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Sales students continue to take high honors in national competitions

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Sales students continue to take high honors in national … national sales competition, continuing a run of stellar performances by WMU students at recent sales contests. In the … Sales Challenge staged by the Russ Berrie Institute for Professional Sales. The competition was Nov. 14-16 at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3385

Dr. Michitoshi Soga obituary

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… in 1986 to serve part time as an administrative officer for what is now the Haenicke Institute for Global Education. He retired from the faculty in 1993 … but continued to serve as an administrative officer for the Haenicke Institute for nearly a decade. Even after …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5512

WMU dining remains open, transitions to carry-out only

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… is continuing to offer nutritious, delicious and comforting fare for students. Although the University has switched to distance learning for the time being, the campus, including student housing, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58531

Alfred Balkin obituary

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… earned national recognition as a song and choral composer for young people as well as a leader in encouraging creative … Balkin coordinated the integrated creative arts program for many years and conducted research on children's … as well as how the arts can be used to improve education. For his body of compositions, he won an American Society of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31774

WMU’s MBA program celebrates 50 years in Grand Rapids

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… at WMU-Grand Rapids, 200 Iona Ave. SW. Long known for providing a relevant and engaging program, the MBA was … Rapids after the college of business identified the need for a quality program in graduate business education in the … American Seating and Lear Siegler. The first courses for the MBA were held in the Lear Siegler plant and Godwin …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18266

Allison Downey featured at Ann Arbor storytelling festival

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… with her storytelling pursuits and will be one of four performers featured at The Ark's 25th annual Storytelling … in Ann Arbor. Each year The Ark, Ann Arbor's nonprofit home for acoustic music, revives the oldest of all the arts with … of teaching, learning and educational studies, also will perform at a children's show at 1 p.m. the following day. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/154

Fare from local restaurants offered at the Taste of Kalamazoo

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… Arcadia Creek Festival Place. Admission is free each day before 4 p.m. Thursday admission is $5 from 4 to 7 p.m. and … "grill off" each day from 3 to 6 p.m. Family events slated for Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. include the Great Duck Race, juggler and comedian Tim Salsbury, music, face painting and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/942

Dawn Foods CEO to discuss global business challenges

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… of Dawn Foods International, business development manager for Dawn Foods UK Ltd., chief information officer at the home office in Michigan, and U.S. sales representative. She is active in industry and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/228

Net-Inspect CEO to discuss growth of manufacturing

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… in 1998, a company he grew from $400,000 to $40 million in sales during the 10 years he was at its helm. QPM was named … that QPM produced, Dunlop was continuously searching for ways to more effectively manage quality as it relates to … Net-Inspect is a web-based system that eliminates the need for traditional quality inspectors and prevents defective …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/229

Leo Niemi obituary

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… important figure in Western Michigan University's early efforts to incorporate computer literacy into business … March 2. He was 92. Niemi, professor emeritus of business information systems, joined the WMU faculty in 1955 and … as it transitioned into the Department of Business Information Systems in February 1983. The transition reflected …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/206