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ISM students earn high honors in regional competition

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… on WMU's second-place team KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Two teams of students enrolled in Western Michigan University's … program finished second and sixth overall in a field of 25 at the 2015 Association for Operations Management … competition Feb. 20-21 in Downer's Grove, Illinois. Members of the second-place team were Tyler Plude , of Gladwin, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22465

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

Economics alumna tackling hunger, health issues at Brookings Institution

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… Erin Flynn on A post-graduation activity report reveals 94% of 2018-19 WMU graduates are actively employed or pursuing … she says. "But even within the city there were pockets of poverty, poor people who lived in slums. So, I had seen … to work toward something that would improve the quality of life of those people." Driven to help end that suffering, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/57684

Western adds leaders for enrollment management and government affairs

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… Cotton III Dr. Charles Cotton III accepted the position of associate vice president for enrollment management … following a nationwide search process. Pending Board of Trustees approval, his appointment becomes effective on June 15 . Dr. Charles Cotton III A native of Michigan, Cotton currently serves as vice president for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68007

51st annual congress turns Kalamazoo once more into medieval mecca

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… Kalamazoo this month, they'll talk briefly about the "Game of Thrones" phenomenon as just one indicator of the public's perception of and continuing fascination with the Middle Ages. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32064

WMU researcher spends fellowship period on education research registry

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… that could vastly improve the structure and transparency of impact studies in education. Dr. Jessaca Spybrook , associate professor of educational leadership, research and technology, … findings from well-designed studies, however, are as valuable as affirmative findings for arriving at conclusions …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/06/32721

Gilmore Car Museum administrator next speaker at breakfast series

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… (not verified) on Maupin KALAMAZOO, Mich.—An administrator of a renowned local car museum will be the next presenter at the Mercantile Bank of Michigan Breakfast Speaker Series hosted by Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business. Linda Maupin , senior director, museum …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/22706

Drive-thru COVID-19 testing event offered as students return to campus

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… Drive-thru COVID-19 testing event offered as students return to campus Submitted by Erin Flynn on A medical professional administers a COVID-19 test to a driver through … a mass COVID-19 testing event aims to mitigate the spread of the virus. "It's a chance to start afresh and make sure …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/01/62769

WMU to confer more than 2,700 degrees at spring commencement

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… toward students who are graduating from a particular set of degree-granting academic units. The 9 a.m. ceremony is for graduates of the College of Education and Human Development and the College of Fine …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23424

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