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Getting in the game: WMU expert discusses Super Bowl advertising in 2021

Haworth College of Business

… it but isn't without major risks. Greg Gerfen , instructor of marketing at Western Michigan University and a 30-year veteran of the advertising industry, shares his perspective about … We are seeing many first-time advertisers as a result of the pandemic. These include companies like Mercari, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/01/63006

Chef awarded gold medal at culinary competition

Dining Services

… Giles KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Chef Tom Giles , associate director of culinary operations with Western Michigan University … the Columbus Culinary Institute at the end of October . His award-winning platter, a cold food platter for eight people, featured an artful arrangement of pork loin wrapped in mustard bourbon glaze; tenderloin …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50295

Baseball and branding talk on deck at next breakfast series

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan … experts will be the next presenters at the Mercantile Bank of Michigan Breakfast Speaker Series hosted by WMU's Haworth College of Business. Ed Mayo , professor emeritus, and John Weitzel …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22327

Native seed project helps WMU get back to its roots

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… University community returned to this fall came courtesy of Landscape Services. They readied campus for the academic … Landscape Services employees gathered in the Department of Biological Sciences' Finch Greenhouse to transplant hundreds of native plants started in the greenhouse from seeds that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54808

David F. Sadler obituary

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… Dr. David F. Sadler , a Western Michigan University professor emeritus of English, died March 5 . He was 93. Sadler, of Kalamazoo, joined the WMU staff in 1955 and retired in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31543

Professor named to accounting governing board

Haworth College of Business

… Professor named to accounting governing board Submitted by … on Smith KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A Western Michigan University professor has been named to one of the highest oversight posts in the field of accountancy. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/28775

WMU press scores first National Book Award nomination

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… New Issues Poetry & Prose has made the longlist of books being considered for the National Book Award for … to six new poetry titles each year, as well as the winner of the AWP Award Series in the Novel. Zoref Zoref is one of 10 authors on this year's longlist and is one of four new …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/42994

Southern Utah University scholar to address need for liberal arts education

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… Utah University will address not only the importance of a liberal arts education, but also the moral obligation … later this month. Dr. Kristopher Phillips , an assistant professor of philosophy, will speak at 6 p.m. Thursday, … arts education is both intrinsically and instrumentally valuable. He suggests there is a moral obligation for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38613

AIDS Memorial Quilt on display at WMU

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… on display at WMU Feb. 5 to 18. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Sections of the internationally celebrated AIDS Memorial Quilt–the 54 … be hosted by the Western Michigan University Department of Theatre and on view at the Gilmore Theatre Complex from … Sections are continuously on display across the country in schools, places of worship, community centers, businesses, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/45041

Communitywide conversation on diversity set

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… began as discussions on diversity within the city of Portage has led to a communitywide conversation Saturday, … representative Bushra  Alawie . Education—Kalamazoo Public Schools Superintendent Michael F. Rice , Portage Public Schools Superintendent Mark T. Bielang , Kalamazoo Regional …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38240