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Raising the bar: Gymnast and dietetics major hoping to take on new challenges in military

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… Raising the bar: Gymnast and dietetics major hoping to take on … routines. That's been Stacie Harrison's life for more than a decade. "I feel like gymnasts are a different breed, … campus sidewalks was very impactful for me, because we're better off united than we are separated," Harrison says. "It …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63916

WMU Sanford Center program manager helps Burmese-American teens learn about finances

Haworth College of Business

… sharpen their financial skills. Mora, B.B.A.’85, MBA ’94, is program manager for Western's Sanford Center for … high school athletes who receive college scholarships and why it is important to plan on how to pay for college … understand the cost, what it will take to be accepted and why it is important to complete your degree or program. I …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72913

WMU Alumni Association board OKs $1 million for alumni center

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… turn the core of East Hall into a new alumni center. The decision comes on the heels of an Oct. 1 announcement by Mark … able to accomplish with those funds, there could be no better investment in our University and the association's future than to help build a home for alumni that also serves as a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10111

Community involvement and engineering coursework helps engineering student make a difference

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… to serve her local community. “I now believe that Western is the best school that will help me to achieve my dreams of … far has been learning how to use AutoCAD software. AutoCAD is a computer-aided design software application that Owens … her studies, she is focused on working to make the world a better place for all people. “I have discovered that WMU is

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/05/making-difference-owens

WMU students anxious to share their cultures at International Festival

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… can be entertaining as well as informative, and that's why organizers say no one should miss Western Michigan University's 30th annual International … Festival celebrates WMU's diversity and gives its more than 1,800 international students from 101 countries a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/03/52294

Business experts predict disruption, shortages, flexibility and inflation in store for 2022

Haworth College of Business

… Business experts predict disruption, shortages, flexibility and inflation in store for … College of Business and professor of management, speaks to why you may encounter adjusted hours at many businesses, … and retiring workers, limits to immigration and demands for better pay and flexible working arrangements. People may …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66267

New technology developed at WMU to have huge industry impact

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… systems (MEMS), electronics and optics industries alone is monumental. Semiconductors are the bedrock of modern … a multitude of other electronic devices. To say the device is at the "cutting edge" of new technologies designed to … worldwide recognition among those with the authority to put cash behind new, emerging technologies, and a business has …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/05/443

WMU Study Abroad Fair open to campus and community

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… experience part of their college degree programs. This free event will be held from  11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. … as well as is empowering. Businesses know this, which is why, according to QS Global, over 80 percent of employers … representatives from non-WMU organizations providing more than 100 study and work programs conducted worldwide. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55371

Super Bowl advertising: WMU expert shares what to look for during the Big Game

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… Super Bowl advertising: WMU expert shares what to look for during the Big … the football, the most anticipated moments of football's biggest night tend to happen off the field. Super Bowl … in the game for decades, joining the University after more than 33 years in advertising and account management at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70643

New WMU trustee sworn in, to join board for upcoming meeting

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… Pickard was sworn in Tuesday, Sept. 6, and will take his place at the board table when WMU trustees convene for a … Pickard, of Bloomfield Hills, was sworn in by 8th Judicial District Court Judge Christopher T. Haenicke   in a 4 p.m. … to academic programs as well as information about operating cash accounts and annuity and life income funds. The agenda …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/09/34710