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State group elects WMU executive to vice presidential post

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… Alliance . Lynn Kelly-Albertson, WMU executive director of professional and career development, was elected to the … a constituent liaison for the organization, assumed her new office June 20. The Michigan Career Educator and Employer …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17565

Student groups honor Michigan Marines killed in helicopter crash

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… crash Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on A moment of silence will be observed at noon Wednesday, March 18. … flagpoles from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 18 , to offer members of the campus community an opportunity to honor three …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22517

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/2015/02/21767

Accomplished writing alumni return to WMU for Frostic Reading Series

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Three accomplished writers and graduates of Western Michigan University will return to their alma … their works at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6 , in Rooms 157-159 of the Bernhard Center. The event is free and open to the … Giarratano Natalie Giarratano Giarratano's first collection of poems, "Leaving Clean," won the 2013 Liam Rector First …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19904

Kalamazoo Candle Company next up in entrepreneurship speaker series

Haworth College of Business

… (not verified) on McFarlin KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The owner of Kalamazoo Candle Company will be the next speaker in the … series at Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business. Adam McFarlin will speak at 8 a.m. Friday, … decided to sell them. The company now produces a variety of different sized and scented candles and even teaches …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44334

Town hall meetings set to update employees on compensation issues

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… on its Staff Compensation Project, including the review of the exemption status of certain jobs under the Fair Labor Standards Act, during … expected to last about one hour, depending on the number of questions received from the audience. For employees who …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32019

Nominations sought for Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award

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… University bestows on its faculty members. Any member of the University community, including retired faculty … Faculty Scholar Award is based on outstanding professional achievements. It recognizes those whose work constitutes a significant body of achievement, a substantial amount of which has been …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/19988

Compensation project moves closer to rollout with Aon Hewitt visits

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… Michigan University moved closer to the rollout of a new compensation structure for nonbargaining staff … reviewing with managers and supervisors the first drafts of job classifications based on extensive input from employees. As of Jan. 20, more than 1,050 of the 1,270 individuals in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/22188

WMU included in $2.2 million grant to enhance mobility for veterans

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… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's College of Engineering and Applied Sciences will receive funding for … with Pratt & Miller Engineering, WMU, the University of Michigan, Kevadiya Inc., Robotic Research, Comet Mobility … for veterans," says Dr. Zach Asher , WMU assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering who is the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/02/51504

University welcomes two explosive-detection K-9s to police force

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… have joined Western Michigan University's Department of Public Safety. K-9 Brax and K-9 Oso, both less than … canines. The dogs and their handlers, WMU officers Travis Cable and Michael Lininger , trained for … detection and patrol in mid-January. "It has been a lot of work for the officers, but I think that they both would …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/02/51620