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WMU trustees schedule 2014 meeting dates

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… Michigan University Board of Trustees set its meeting dates for the remainder of the year. 2014 Board of Trustees … articles Hettinger, Asmonga-Knapp to lead WMU trustees for 2014 | Jan. 22, 2014 Trustees authorize acquisition of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12921

WMU video wins viewer support competition hosted by Planet Forward

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… WMU video wins viewer support competition hosted by Planet Forward Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Final … announced this spring. KALAMAZOO—Second Nature and Planet Forward announced April 21 that Western Michigan … year's competition highlighted the institution's strategies for building a culture of sustainability, both in campus …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15427

Aug. 26 Washington State University event celebrates life of Elson Floyd

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… to attend the long-planned celebration of the life of former WMU President Elson S. Floyd , who died June 20 at … State University and a nationally respected voice for affordable, accessible higher education. He died of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26421

WMU campus on final countdown to becoming tobacco free

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… around campus. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—With just two weeks to go before Western Michigan University becomes a tobacco-free campus, communication efforts are moving into high gear to prepare members of the … . Insurance policy changes triggered by the Affordable Care Act mean more cessation …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/08/18097

WMU adds new health care concentration to MBA program

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… KALAMAZOO—Starting in fall 2013, students who are looking for a career in a health care-related field now have the … and graduate programs. “The MBA program is not just for business students anymore.” Health industry rising … fast-growing field,” Deshpande says. “There is a huge need for health care management—the business side of health care. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8658

Mildred K. 'Millie' Hedrick obituary

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… Anonymous (not verified) on Mildred K. "Millie" Hedrick , a former Western Michigan University librarian, died May 1 . … was 94. Hedrick, of Kalamazoo, had been a librarian at WMU for 14 years. She also had worked at the Upjohn Co. for seven years and served with the U.S. Navy during World …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/05/40211

Claude S. Phillips Jr. obituary

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… and co-founder of what is now the Haenicke Institute for Global Education, died April 17 . He was 91. Phillips … and area studies. Largely as a result of Phillips' efforts in curricular and other areas, WMU received the 1966 … the tribulations and quests of an Appalachian miner struggling to improve his life and the life of his family. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15877

Experts to address rapidly changing food industry during Western’s virtual Food Marketing Conference

Haworth College of Business

… 23, and Wednesday, March 24, and will be held virtually for the first time in the program’s history.  Dr. Russell … that equation has changed since COVID-19. Celia Swanson , former executive vice president at Walmart, will speak about disruptive change and preparing for it. Her deep expertise in retail, large-scale …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63371

Dr. Leroy R. Ray Jr. obituary

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… Jr., Western Michigan University professor emeritus and a former director of the Black Americana Studies program, died … Studies program's director and remained at its helm for his entire WMU career. He retired in 1996 after 23 years … and nature. Ray began the Hands-On Science Training Program for elementary-age African American youth sponsored by the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4919

Student team places second at sales competition

Haworth College of Business

… Student team places second at sales competition Submitted by Samantha Hooker on Sarah … team also placed first in the first-year/sophomore division for the second year. Sarah Obermeyer , a first-year student … performed to the highest level we could," said Pelak. "My biggest takeaway from the event is the realization that the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52453