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Tech company CEO next up in entrepreneurship series
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… May 10 , in 2150 Schneider Hall. The event is free and open to the public and begins at 7:30 a.m. with breakfast. … home offices in nine different states. In 2009, the firm was selected as a Microsoft Worldwide Partner Awards finalist in Business Intelligence. In 2011, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/05/7002
Esports summer camp at WMU lets youth hone skills, explore growing industry
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… art esports arena on campus spurred by President Edward Montgomery's Transformational Initiative Fund . … Detroit. "There's wonderful technology and it's just a way to get you in a mindset of what it feels like to be a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54279
Frontline for relief: WMU team helps small businesses survive COVID-19 impacts
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… small businesses throughout West Michigan are struggling to make ends meet. From lack of sales to growing needs of … to the start of COVID-19, a significant amount of our time was assisting our clients with starting and growing their … . In the last few weeks, the small business team at WMU was on the front lines of assisting Gov. Gretchen Whitmer …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58749
Trustees approve plan simplifying WMU's tuition pricing model
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… undergraduate tuition simplification plan Thursday designed to make costs easier for students to discern and anticipate while prioritizing retention and … to take full course loads to graduate expeditiously. "We want our students to graduate, and we know that taking 15 …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/64027
South campus transformation moves forward with opening of Arcadia Flats
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… South campus transformation moves forward with opening of Arcadia Flats Submitted by Erin Flynn on Move in begins at Arcadia Flats. Twin sisters Tomi and Tobi Awojobi, from Nigeria, begin to unpack and … Arcadia Flats turned out beautifully." "Western's vision was captivating when it first released what the apartments …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/01/62814
Graphic design student learns art of networking at WMU
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… construction and traffic, Lynnae Strait has become accustomed to the bustle of Midtown Manhattan. A graphic designer … Partners, the Western Michigan University alumna is a long way from her hometown of Spring Lake, Michigan. Strait talks … first saw possible on a campus tour at WMU. "A professor was talking about how they have interns out in New York and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57683
Business students clinch victories at sales competition
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… Business students clinch victories at sales competition Submitted by Anonymous (not … for helping students prepare for each segment. The team award is presented to the two students from the university … in the program." Bageris of Fowlerville and Pelak of Mattawan were invited to join the competition by E. & J. Gallo …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56440
Sport management students learn from and interact with the WMU Esports Arena
College of Education and Human Development
… with the WMU Esports Arena Submitted by Chris Hybels on Watch sport management students visit the WMU Esports Arena. … the WM Esports Arena's video game library. Assistant Director Tavern Napier introduces the WMU Esports Arena to … communities. The state-of-the-art facility offers 36 gaming machines, of which 12 are competition computers, set in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71160
Alumni classnotes, fall 2023
W Magazine
… leader; Mattie Jordan-Woods , BS ‘79, executive director of the Northside Association for Community Development; … WMU Foundation, were recipients of the Michigan Women Forward’s 2023 Women of Courage and Achievement Award. Thomas Tytar , BS ‘71, MA ‘76, of Grand Rapids, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73618
Graduate success reaches all-time high at WMU
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… at WMU Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—"Going to Western Michigan University and the experience I had with … it's a place to prepare for your future," says President Edward Montgomery . "These data indicate that we continue to … their education. The median salary for WMU graduates was $45,000-$50,000. Of those employed full time, 93% have a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57465