management, the innovative new center … is founded on the premise that purpose and profit can be powerfully linked through the actions and strategies of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56726

Dr. Ruth Kaarlela obituary

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… Orientation and Mobility as well as serving as a board member of the Michigan Society of Gerontology, Association for … Prior to coming to the University, her employment included being a teacher of the blind, supervisor of a New York school for emotionally disturbed children, and supervisor of social workers and students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47979

WMU student aims to clean up the fashion industry

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The fashion industry has, historically, been dependent upon trends—anticipating and delivering … reduce the impact the fashion industry has on the planet by being a leader in the sustainable fashion movement. He … someone who had gone through the entrepreneurial process before and had a business that was in the same industry as …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47992

WMU group helps rural Alaskans do their taxes

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… Part of the point is that they get their withholdings back because their income is so low." He adds that the tax … take place in rural, indigenous villages that can only be accessed by small planes and snowmobiles, or snow …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45953