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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

Robert L. Blefko obituary

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… died Nov. 1 at his home in Kalamazoo. He was 82. Blefko, of Kalamazoo, joined the WMU faculty in 1968 and retired in 1997 after 29 years of service to the University. He was hired as an assistant professor of mathematics and retired as an associate professor …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20293

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

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

Focused on the future

W Magazine

… on Drs. Doug Lepisto and Derrick McIver are co-directors of the Center for Principled Leadership and Business … for Principled Leadership and Business Strategy is part of the Haworth College of Business’ vision for what is next. The center provides …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62166

WMU salaried employees to move from 26 to 24 paychecks per year

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… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As the July 1 start of the 2015-16 fiscal year approaches, Western Michigan … will feature paychecks dispersed on the fifth and 20th day of each month. The new pay schedule will apply to all … as well. New pay periods The first through the 14th day of each month, with payment on the 20th day of each month. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/23548

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

Creative writing grad, author pockets another top writing award

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… Anonymous (not verified) on Moustakis KALAMAZOO—A graduate of Western Michigan University's doctoral program in … from the National Book Foundation in 2011 as one of its 5 Under 35 award winners. About the Kenyon Review … Fellows In 2012, The Kenyon Review welcomed the first of its KR Fellows. The initiative was inspired by the great …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13789

WMU-related travel to China prohibited

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… advisory. The warning is intended to limit the spread of coronavirus, which the World Health Organization calls a … this guidance in order to preserve the health and safety of our community, which is always the first priority. With … & Community Services guidance for containing the spread of the respiratory illness. Such guidelines could call for a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57804