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Management professor Keenan dies

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… Department of Management died July 28 in Kalamazoo. He was 82. J. Michael Keenan Keenan first joined the WMU … 1965 to 1968, before returning to WMU. He retired in 1999 after 31 years of service to the University, earning professor emeritus …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/08/17921

WMU begins STARS sustainability initiative with 'gold' rating

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… in a broad range of areas. It expands and transforms the way campuses collect data to document sustainability … areas was submitted this month and led to the gold status. After this, WMU will register and submit data on a yearly … planning and governance. In the area of community service and community stakeholder engagement, for instance, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17657

State group elects WMU executive to vice presidential post

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… executive director of professional and career development, was elected to the two-year position during the alliance's … oversees WMU's  Career and Student Employment Services . That comprehensive office empowers students to … of the Student Employment Referral Service in 1994 and, after those two units evolved into Career and Student …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17565

Gamma Rho chapter earns Superior Status

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… Gamma Rho chapter earns Superior Status Submitted by Cindy Wagner on KALAMAZOO— Western Michigan University's Gamma Rho … level of commitment the members of Beta Alpha Psi have toward improving themselves professionally and ethically and in service to others," says Dawn Mason, instructor of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/12/11361

Owner of family company to speak at next Entrepreneurship Series

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… been providing high-quality products and excellent customer service since 1919. Established originally as a manufacturer of casket hardware and cookie die stamps by Neal Proos, the family-owned … medical, defense and energy application industries. After 24 years of working for Proos in various capacities, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/13993

Trustees vote to name WMU engineering facility for Elson S. Floyd

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… College of Engineering and Applied Sciences facility that was begun during Floyd's presidency and serves as the anchor … Research Park he envisioned. The naming will be effective after the University confers with Carmento Floyd, former WMU … 59. 'A new standard in higher education' "President Floyd's service relative to our College of Engineering and Applied …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/07/25452

Western Michigan University students take first at Michigan Collegiate Startup Challenge

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

… Charles, Whitney Isabella Griffin and William Cherette after presenting. Card Axis focuses on improving accuracy in … condition, which can lead to disappointing results and wasted fees. Card Axis aims to solve this problem by … invest a lot of time and money into their cards, and we wanted to create a tool that brings more transparency and …

https://wmich.edu/provost/news/2026/03/first-michigan-collegiate-startup-challenge

Longtime WMU music professor, internationally known composer dies

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… for 43 years, died Oct. 10 at his home in Kalamazoo. He was 73. Curtis Curtis-Smith Washington native Curtis-Smith … joined the faculty in 1968 as an assistant professor after earning both bachelor's and master's degrees in music … Gilmore International Keyboard Festival is named. Memorial service details are pending. For more news, arts and events, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19619

WMU lauded for value to nation in Washington Monthly college ranking

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… WMU lauded for value to nation in Washington Monthly college ranking Submitted by Anonymous … and preparing the next generation of scientists and Ph.Ds. Service, which is measured by the way students are … the mix. They include detail on student earnings 10 years after enrolling, how likely it is that they are able to pay …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/08/34557

WMU sales students win Desert Cup for 3rd straight year

Haworth College of Business

… “With each of the three sales role-play rounds, you walk in not knowing exactly what the buyer will say or which direction the conversation will take, so there is always a level of uncertainty,” she says. “What surprised me most was how much I genuinely enjoyed that unpredictability. I …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/03/sales-students-win-desert-cup-2026