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WMU digital marketing students create influencer campaigns for Disney’s The Lion King

Haworth College of Business

… Disney’s The Lion King to other WMU students through social media. As part of a pilot “student influencer program,” … thought would pique interest and draw in the most students was a good way for me to practice techniques I’ve learned in classes …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/02/lion-king-digital-marketing

Delivering Success: Aviation Management Lands Raymone Hayman at FedEx Express

College of Aviation

… Delivering Success: Aviation Management Lands Raymone Hayman at FedEx Express Submitted by Tom Thinnes on "Father Knows Best" was a highly popular sit-com on radio and television in the late 1940s and 1950s.  For Raymone "Ray" Hayman, it was "Mom" who knew best as the family's pathfinder.    …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/01/hayman

From Rockford to Republic - Marty Coaker's Aviation Journey

College of Aviation

… Thinnes on Marty Coaker grew up in Rockford, MI.  Aviation was in his blood and he wanted to transcend the confines of gravity.  According to … Coaker, “My parents say that it’s (aviation) always been something that I wanted.  As long as I can remember, flying …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2014/09/coaker

Bronco Buds program to welcome hundreds of Kalamazoo high schoolers to WMU campus

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… Bronco Buds program to welcome hundreds of Kalamazoo high schoolers to WMU campus … during a Bronco Buds event in March 2025. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Nearly 1,200 first-year high school students will soon get a … Cheatham; Dr. Darrin Slade , KPS superintendent; and Von Washington Jr. , CEO of The Kalamazoo Promise, as well as …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/11/bronco-buds-fall-2025-kalamazoo-public-schools-college-prep

Sunseeker shines as WMU team ‘exceeds expectations’ at Formula Sun Grand Prix

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… the competition before making it onto the track. Courtesy: American Solar Challenge Sunseeker 23 completed 155 laps in … Challenge Sunseeker 23 won the competition's Aesthetics Award. Courtesy: American Solar Challenge KALAMAZOO, … "My favorite part of the Formula Sun Grand Prix is always seeing our car running on the track and seeing the …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/07/sunseeker-solar-car-project-2025-formula-sun-grand-prix

Sales student places first in national competition

Haworth College of Business

… in the State Farm Marketing and Sales Competition in Warrensburg, Missouri, on Nov. 2 , with one student taking … their digital presence and technology to be more customer-focused and competitive in today's marketplace?" A sales … experience. The role-play challenged students to identify ways to handle a challenging customer situation. Nabozny …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/11/50378

Redefining what it means to be a salesperson

Haworth College of Business

… Redefining what it means to be a salesperson Submitted by Abbie Griffith on … the salesperson look like? Are they in suits, making their way down the streets of a big city or are they reaching out … of Mentors student organization, which helped him unearth his talents. “My mentors early in my career at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/70004

WMU student one of four in state to win prestigious $5,000 scholarship

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… to win prestigious $5,000 scholarship Submitted by Cindy Wagner on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University … student Sean Perkins , an integrated supply management major, has been awarded a 2014 Transportation Club of … than 80 students graduate from the WMU ISM program with nearly all finding positions in the profession. Most …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18574

WMU Theatre Presents Utopia

Theatre

… Utopia Submitted by Emily Duguay on Arts and entertainment Fri, 09/26/2025 - 7:30pm - Fri, 09/26/2025 - 9:30pm …   Sitting in an outdoor coffee shop, a mother and daughter watch and listen to lives unfolding all around them. At nearby tables, people share dreams, tender moments, and …

https://wmich.edu/theatre/events/utopia

Engineering students set career plans in motion through Grand Rapids internship

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… Dan Praise , an aerospace engineering student from Cameroon, and Landon Sykes , a computer engineering student … says Ben Moes , company owner and CEO. “The customer was thrilled with what we produced. They actually showed it … lot, too.”   Strengthening the foundation   Whether in software or hardware development, Sykes is calculating a future …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/dan-praise-landon-sykes-complete-engineering-internship-moetion-technologies