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Trustees slate short conference call meeting
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… of the terms of a new three-year contract with WMU's Part-time Instructors Organization. The group has a membership of 675. The proposed new three-year … Feb. 26. If approved by the board, the contract will go into effect with the start of the fall 2013 semester. PIO …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5853
Data is only the beginning for ambitious business student
Haworth College of Business
… out into the professional business world one step at a time. Collyer is passionate about the work he is doing and … always looking for new opportunities. This past summer, he got the chance to work for Avanade, a subsidiary of … in the industry through his internship, Collyer reflects on what he is most looking forward to as he continues his …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/10/73049
WMU advertising students win over Michigan dairy industry with professional-level consulting
Haworth College of Business
… by Stacey Anderson on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Where do you go when you want to drink in fresh advertising ideas for … side—proposing fun ideas and then gathering hard data to support why they would work was very interesting. I expect to … Strategy course, Gerfen coached students on applying what they were learning in the course to the real-world …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71018
Garcia looks to deepen Western's connection with community in new leadership role
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… she says. "I see my role as educating the community on what we're doing at Western, what we can do for … says Jeffrey Breneman , Western's vice president for government relations. "She will be a tremendous asset in … partnership piece, because no organization or institution does work alone. It's always better to have people with …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68168
From Hitsville to hit show, WMU alumna lives out childhood dream on Broadway
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… where she performs in "Ain't Too Proud—The Life and Times of the Tempations." NEW YORK—As a kid, Tiffany Francés … of this moment for so long. I finally get to wake up and go to my dream job every day," says Francés, noting that the … us—they wanted to give people a chance and to genuinely see what we could do," Francés says. "That understanding made me …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58011
WMU faculty team uncovers racial bias in jury selection
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… a faculty team at Western Michigan University hopes it does. "Even though my research has covered many topics … violating Flowers' constitutional rights. It's the fourth time Flowers has seen a murder conviction reversed, in a … not exactly the case when you look at it." The Findings What the DeCamps found in that particular court district, in …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56344
WMU professor awarded prestigious Bellagio Residency: continues work on grief
College of Arts and Sciences
… on her monograph, which seeks to explore the complex, oftentimes isolating experience of grief, drawing upon contemporary grief memoirs. She began her study of … to be intellectualized substitutes, quite removed from what people are grappling with when they lose someone they …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2024/12/ashley-atkins-bellagio
Graduate school hacks: hands-on experiences and growing a network
Cybersecurity
… defend against attacks. The sense of accomplishment I felt upon successfully infiltrating a system, capturing the flag … required to keep up with these ever-changing dangers.” So, what does the future hold for this cyber-sleuth? As she completes …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72709
Behind-the-scenes New York Fashion Week experience solidifies future for Western fashion design student
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… student was recently whisked away for a once-in-a-lifetime experience behind the scenes of February's New York … stars. "This was my first time in New York, and nothing is going to live up to this!" LeKander says. The winner of … a year ago and had that experience and then doing exactly what she wants to do. And it seems to be going really well …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71033
Tweets net huge book donation and generous outpouring from Japan
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… KALAMAZOO—Twitter messages requesting Japanese books to support Western Michigan University's new major in Japanese … "The response was overwhelming," Angles said. "At the time I wrote the tweets, I only had about 80 followers so I … comic books. Touching correspondence sent Angles said what has been most touching to him are the letters that came …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4831