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Accountancy students take first place at regional competition

Haworth College of Business

… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on From left: Watkins, Ramon-Flores, Ga and Belcher KALAMAZOO, Mich.— A … Western Michigan University accountancy students recently took first place at the Beta Alpha Psi Midwest Regional … Shao Qin Ga , of Sungai Besi, Malaysia, and Kaitlyn Watkins , of Frankenmuth were part of the winning team. A …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/46725

WMU students win top honors at Opera Grand Rapids competition

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… WMU students win top honors at Opera Grand Rapids competition Submitted by … Chelsea Helm , a senior from West Bloomfield, Mich., was awarded first place out of a total of nine finalists for … WMU grand prize winner in the competition, the 2013 contest also was the first year the University was eligible to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6605

Sue S. Coates obituary

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… Resources and Technology, died Friday, June 14. She was 86. Coates retired in 1990 after serving 15 years as … her leadership, the Department of Home Economics evolved into a department offering multiple academic programs … Junior College, now Moberly Area Community College, and was a member of Phi Theta Kappa. She continued her education …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7809

Two honored with WMU’s Distinguished Service Award

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… Two honored with WMU’s Distinguished Service Award Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO—A Western Michigan University administrator who oversees programs for first-year students and a … post in Upward Bound before being tapped for her latest role as director of First-Year Experience programs. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9677

Mentorship, experiential learning help students thrive at Western, land jobs post-graduation

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… Mentorship, experiential learning help students thrive at … time, 88% are in jobs they love related to their degree. "I was fortunate enough to be a part of the paper engineering … graduate years," says three-time Western graduate Charles Golden , who most recently earned his master's degree in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67244

Fostering success of STEM transfer students at WMU is focus of nearly $1M NSF grant

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… Submitted by Erin Flynn on A chemistry class at WMU prior to pandemic health and safety guidelines being implemented. … of a nearly $1 million National Science Foundation grant awarded to a team of Western Michigan University professors. … talented students in STEM fields," says Dr. Megan Grunert Kowalske , chair of the Department of Chemistry and principal …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61436

Why I Give: Cheryl TenBrink

W Magazine

… ′77, is carrying on her friend's legacy and paying it forward by contributing to her scholarship at Western. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—“There is … Endowed Scholarship through her estate before she passed away in 2022. The scholarship was established for full-time …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72480

College of Arts and Sciences faculty earn coveted rotations with federal programs

College of Arts and Sciences

… faculty are thought leaders their fields, and the nation's top organizations are taking notice. Two professors are … mission. Bautista will be based at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C. where he will be "managing their science … Engineering and Medicine. Bautista is most looking forward to gaining a broader perspective of the astrophysics …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/06/68126

Getting off the couch: Counselors that meet you where you are

W Magazine

… and psychologists with roots at WMU is growing its practice to bring mental health and wellness services to where its … coffee, at the yoga studio, in the conference room, walking in the woods as well as with text and virtual … clinical psychology. Western's interdisciplinary program was a good fit for her passion to provide a holistic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66667

First cohort of product design program sharp on all edges

W Magazine

… Erin Flynn on Aisha Thaj explains her senior thesis project to her classmates. On an internship at a Texas company last … meet and greet—a risk that landed her in his office. She wasn’t in trouble. With Thaj’s question, the chief executive realized the intern was on to something. “Have you considered the potential of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63900