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Public career fairs bringing hundreds of employers to WMU

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… Technology, Engineering and Mathematics—STEM—Fair. It was created due to the high demand for workers with a … Center's East Ballroom. It is expected to attract about 100 employers from governmental and nonprofit organizations. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/01/44780

University to honor its top four staffers for 2016-17

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… have been selected to receive the Annual Make a Difference Award. The award is the highest accolade WMU bestows specifically on … music school is a large and complicated unit with almost 100 different accounts and the largest number of academic …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/42945

Western Michigan University to fund 1,350 student scholarships with historic donation

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… historic donation Submitted by Megan Looker on President Edward Montgomery announces the Empowering Futures … too many talented students have found their pathway strewn with barriers or even blocked. Western Michigan … organizations, subsidizing up to $3,600 in wages for up to 100 students each year with competitive, need-based …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66513

Dr. Homer Hartman Stryker biography

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Dr. Homer Stryker was an orthopedic surgeon, inventor, and businessman, best … convenience to doctors and hospital staff. Inventions The Walking Heel Dr. Stryker’s best-known inventions include the … lives. Stryker products and services are available in over 100 countries around the world. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14108

School of Music faculty produce dozens of creative and research projects in trying times

Irving S. Gilmore School of Music

… Grant and commissioned five new pieces for septet by Hawaiian composers. The grant supported a 10-day tour for … the first virtual Society for American Music conference and was selected to have a chapter of her upcoming book, "Queer … livestream concerts, broadcast worldwide and receiving over 100,000 views collectively. As artistic director of the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/61926

Three to receive WMU's Distinguished Service Award

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… Three to receive WMU's Distinguished Service Award Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Three … Western Michigan University's Distinguished Service Award during WMU's annual Fall Convocation  Friday, Sept. 20 … as an advisor or committee member for more than 100 graduate students, and been a visiting professor, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55329

From Northside to North Star—Alumna guides community to more equitable future

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… who’ve inspired change, pushed boundaries and paved the way for so many. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—As a little girl growing … Hon. Alisa Parker-LaGrone had big dreams. "I actually wanted to be an astronaut," she says over video conference … So we did another brunch in April 2018 and had over 100 women attend. Then it began to really spiral from there …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66942

Philanthropic opportunities uncorked with new WMU wine

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… launching a cause-driven, micro-local wine in Michigan was feasible. Students in Western Michigan University's … McIver says. "Working with businesses in a practical way allows students to experience true accomplishment. The … have worked on in the last several months. More than 100 students are engaged in the consulting process, and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/55583

Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in June

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Proceeds will benefit OutFront Kalamazoo. The first 100 people through the gates will receive rainbow swag from Bell's Brewery. Includes a tailgate party and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/47029

From AI to detecting fraud to supply chains: WMU business faculty’s research applies to industry

Haworth College of Business

… the work of leading researchers who are moving the needle toward the future of business.  Combating inflationary … at the World Economic Forum 2024, including the TIME100 Roundtable, centered on economic inequality with … financial and tax reporting continuing in the news, scrutiny of public companies by the Public Company Accounting …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/07/75907