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Personal finance workshops offered for WMU employees

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… University faculty and staff members are being offered this fall. All sessions are free and will be held from noon to … Sept. 23 and 25 . New workers and recent graduates learn how to choose benefits, build a budget that accommodates … and 13 . Teaching children about money at an early age can help them develop good financial habits. Learn which …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18514

Speaker series celebrates diversity, encourages cross-cultural interaction

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… Sept. 26, with a look at the life of a transgender American activist, and wraps up in April with a discussion on … these spaces. This discussion will address the question: How can a movement be truly inclusive for everyone, … and socioeconomic neglect, the communities are far more likely to experience air, noise, and water …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/41863

"Eggles" lands his "Field" of Dreams

College of Aviation

… "Eggles" lands his "Field" of Dreams Submitted by Tom Thinnes … into something with a keen sense of where we are heading.  However, it is common to experience some turbulence, or … The time requirements for both of these pursuits are significant and occasionally push people away from doing one or the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2014/07/egglesfield

Engineering grad manufacturing a successful career

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… hands; it's in his blood. Growing up around his family's farm in Sandusky, Michigan, which dates back five … generations, he's also had plenty of opportunity to learn how machines work and how to fix them.  "(It's) given me … connectivity into manufacturing so management and engineers can get live, real-time data from wherever you are in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73693

WIDR celebrates 60th anniversary with dance party

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… 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, former WIDR staff members from as far back as the 1960s will return to their radio roots as … for more information about both events. Contact: Tonya Durlach October 1, 2012 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1845

Zumba event to raise money for breast cancer research via United Way

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… Zumba event to raise money for breast cancer research via United Way Submitted by Deanne Puca on … Western Michigan University while raising funds for breast cancer research. The Zumba Pink Party will run 1 to 3 p.m. … will be reflected toward the campus United Way campaign. So far, the campaign has reached nearly 60 percent of its goal …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10570

Dining Services partners with Invisible Need to expand food options

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… for the Invisible Need Project. "I love when I hear how appreciative the students are for the food that we make … the chef, who's been testing out which meals are the best candidates for this program. So far, he's found about 10 menu items that work best for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58180

Theatre student gives back to hometown with youth summer program

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… a set and everything that it takes to put our entire show together," Austin says. "It's a lot of work, but it's a … confidence. That is just so rewarding to me, because I can see myself in these kids." Austin says the most … in WMU Theatre's production of  "Legally Blonde" this fall. Shows begin  Friday, Nov. 8 , and tickets are …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/jack-austin-youth-theatre-summer-program

Grad student knows the rewards of studying abroad at WMU

Haworth College of Business

… it during my undergraduate exchange semester here in the fall of 2023. My experience has been amazing, and I truly … come together and form a solid, coherent skill set that he can use throughout his future career in finance. “I am starting to understand how what we learn in the classroom can be applied to the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/02/74890

Western's Racial Justice Advisory Committee will update campus on progress

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… One year after President Edward Montgomery charged Dr. Candy McCorkle , vice president for diversity and inclusion, … wonderful terms. But if there's no action behind them, they fall flat. This group really is looking at impactful change, … structure or way we do things and making recommendations of how to change them." RJAC is made up of more than 50 members …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/09/65616