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Ingenious invention gives plant lovers a green thumb and wins Bronco Pitch

Haworth College of Business

… hypothetical investors. Besides the $6,500 in prize money up for grabs, teams who participate benefit from the … looking at what was feasible and also unique. We wanted to go bold and do something that pushed us out of our comfort … anyone with a business idea to take the chance and go for it saying, “If you have an idea, do your research …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71591

Ethics center to host series of book clubs this semester

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… are provided free of charge to the first 10 people who sign up. To sign up, email @email  no later than one week before … questions related to the ethics of reading, such as: Why is reading valuable? How do young people learn to love … the everyday lives of humans. The topic is relevant, as Google, and various automobile manufacturers are merely …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44601

Annual Food Marketing Conference to draw hundreds to Grand Rapids

Haworth College of Business

… Monday and Tuesday, March 19-20 , and is expected to draw up to 800 industry executives to DeVos Place in Grand … on current trends in the food and consumer package goods industries and will explore this year's conference … Reinvention: Making the Customer Hero." Registration is ongoing at foodmarketingconference.com . Conference …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45339

Supplying data visualization and process improvement

Haworth College of Business

… Supplying data visualization and process improvement … Eden entered his supply chain specialist internship at Goodwill Industries knowing that he had the process … data was crucial,” says Roberts. “We wanted to understand why each store was operating the way it was and what people …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/06/goodwill-project

Growing your own at Western: Bolstering the education workforce

W Magazine

… Kristi VanderWoude is working to transform her West Kelloggsville Elementary classroom in Grand Rapids, Michigan, … into a space where multilingual learners, who make up a third of her students, thrive. Kristi VanderWoude “The … finally what to do with them, you’re excited to be able to go into the classroom and apply it.” ■ …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73397

Exemplars of engaging education honored with Distinguished Teaching Award

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… Distinguished Teaching Award is the highest honor bestowed upon Western faculty for their teaching work. It recognizes … students and being extremely responsive to their needs, going above and beyond to make himself available in the … I wouldn’t have grasped without him," Roosien says. "Tim doesn’t let his students take the easy road and he holds …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/whitney-decamp-timothy-palmer-dee-sherwood-named-2024-distinguished-teaching

A lifelong gift: 1980 graduate gives back to Department of Philosophy

College of Arts and Sciences

… loved the philosophy department while I was at Western and got a lot out of it,” says Rochon. Recognizing the … department’s value, and with a desire to provide lasting support for future students, Rochon met with department … was an enlisted guy in the Navy. I came out and wanted to go to college and felt that the kind of receptiveness I got …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69151

One-day blood drive part of annual CMU-WMU challenge

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… the friendly CMU vs. WMU challenge, and WMU hopes to keep up its three consecutive years of dominance in the … to a Michigan blood drive during 2016. Everyone who shows up to donate blood April 7 will receive a free hero T-shirt. … will result in faster processing. To make an appointment, go to the American Red Cross website at redcrossblood.org …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31408

Barrier-breaking book program offers new chapter for parents of nonnative English speakers

W Magazine

… hard to provide for their families and want to provide a good education for their children." Gutierrez She began … and not having those available when I was growing up," says Gutierrez, who moved to the United States from a … funding over time. As the impact of her work grows, so does the praise she's received from community members. Those …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69835

New facility improvement projects continue

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… Zimmerman and French residence halls that make up the complex located near the Student Recreation Center. … May, with Zimmerman and then French halls following in a staggered schedule, concluding at the end of September. Each of … a significant teaching tool on campus. "How often can you go out and show something that was in Michigan before 1812?" …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63836