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Visiting expert to offer insights into creating culture of sustainability

Sustainability

… located at the corner of West Michigan Avenue and South Howard Street, between 2 and 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7. … in the Office for Sustainability, at West Michigan and Howard, and will help launch a new Sustainability Across … Fine Arts, College of Aviation, College of Health and Human Services, Haworth College of Business, College of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/01/4277

Annual food marketing conference features industry leaders

News

… conference features industry leaders Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Lempert KALAMAZOO—NBC's "Today" show supermarket … operations, Meijer Tom Zatina, president, McLane Food Service Jane Novak-Cook, vice president, customer business … leaders slated to speak at the conference include Erik Wahl, artist and motivational speaker, and Todd Harbaugh, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5472

President Montgomery inducted into American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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… by Paula M. Davis on CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-- WMU President Edward Montgomery was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences … education and at the highest levels of federal government service. As an economist,  he held  positions in the Clinton …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/55952

Western expert: Pandemic sparked a 'she-cession,' disproportionately forcing women out of the workforce

News

… of women." A major driving force is the decimation of the service industry, which shed hundreds of thousands of jobs … August 2020. "The COVID-19 crisis is, at its core, a low-wage worker crisis right now, because the unemployment rate is so much higher for low-wage workers," Kimmel says. "Women are represented more in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63542

Hackley Woodford: Doctor, Tuskegee Airman and social justice advocate left lasting legacy

News

… Woodford Family Musical, at churches around town. While he was musically gifted, Woodford knew medicine was his calling at a young age. After graduating from … As a flight surgeon for the Tuskegee Airmen, he treated service members on the base in Alabama during World War II. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63002

Dean elected as library association vice-president/president-elect

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… her time on the ACRL Board as director-at-large, Julie was engaged in a number of strategic initiatives including … to an open access publication. With her previous Board service and knowledge of academic librarianship and higher … and fellow members in doing the challenging and rewarding work that lies ahead.” More about Julie Garrison …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58928

Finding fun in Sydney Wade’s future

Haworth College of Business

… Finding fun in Sydney Wade’s future Submitted by Abbie Griffith on Sydney Wade KALAMAZOO, Mich.—From a young age, senior Sydney Wade , … exposure to business plans, financial books and customer service.” With the support from her family and educators, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70155

Community college pact extends WMU presence in metro Detroit

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… in metro Detroit Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wayne County Community College District's University Center … agreement between Western Michigan University and Wayne County Community College District will expand WMU's … serve some 2.3 million people who live within the college's service district. WCCCD's University Center in Harper Woods …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4686

New LEED building certifications boost WMU total to seven

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… to use the resources entrusted to us in the most effective ways possible." The six newly certified buildings join the College of Health and Human Services, which earned a LEED-EB gold designation in 2009. … green design features, including integration into WMU's award-winning stormwater retention system. Also, both Brown …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4731

Experienced administrator, professor to lead Extended University Programs

News

… provost of EUP since September 2018. Prior to that, he was second in command for three years as the unit's … associate provost of EUP last fall, she noted that he was the right leader to see the unit through a transitional … model, EUP will begin transitioning to its new role as a service unit, supporting the development and delivery of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/52824