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Two more students earn prestigious Gilman scholarships

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… overseas during the 2014-15 academic year through the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program. Ysaura Ramirez Pena of Paw Paw and Marilyn Bean of Kalamazoo are among the 800 American undergraduate … Pena plans to graduate from WMU in April 2017. Marilyn Bean —Bean received a $3,000 Gilman Scholarship. A graduate …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17186

WMU wins 2014 Climate Leadership Award from Second Nature

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… decades. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Western Michigan University has been selected to receive a 2014 Climate Leadership Award , … , president of Second Nature. "There is much more work to be done as we prepare to live in the climate of the future. … garnering nearly 9,000 votes. "This process has been extraordinarily gratifying," says WMU President John M. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16339

WMU room and board rates to rise by 2.95 percent

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… year. The annual cost for the room and board package will be $8,723, effective in fall 2014. The new rates will … halls can take advantage of the social and academic benefits of campus life, plus hall activities, leadership … for 2014-15 were set by trustees when they met in December. A strategic internal planning and budgeting process is …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15072

Former secretary of commerce to speak at annual conference

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… area from across the United States. The two-day conference begins Monday, March 31 , at the Radisson Hotel in Kalamazoo … who is also former CEO and chairman of the board of Kellogg Co., will share his perspectives in "Government, Business … Your Business." J.K. Symancyk , president of Meijer, will be the closing speaker following a luncheon on Tuesday and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14087

Performer to present free, public program on diversity

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… 16th annual Respecting Differences program this month. Kimberly Dark will perform "Complicated Courtesies" at … admission. The annual Respecting Differences program began in 1999 as a collaboration between the City of Kalamazoo and Western Michigan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14271

WMU named in Princeton Review's 2021 'best business schools'

Haworth College of Business

… WMU named in Princeton Review's 2021 'best business schools' Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) … of Business is once again on Princeton Review 's list of best business schools. The education services company … the publication, recommending WMU Haworth as one of the best places to earn a Master of Business Administration …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/01/62689

WMU digital marketing professor wins national teaching award by being 'R.E.A.L.' in the classroom

Haworth College of Business

… digital marketing professor wins national teaching award by being 'R.E.A.L.' in the classroom Submitted by Stacey … to education,” says Cowley. “I’ve always wanted to be a professor who brings their best work to the classroom so that students can do their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69581

Public invited to apply to four-week translation program

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… in Arabic, Japanese or Spanish KALAMAZOO—Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis for Western Michigan … two days a week. The courses will run concurrently and be supplemented by presentations from distinguished guest … sense since they are trying to get students to function as best they can within a culture," he says. "But …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5431

WMU professor develops face shields to make children safer at school

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… with an added layer of protection thanks to a partnership between Western Michigan University's Laboratory for … the issue. "I came to the same conclusion that we could do better in quality and bring the costs down." Students wear … district, so Danna-dos-Santos hopped on his computer and began designing prototypes. "I created several CAD …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60916

Broncos Lead Internship Program makes impactful debut

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… are very grateful to have this opportunity from Western to be able to compensate the interns." "It's been a game changer, big time," adds Nora Selheimer , … these different things, and as an organization, we get to benefit from the networking they're doing and the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72460