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Residence hall, apartment rates to increase 2 percent this fall

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… 15-meal plan will pay $8,206 for the academic year--up $161 over the 2011-12 rate. Students opting for the … and residential units operated at 98 percent occupancy. A strategic internal planning and budgeting strategy has allowed the University to develop significant incentives and discounts for housing, while …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/353

Former NBA team president highlights WMU Food Marketing Conference

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… with John Phillips , senior vice president of customer supply chain and logistics at PepsiCo Inc. His presentation and a follow-up executive forum at 4:30 p.m. will examine 12 global … Supermarkets Darcey Macken , senior vice president at Kellogg Co. J.K. Symancyk , chief operating officer of Meijer …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/258

Gov. Snyder appoints Fuqua to Michigan Autism Council

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… Rick Snyder on July 3. Fuqua also was among a select group invited to the State Capitol this spring as a new autism-related bill was signed into law. Fuqua will represent state universities on … practices. To set the stage for council members to serve staggered four-year terms in the future, the first members will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/941

WMU to confer some 1,300 degrees during summer commencement

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… and each participating student is eligible to reserve up to six guest tickets. Should there be extra tickets, … who are participating in one of the exercises may request up to two more tickets on a first-come, first-served basis … recipients who graduate in August are reflected in the upcoming fall's graduation statistics, as they have the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7701

Global warming activist to bring climate fight to campus

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… is the founder of the environmental organizations Step It Up and 350.org , a grassroots climate campaign that has … With the Arctic melting, the Midwest in drought and superstorm Sandy ravaging the Atlantic Coast, McKibben … New York, and Whittier and Colgate colleges. McKibben grew up in suburban Lexington, Mass., and lives in Vermont with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10071

Student awarded prestigious Boren Scholarship for study abroad

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… of State scholarship program. Gilman Scholarships support those who have been traditionally underrepresented in … foreign language and international skills. Scholars receive up to $20,000 while fellows receive up to $30,000, but all Boren Award winners agree to work in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10903

Balance leads to MBA for Erica Nowicki

Haworth College of Business

… sales team. Over the next nine years, Nowicki progressed up the ladder in the sales department through various roles, … skillsets that aid in real-life scenarios.” As she finishes up her final year in the MBA program, Nowicki has been able …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73613

Physical therapy student receives DEI award from state association

College of Health and Human Services

… Dennis and Rodney Weir and Dean Ron Cisler. Veerappan grew up on the east side of the state in a family that put great … a stroke. "We had problems getting care to her, so I wound up acting as her PT and my mom was her nurse," he says. "In …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70688

AT&T donation helps Upward Bound students pursue a college education

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… AT&T donation helps Upward Bound students pursue a college education Submitted by … also attend a six-week summer program on WMU's campus designed to simulate the college learning environment and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48178

Internships, faculty support help alumnus land job at ABC News

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… Internships, faculty support help alumnus land job at ABC News Submitted by Erin … other experiential learning opportunities helped set him up for career success after graduation. NEW YORK—Coronavirus … The Western Michigan University alumnus works on the assignment desk at ABC News, covering breaking news stories …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58013