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Compensation project moves closer to rollout with Aon Hewitt visits

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… Mich.—Western Michigan University moved closer to the rollout of a new compensation structure for … extensive input from employees. As of Jan. 20, more than 1,050 of the 1,270 individuals in the employee groups involved … is being developed and the various WMU job descriptions are being benchmarked using local, regional and national …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/22188

New Broncos Lead Internship Program will benefit students, Kalamazoo community

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… students, Kalamazoo community Submitted by Erin Flynn on The Broncos Lead Internship Program aims to place 100 … for months to connect with employers around the Kalamazoo area and create internship opportunities for the program, … role, receive compensation and develop an understanding of what it's like to work within this type of environment," …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71129

Three recipients honored with 2022 Excellence in Diversity Award

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… Western Michigan University will recognize three recipients of the 2022 Excellence in Diversity Award at this academic … Bernhard Center. The recipients for 2022 diversity award are Dr. Staci Perryman-Clark , the WMU Athletics Diversity …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69069

Long-time educators, administrators become deans for engineering, graduate colleges

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… moved from roles as interim deans to permanent positions in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Graduate … investigator on four grants from the National Institutes of Health. She also has mentored 11 master's-level students, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60166

From mechanic to dietician, Air Force veteran focused on helping patients maintain healthy lifestyles

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… by Erin Flynn on Derek Fischer is excited to start his career as an outpatient dietician at Bronson Methodist … where he's meant to be. "I have no doubt that Western was the best choice I could have made," says Fischer, who will … I didn't really try too hard, and I wasn't really sure what I wanted to do after," he says.  Lacking career …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/12/nutrition-dietetics-fall-2024-graduate-derek-fischer-air-force-veteran-employed

Former legislator, Michigan League director to speak

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… vulnerable population will speak this month as part of the Western Michigan University School of Social Work's … director for the Jewish Association for Residential Care, an association providing residential care for people …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5672

Applied IE is newest private-sector partner in WMU BTR Park

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… use industrial engineering technology to optimize their operations is the newest firm to become a partner in … 60 percent of his company's business is in the health care industry, working in such areas as business operations, … technology, More than 40 firms are now part of the 15-year-old initiative. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23719

WMU and KCC announce major transfer agreement

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… have signed a major agreement that will create a smoother process for KCC graduates who transfer to WMU. The … is a victory for the many students who begin their college careers at KCC and intend to finish at WMU. Currently, most … The agreement between KCC and WMU is a solution locally for what is a national challenge. According to a U.S. Government …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/46804

Morvin A. Wirtz obituary

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… died Aug. 17 in Naples, Fla. He was 92. Wirtz joined the faculty in 1967 to head what was then the new Department of Special Education. He … substituted for visual segments. He began his professional career as a special education teacher in Wisconsin, then …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1306

Leo Niemi obituary

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… professor emeritus of business information systems, joined the WMU faculty in 1955 and retired in 1985 after 30 years of service to the University in what is now the Haworth College of Business. He started … Augusta, Mich. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan. Visit langelands.com to make a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/206