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Business pitch competition open to WMU student entrepreneurs

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… pitch about an innovative business idea for an audience of potential investors. Students will be evaluated in progressive rounds by panels of judges comprised of faculty, entrepreneurs and members of the business …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14110

Several internships with same company helped alumnus land job

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… Erin Flynn on A post-graduation activity report reveals 94% of 2018-19 WMU graduates are actively employed or pursuing … Instead, he decided to march to an entirely different professional tune, as evidenced by his work as an engineer for … for STEM subjects, helped lure him away from the idea of becoming a professional musician, he explains. “I love …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58019

Gilman Scholarship winner seeks adventures abroad

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… into his 21 years. The Milford native has taken advantage of co-op opportunities at Detroit-based American Axle and … completed a triathlon, and founded a college council of the Knights of Columbus at the University. Now, the … left for the Netherlands Aug. 28 to study at the Hogeschool Utrecht University of Applied Sciences in Utrecht. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42318

Nominations sought for Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award

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… community beyond WMU. Nominations may be made by any member of the University community, including retired faculty … and receive a plaque, a $2,000 honorarium that becomes part of their base salaries, and an invitation to present a … and selection criteria All current, continuing Board of Trustees-appointed employees with faculty rank are …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36861

Giving Day at Western set for Wednesday, April 14

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…  is set for Wednesday, April 14 . Sponsored by WMU's Office of University Advancement, the one-day event unites all … raised $1,555,417 for causes that impacted every area of campus, such as securing funds for degree completion for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63942

Landscapers practicing natural selection management technique

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… during this year's Arbor Day. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Instead of mowing a lawn on steep slopes, landscape services … restoration, which includes planting hundreds of trees. In part, the practice calls for planting a variety … that the pecan is the largest, fastest growing, most valuable and most widely planted of America's native hickory …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53340

Famous activist, educator gives talk on democracy, education at WMU

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… on democracy and education. Dr. William Ayers , co-founder of the Weather Underground in 1969 and formerly … titled "Teaching Free People: What Democracy Demands in its Schools." He also will meet with faculty and students while … and democracy, education and the cultural contexts of schooling and teaching as an essentially intellectual, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14319

WMU lacrosse team goes viral with rock, paper, scissors video

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… lacrosse game canceled by lightning? Rock, paper scissors, of course. A video of the Western Michigan University lacrosse team settling its canceled match with the University of Dayton has gone viral, with some 423,000 views. The WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35427

Loretta Long: From big dreams to Big Bird, she used her talents to educate millions

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… with her parents when she was little. "At the young age of 9, I knew I didn't want to be picking crops for the rest of my life." But there would be plenty of growing in her … and racism to homelessness in addition to its focus on preschool education. The show's pioneering approach to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63204

Student honored for leadership, service

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… Mich.—Western Michigan University junior David Bere of Kalamazoo has been honored by a national organization as … David Bere Bere, a political science major, recipient of the Kalamazoo Promise and a studio coordinator in the Office for Sustainability, is one of about 200 undergraduate …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23281