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WMU researcher says despite gender-based challenges, women entrepreneurs use grit, resilience to achieve profitable growth

Haworth College of Business

… Mich.—More women are starting businesses than ever before. Between 2007 and 2018, the number of women-owned businesses grew by 58%—nearly five times …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58104

Autism art show on display, reception planned

News

… 2013. The project was carried out through a collaboration between the Frostic School of Art and the Kalamazoo Regional … 10,000 newborns were diagnosed with autism in 1970, that number grew to 11 in 1,000 by 2009 and to 11 in 968 by 2011. … glad I could do it." Viewing days, times "All for One" can be viewed by the public from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13205

Eric Lum, B.B.A.'80

Haworth College of Business

… Lum. So what else does he pride himself on, other than being an engaged executive at an $8 billion U.S. … as at the managerial and staff levels,” says Lum. He describes Western alumni employees to be “intelligent and well grounded with a strong work ethic,” …

https://wmich.edu/business/lum-eric

Unified Clinics hold interprofessional educational activities for students

Unified Clinics

… During the spring 2019 semester, several faculty members in the College of Health and Human Services held … Students were paired to discuss the clinical work they have been providing for individual patients at the clinics. The … Clinic supervisor of Speech-Language Pathology), Ms. Elizabeth Nagler (Clinic supervisor of Speech-Language Pathology) …

https://wmich.edu/unifiedclinics/teams

Special Notice Regarding IRS Email Scams

International Admissions

… Nationals should never provide their Social Security number or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number to anyone via an email. The support center for the … will never ask a person to send their Social Security number or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number via email, …

https://wmich.edu/internationaladmissions/taxscam

Aviation college picked by professional group for program rollout

News

… new MBAA Education Initiative: Bridging the Gap Between Graduation and a Career in Business Aviation. … faculty and staff of the College of Aviation will join a number of MBAA members to learn about the outreach plan that includes …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/12720

Some 1.34M hours of service helps earn WMU coveted Carnegie recognition

News

… commitment to transformative collaboration locally and beyond. Only 359 colleges and universities maintain the … reach. WMU is one of 119 institutions in the country to be awarded the designation in the 2020 cycle, one of only 13 … to receive this recognition, and one of 11 in Michigan to be named. The University’s application documented that, in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57766

Professor serves as Co-PI on grant awarding $432,166 to study better long cane design and biomechanics for blind cane users

Human Performance and Health Education

… serves as Co-PI on grant awarding $432,166 to study better long cane design and biomechanics for blind cane … Mich.— In an extension of previous research which yielded better long cane designs and new individualized cane-use … at Western Michigan University. The project, entitled, “Better Long Cane Design and Biomechanics for Blind Cane …

https://wmich.edu/humanperformance/professor-awarding-better-cane-design

Faculty spotlight: Dr. Brett Geier

Education Leadership, Research and Technology

… and efficient budgeting models. Dr. Geier’s research has been widely published in law reviews and journals such as … and Law Journal, Journal of Law and Education, Campbell Law Review, First Amendment Law Review, Journal of … Second, Dr. Geier is composing a book on the effect the Roberts Court has had on education. He will be analyzing …

https://wmich.edu/leadership/spotlight-geier

PICTURE A SCIENTIST film screening and discussion

College of Arts and Sciences

… This virtual event will take place on Thursday, March 25 beginning at 7 p.m. EDT. A screening of the film, “Picture a Scientist,” will be followed by a panel discussion. PICTURE A SCIENTIST is a … will highlight gender inequities in STEM workplaces, and suggest institutional strategies to counter these inequities. …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/about/wmu-advance/picture-scientist