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Funding awards help small businesses hire summer interns
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… summer interns Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Up to $35,000 in matching funds are available to help small companies hire WMU interns. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—For the fourth … engineering and math—STEM—disciplines. "The Small Company Internship Award Program provides matching funds to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/02/21580
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
On-campus homecoming for soldiers set
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… On-campus homecoming for soldiers set Submitted by Deanne Puca on Welcome home the 1433rd Company Thursday. KALAMAZOO—Soldiers in … several Western Michigan University students, will return to Kalamazoo from Afghanistan Thursday, March 28 . Community …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5865
Gerald Carl Schwemmin obituary
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… of Sarasota, Florida, joined the WMU staff as an auditor in 1966, was an assistant controller and chief … controller. He retired in 1992 after 26 years of service to the University. Services A celebration of life will be … Arbor, Michigan. Remembrances Memorial gifts may be made to the WMU Foundation by visiting the WMU Office of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/10/49550
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
State association honors Spanish faculty member
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… in Lansing Oct. 12 . Braun is the first person from WMU to earn the honor, which is the most prestigious distinction … the school's International Baccalaureate Curriculum. With a combined 25 years' teaching experience at the secondary and … one-on-one mentorship and invaluable firsthand knowledge combined with real-world application. WMU presented him with …
https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43899
International robotics expert is part of Engineers Week
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… month at Western Michigan University. Rodolphe Gelin, director of research for Aldebaran Robotics, with locations in … Robotics produces the Nao, a personal humanoid robot. The company has 2,600 of the toddler-sized robots in research … his passion for robotics and goal of making robots everyday companions for humans. This is the 34th year the annual …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4403
Trumpeter kicks off annual jazz festival
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… (not verified) on Tim Hagans KALAMAZOO—Grammy-nominated composer and trumpeter Tim Hagans will join the Western Jazz … Jazz Festival at 8 p.m. Friday, March 15, in the Dalton Center Recital Hall. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at millerauditorium.com . The closing concert of the festival, at 7:30 p.m. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5353
Alumni Association selects leadership for 2012-13
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… Michigan University Alumni Association Board of Directors have been elected to serve one-year terms as officers … and as a member of the Executive, Finance and Scholarship committees. Vice president-- Jeanne La Mere of Marietta, … a member of the Executive and Distinguished Alumni Awards committees and the Bylaws Review task force. Treasurer-- …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/1021