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Entrepreneur to give Distinguished Speaker Series talk

Haworth College of Business

… William Pickard , B.S.'64, an entrepreneur, an executive of several organizations and a recently appointed WMU … speak at 2  p.m., Thursday, Oct. 6 , at the Haworth College of Business in 2000 Schneider Hall. His presentation, titled "The 7 Principles of Entrepreneurship," is free and open to the public. It …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34780

Theatre, musical performances in spotlight at medieval congress

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… Thursday through Sunday, May 11-14, include a variety of theatrical and musical performances that are part of the new Mostly Medieval Theatre Festival. All … music and dance performance is based on the life and music of the 12th-century mystic and visionary Hildegard of

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/39852

WMU sales students win team gold and individual honors

Haworth College of Business

… Lowis on Bruno, Zoeller and Demas KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A team of two Western Michigan University sales and business … marketing students placed first overall at the University of Toledo Invitational Sales Competition, with one student … and the other placing second. First-year student Ryan Demas of Naperville, Illinois, and junior Stacy Zoeller,  of

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45781

Hospice services discussion kicks off Mercantile Bank series

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… Hospice services discussion kicks off Mercantile Bank series Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Latiolais KALAMAZOO—The director of community relations and development at Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan will share her insights into the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18251

Science, humanities intersect in upcoming speaker series

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… Endeavor Speaker Series. Science and the humanities are often treated as separate and distinct disciplines, yet each … between science and the humanities through the work of scientists, engineers, artists and humanists who strive … with a presentation by Dr. Ron Numbers , the Hilldale Professor Emeritus of the History of Science and Medicine at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34940

WMU author to read from her latest poetry collection

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… Hall. Judith A. Rypma , master faculty specialist-lecturer of English, will read from "Amber Notes," a collection of poems published by FutureCycle Press in January. About … poems recount a happy childhood, the joys and terrors of sexuality, and a mature woman's wanderlust," says her …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22610

WMU alum and former trustee wins U.S. legal profession's highest award

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… WMU alum and former trustee wins U.S. legal profession's highest award Submitted by Anonymous (not … ABA honored Archer with the 2016 ABA Medal for his lifetime of achievement. Given for outstanding service to the law and legal profession, the medal is regarded as the association's most …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/34568

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

Walt Disney Day in Kalamazoo honors Walt's Pilgrimage class at WMU

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… for children during a visit to the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts in 1964. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—By proclamation , the city of Kalamazoo has declared Thursday, July 12, 2018 , Walt … was developed by Dr. Christopher Tremblay as part of Lee Honors College's Study in the States program. Each …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47910

Gerontology expert Page-Robin dies

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… (not verified) on Ellen Page-Robin The founding director of the WMU Gerontology program and two-time Faculty Senate president has died. Ellen Page-Robin , professor emerita of community health services, died Jan. 3 in Kalamazoo. She …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21424