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WMU accountancy student receives $10,000 scholarship
Haworth College of Business
… 2024 and a goal to pass all four sections of the CPA exam before starting full-time employment at BDO in Kalamazoo in … team, which the scholarship has enabled. But perhaps the biggest reward is the confidence that the recognition has … “ Dr. Jim Penner , chair of the department, had a significant impact on me. He is someone who goes above and beyond …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73623
Students claim second place in national social media marketing competition
Haworth College of Business
… WMU marketing students Ashley Mahler, Lauren de Vries, Becca Briones, Andrew Lawlor, Jeffrey Huang, Ashton Burke … like this, but these teams were never satisfied with just being above average," says Dr. Scott Cowley , WMU assistant … They cohesively agreed upon a riskier core strategy with bigger payoff potential. They allowed their personalities to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53011
Beauregard to help efforts to boost women in sports
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… Beauregard to help efforts to boost women in sports Submitted by Deanne Puca on Kathy Beauregard KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Kathy Beauregard , Western Michigan University's director of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/06/53982
WMU supply chain alum helps drive GM’s efforts to produce ventilators
Haworth College of Business
… 72 hours. That is what the team at General Motors did after being contacted by StopTheSpread.org , a coalition of … the ability to allocate experts allowed this ramp up to be remarkable. GM immediately dispatched supplier quality … General Motors) “This is the most important endeavor I have been involved with in my professional career. Everyone on …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/59052
WMU awarded $3.7 million for programs in blindness and low vision
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… Mich.—Four recent grants totaling $3.7 million have been awarded to the Western Michigan University Department … Institute estimated that there were up to 5 million Americans who were visually impaired and that more than 1 million … individuals were legally blind. According to the 2011 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20138
WMU provost again named among top 200 education scholars in the nation
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
… and vice president for academic affairs, has once again been recognized as one of the top education scholars in the … Hess , director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute and a renowned blogger at Education Week, were published in his influential …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74507
Poets with WMU ties explore Michigan through verse, discussion
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… and Judith Rypma . Admission is free and refreshments will be provided. Andrea England England, whose poetry … Seminar for Younger Poets Fellowship, an Academy of American Poets Prize and a Gwen Frostic Poetry Prize, among … collection, "Flying Carpets," winner of the 2013 Arab American Book Award's Honorable Mention in Fiction; and a book of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12800
WMU engineer receives ADVANCE proof of concept grant
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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A Western Michigan University faculty member was one of three people selected in March to receive a … this spring. The grants provide an incentive for faculty members with early stage technologies at Michigan public … associate and lecturer at the University of Alberta, Canada; lecturer and senior lecturer at Warsaw Technical …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47498
Success@WMU initiative seeking students to serve as peer mentors
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… staff are encouraged to nominate students they feel would be positive guides for new students. All nominees will … engagement, and helping new students develop a sense of belonging at WMU. Ultimately, peer mentors coach their … applications with a rubric. Interviews are currently being planned for Friday through Sunday, March 23-25 . …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45735
Dr. Meshulam Groper obituary
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… years. The institute brought together University faculty members and students to provide consulting, parts testing, … as chair or in other leadership roles. He also was a member of several professional organizations. Before coming to WMU, Groper was a senior researcher at …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43246