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World hunger relief nonprofit is subject of next Entrepreneurship Forum

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… Mich.— Norm Braksick , the retired executive director of Foods Resource Bank , an organization that raises … Resource Bank embraces the principles of sustainability and community and links the grassroots energy and commitment of the U.S. agricultural community with the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19610

Experience a world of cultures during one week

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… will feature events during which attendees can learn how to play one of the world's most popular sports, cricket; how to prepare traditional ethnic foods; and how to write … of understanding the world around us so we can better communicate and collaborate with others from different …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/19974

University bands highlight music from around the world

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… "World Journeys" at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24 , at Miller Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public. "World Journeys" features music from across … University Symphonic Band, conducted by Scott Boerma, director of bands, and the University Concert Band, conducted by …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11062

New WMU center promoting diversity in primary health care workforce

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… (not verified) on The new center is located at WMU's downtown Grand Rapids regional location. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—A … primary health care providers, particularly in underserved communities. The Western Regional Area Health Education … in 1971 to recruit, train and retain a healthcare workforce committed to underserved populations. WMU's Western Regional …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29243

Annette LaVier obituary

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… Michigan University, died April 8 . She was 80. LaVier came to WMU and University Libraries in 1964 and rose to … LaVier worked at what was then the Upjohn pharmaceutical company. She was a Kalamazoo native who graduated from WMU's … obituary and guestbook are available at betzlerfuneralhome.com . Memorial gifts may be made to Hospice Care of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39649

WMU grants near $2.4 million mark in March

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Grants to Western Michigan University nearly hit the $2.4 million … drugs of abuse, such as cocaine, methamphetamine and MDMA, commonly known as "Ecstasy." Another new research grant, … was for $171,558 and was awarded to a research team composed of Drs. Geoffrey Whitehurst , associate professor, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23420

WMU honored by University Business magazine for recruitment app

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… national program. Sponsored by Higher One, a firm devoted to helping schools lower administrative costs and boost … to pass before students received any kind of follow-up communication from the University. In 2012, the admissions … costs, it took a team of five approximately 450 hours to complete Mobile Counselor, says Puckett. Speeding up …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/08/18264

WMU master's degree in finance expected in fall 2022

Haworth College of Business

… a Master of Science in Finance degree, which is expected to begin in fall 2022, with provisional applications now … in finance, asset management, investment banking and computational finance. Program features A curriculum that … allows students with an undergraduate business degree to complete the master's in one year A quantitative focus and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67177

Graduate College moves, extends hours

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… assistant Sylvie Coulibaly (left) stands with Linda Comrie in front of the Graduate College KALAMAZOO, Mich.—To better meet the needs of graduate students, the Graduate … the normal operating hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.," says Dr. Susan R. Stapleton , dean of the college. "It also will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34667

WMU ends year with $23.5 million in grants, starts year with $1.2 million

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… trustees learned at their Sept. 7 meeting. Grants for June topped $2.4 million, pushing the grant total for the year … June grants Grants for public service led the way for June, coming in at more than $1.3 million. The top public service grant was a nearly $700,000 award from Kalamazoo Community Mental Health Services to Dr. Carol Sundberg , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/35109