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Van Cooley obituary

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… on Cooley A longtime educator who worked extensively with Michigan school districts and spearheaded education … a member of the WMU faculty since 1996, was vacationing with friends in Florida when stricken. Cooley was appointed … as an assistant superintendent and superintendent. Working with teachers and administrators, Cooley developed state and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/08/1117

Emerita receives national honor for children's theatre work

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… She has written several textbooks, including "Improvisation With Favorite Tales," which is in its 16th printing, and … Teacher," which Heinig revised three times after penning with WMU Professor Emerita of Theatre Lyda Stillwell and … She has volunteered for a string of local projects, many with public schools and youth programs. In addition, she …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1884

New entrepreneurial speaker series debuts at business college

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… kicks off at 8 a.m. Friday, Oct. 19, in 2150 Schneider Hall with Jen Randall, president of the Kalamazoo-based firm … The event is free and open to the public and begins with breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Reservations are required and … for Johnson and Johnson. As president, Randall works with the Maestro team to create high-impact learning …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2135

Business student wins one of six Adcraft scholarships

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… a $2,000 scholarship. She and fellow winners, along with their faculty advisors, will be honored at a luncheon … She will also be featured in The Adcrafter magazine, along with her fellow honorees. Rokicki has distinguished herself … WMU's Office of University Relations. Rokicki will intern with Burson-Marsteller in Chicago this summer and will …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6880

Cheatham appointed associate provost for budget and personnel

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… staff, and collaborate in the development of budget models within academic affairs and with other vice-presidential areas. "I am delighted Chris … Jennifer P. Bott , WMU's incoming provost. "I was impressed with his background—including his thorough grounding in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47705

WMU student receives competitive $10,000 accountancy scholarship

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… students to pursue careers in audit. Hess graduated with honors in May 2021 and plans to graduate with her Master of Science in Accountancy degree from WMU … Competing on Western's women's lacrosse team. Volunteering with the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kalamazoo. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64592

Accreditation assessment team invites public comment

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… the rigorous examination process. That process begins with assessment, which started anew this year as the … submit annual reports attesting to its continued compliance with those standards under which it was initially … accredited. The public safety department must comply with 108 standards to achieve accredited status. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73789

WMU MBA program climbs in U.S. News and World Report rankings

Haworth College of Business

… of Business. "It's been a win-win because these individuals with this great experience—both career and otherwise—are … have the opportunity to reward them for doing all of this with credit for past experience and current work projects.” … best of both worlds—flexibility and high student engagement with faculty and peers. The U.S. News and World Report Best …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75333

NPR host to speak as part of the Reading Together program

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… hallmarks of public radio, Gladstone tackles sticky issues with frankness and transparency. Brooke Gladstone Gladstone … National Public Radio, first as editor of "Weekend Edition with Scott Simon," then as senior editor of "All Things … awards. She describes her new book, a collaboration with cartoonist Josh Neufeld and others, as "a treatise on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5928

WMU room-and-board rates for 2013-14 to rise by 3.25 percent

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… student academic performance, an increased connection with the university community and higher graduation rates." … four apartment-style complexes and one residential complex with apartment-style accommodations called Western View, the … semester, 5,567 residents chose to live in campus housing, with 94 percent of first-time, degree-seeking freshmen …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/6651