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WMU’s Food Marketing Conference to draw over 700 industry leaders
Haworth College of Business
… this year, the conference is packing "a stellar speaker lineup," says Dr. Frank Gambino , professor of marketing and … attendance to reach more than 700 people, and possibly up to 1,000, as a lineup of sought-after speakers takes the … from Kroger, Trader Joe's, 7-Eleven, Rite Aid, Kellogg and H-E-B Food-Drugs. About the conference Now in its …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30897
Western alum appointed to leadership post in U.S. Department of Transportation
News
… commission's community development committee, and showing up and participating in volunteer activities were all … class in 2005. Bolstered by faculty who Brown says "supported and encouraged me, wrote letters of recommendation, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63812
Professor’s research in Ecuador helps create globally engaged students
College of Arts and Sciences
… as she has studied both Ecuadorian women diagnosed with lupus and the effects of globalization on the city of Cuenca. … once considered ‘isolated’ but since 1988 there has been significant migration of workers to the United States who … women diagnosed with the chronic illness systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with the goal to collect “illness …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/miles-ecuador
Registered Student Organizations
College of Arts and Sciences
… of Registered Student Organizations (RSOs) that provide a supportive space for you to explore your intellectual and … organization also looks at controversial issues and sets up teams to discuss such issues in front of panels composed … your resume and establishing professional rapport? …digging up cool stuff like old bones and ancient pottery? …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/academics/rso
Now is good time to consider winter weather issues
News
… rushing to work who has slipped on the ice before and ended up with a broken bone. To view the Winter Safety Tips PDF, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/29989
WMU instructor and education students make privacy screens for virtual learning
News
… parents purchased dozens of privacy screens kids can set up to block out the background during their virtual classes. … where they're actually teaching as well. They saw the struggle immediately, because half of the students they work … 60 decorated privacy screens to the Friends of KPS Supply Closet, which was created earlier this year to help …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62393
Passion for helping drives family studies graduate's success
News
… definitely a place where you can go and thrive." Marin grew up going to Camp Blodgett, then volunteering and working as … education," she says, grateful for her family's constant support on her journey. "So, I'm just really proud, really … made at WMU to the Foundation Scholars program . "The support I've gained has definitely helped me be more social …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62463
Pathways of Change: Natives, Newcomers, and the Waterways of Northeastern North America
College of Arts and Sciences
… eastern Canada on the St. Lawrence River and north to the “Upper Country” (pays d’en haut) around the Great Lakes, said … of the native peoples. In spring as soon as the ice broke up, French traders went to the Upper Country (pays d’en haut). They used canoes, a …
https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/brandao-pathways-change
Rooney
Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… the U.S. military. But I didn’t stop. I remember growing up in a state that did not allow people to grow and learn … out for the citizens’ best interests. With my parents’ support, I decided to become a translator for the American … English and eventually live in the U.S. My dad was very supportive of me. He always told me that the Americans were …
https://wmich.edu/global/rooney
Inventive duo finalists in U.S. Patent Office-sponsored competition
News
… Barnett and John's invention, NeoVent, is a respiratory support mechanism designed to treat critically ill infants, particularly those … and host of The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation. Leading up to the ceremony, finalists will be showcasing their …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27898