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Business student awarded patent for speaking device

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… Business student awarded patent for speaking device Submitted by Anonymous … creation. The WMU sophomore was born with a disorder that makes it difficult for him to … students must demonstrate a promising idea for a product or service. Starting Gate provides a fast track to business …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20784

Top seniors to be honored as 2014 Presidential Scholars

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… After each of this year's scholars are recognized and awarded certificates, a dessert buffet reception will be held … for Landscape Forms in Kalamazoo, where she has a job waiting for her after graduation. The 2014 class of … her the Michigan Campus Compact 2012-13 Outstanding Student Service Heart and Soul Award, one of this year's 10 students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/03/14262

All Life is Learning - April 2024

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at WMU

… also be used to continue providing meaningful and enjoyable ways to acknowledge and thank our members and volunteers, as … experience. I know we can do it with your help! The easiest way is to give online, and we will share our OLLI Giving Day … or course.   Ceremony of Healing, College Health and Human Services  5 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, April 16  Presented by Robin …

https://wmich.edu/olli/newsletter/april-2024

WMU business professors see signs of economic recovery amid pandemic

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… in, there are signs of hope the U.S. economy is on its way to recovery. Unemployment is decreasing, jobs are being … now struggling with COVID. What happens if there's a second wave? What if vaccines don't get approved until next year? … each of those jobs accounts for about 10 jobs in the service sector. The index has been above 50 now for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60747

Building a business, one degree at a time

Haworth College of Business

… by Brooke Humphrey on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Tanya Thompson walked into her first business class at Western Michigan … University in 2013 as a single mother in her 30s. She wasn't the typical college student, but that never worried … Labs operates. Eligible companies must work in goods or services, have been operating for one to three years and …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/01/businessnews202601tanya-thompson

Dominic Nicolai – Aviation Dynamo and WMU Faculty Member

College of Aviation

… the WMU aviation program in 1974 and logged 30 years in its service.  Ron Sackett , a 1959 WMU graduate who served as the program's chief when it was part of the College of Engineering and coordinator of … of the program from Kalamazoo to its current base at what was then the W. K. Kellogg Airport in Battle Creek .  WMU …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/09/nicolai

Careers & Experiences

School of Environment, Geography and Sustainability

… yourself for your future job applications Please don't wait until you're about to graduate to take steps to prepare … support for students through  Career and Student Employment Services . You can get career advising and career … to your field or area(s) of interest. There are a number of ways to accomplish this: Look for relevant jobs or …

https://wmich.edu/environment/careers

Loew Lectures

Medieval Institute

… distinguished colleague on his retirement after 30 years of service to the University. During those years "Cornie," as he was known to his friends, served as founding chair of the … in 1980 and taught until his retirement in 1986. He passed away on Oct. 24, 1998 at the age of 82. Offices and dates do …

https://wmich.edu/medieval/research/loew-lectures

All Life is Learning - September 2021

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at WMU

… register as soon as possible. We know that many of you were waiting for the return to in-person courses; we are excited … continue to navigate the complexities of the pandemic, we want everyone to remain safe, so please remember to wear … ages six weeks through five years old. The objective of our service is to enable parents with young children to more …

https://wmich.edu/olli/newsletter/september-2021

Caring cases: Luggage for Love seeking donations for foster children

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… collects suitcases for foster children in need of a way to transport their personal belongings from one foster … Mich. — Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, a noble community service project, conceived by graduate students from the … you in some sense of having been there.’” Luggage for Love was developed from an assignment for the spring course …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58665