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Student entrepreneur wins award for sustainable clothing company
Haworth College of Business
… business accelerator, who use their gifts and talents with the spirit of creating opportunities for others by … solid financial standing and the ability to create bigger and better opportunities. It will also put the company … business in the spring of 2020 after becoming frustrated with the lack of options for truly sustainable apparel. The …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/07/68618
Top seniors honored as 2012 Presidential Scholars
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… Asia; a biomedical sciences major who plans to work with the Peace Corps to improve the health care system in … profession; and a business student who interned three times with Kalamazoo-based Styker, one of the world's leading … technology companies, and will start a full-time job with the firm in April. Other scholars to be honored include …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/278
Impact of record gift total lauded as trustees see year-end reports
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… June 30, nearly 22,000 private donors chose to support WMU with $64,871,813 in cash gifts and pledges. The 21,944 … new School of Medicine, were reflected in the figures. And with nearly 75,000 individual gifts recorded, many donors … our students; and provided our faculty, staff and students with the tools and resources they need for discovery and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8241
WMU, Kalamazoo College partner to provide immersive, collaborative business experience for students
Haworth College of Business
… in leadership and business strategy by consulting with local companies on their business challenges. Managed … semester, the top teams will present to company leadership with a cash prize of $5,000 to be awarded to the winning … gazed across campus to see the Kalamazoo College stadium with a Hornets’ game taking place at the same time. Lepisto, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70561
Football program earns NCAA sportsmanship award
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… Tim Lester. “I’m proud of our players for doing something bigger than the game. Credit also goes to Coach Helton and his … rush an extra point attempt during the game. Olson, born with cancer in his retinas, lost his right eye at age 10 and … Trojans all they could handle as the game was tied at 28-28 with seven minutes left in the fourth quarter, so Olson’s …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/01/51303
Sky Broncos advance to national competition
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… coached by Aviation Faculty Specialist II Ryan Seiler along with assistant coach Alex Austin, a former Sky Broncos competitor and current flight instructor with the College of Aviation. This year's win marks the … by Aviation Faculty Specialist II Ryan Seiler along with assistant coach Alex Austin , a former Sky Bronco's …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/11/50133
WMU launches online cybersecurity undergraduate degree
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… to strategize, collaborate and communicate. As we have seen with the recent COVID-19 pandemic, data security is more … than one or the other, says Johnson. “You can get away with being a manager of a division and have no idea how … you can be a software engineer who just codes all day, but with security, you absolutely have to understand how to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59452
Fine arts staff using skills for pandemic-fighting mask production
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… 24, after setting up the atrium lobby as a sewing area with tables at least six feet apart. But as we were starting … haven't kept count, given that they've also been contending with recruiting, student wellness checks, budgeting and … going to whomever needs them. I'm planning on keeping a few with me just to give to people who need one," says …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/04/58953
Top three reasons why now is the time to consider switching to Open Educational Resources
University Libraries
… a long list of challenges for educators and students. With the move to online education, the accessibility and … always accessible, so students and instructors can proceed with the course without concerns about backorders or shipping delays. 2. …
https://wmich.edu/library/updates/2020/06/three-reasons-oer
General Examples
Service Learning
… into your higher education curriculum: Accounting Work with neighborhood leadership or advisory boards to put on … on household finances and budgeting. Assist nonprofits with fundraising efforts (grant writing, investments, … cooperative food store and credit union. Anthropology Work with people in group living facilities to explore their …
https://wmich.edu/servicelearning/courses/general-examples