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WMU students place first in high-profile national sales competition

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… high-profile national sales competition Submitted by Cindy Wagner on State Farm Competition winners Burnham (left) and … team of two WMU sales and business marketing students was named the overall winner at this year’s State Farm … and Caleb Ross , from Mattawan, Mich., earned the top place after a semester of preparing for the competition that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20223

WMU’s MBA program celebrates 50 years in Grand Rapids

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… for providing a relevant and engaging program, the MBA was first offered in 1964 in Grand Rapids after the college of business identified the need for a … full-time, dedicated faculty for the Grand Rapids location was hired so that professors could engage fully with the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/09/18266

Sangren Hall earns LEED gold certification as a 'green' building

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… the campus' most honored building project, has just been awarded LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building … buildings that meet rigorous standards for sustainability, water and energy efficiency, resource selection and … the goal of achieving LEED gold certification, and even after its 2012 opening, major sustainability features were …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17649

WMU to confer 1,336 degrees during summer commencement

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… summer ceremonies will last about two hours and be geared toward students who are graduating from a particular set of … of Education and Human Development, Health and Human Services, and Engineering and Applied Sciences as well as … Ticket Office beginning at 10 a.m. Friday, June 27. After all ticketed guests have been seated in Miller, any …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/06/16785

Freezer organizer, space optimizer claims first at Bronco Pitch Competition

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… O'Shaughnessy Bronco Pitch Competition and Showcase, which was held virtually on April 9. The Freezer Smart team … Competition serves as a test run for student entrepreneurs wanting to present their original business ideas to … with one semifinal judge even purchasing the product online after hearing the pitch! Third place was awarded to String …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/64011

College of Education and Human Development Alumni receive awards

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… College of Education and Human Development Alumni receive awards Submitted by Tyler Sonnenberg on The College of Education and Human Development Outstanding Alumni Award is one of the University's highest alumni awards and is … Education; M.A. ’69 Teaching) is the founder of Gifted Services of Ohio where she runs a practice for gifted …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/56072

Multiple System Atrophy Research Leads to Repeat Gift

College of Arts and Sciences

… disease called Multiple System Atrophy. His interest in MSA was one that developed when he was recruited to do the first global gene expression study … molecular underpinnings of environmental based diseases. After his findings on MSA were published, he presented a …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/msa-research

WMU to confer more than 2,700 degrees at April commencement

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… spring ceremonies will last about two hours and be geared toward students who are graduating from a particular set of … of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Health and Human Services, and Aviation. The 3 p.m . ceremony is for … Ticket Office beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, April   25. After all ticketed guests have been seated in Miller, any …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15313

Three rare campus trees named state champions

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… on Andrew Sawyer, National Big Tree Registry, measures a dwarf hackberry tree. KALAMAZOO—One of Western Michigan … designated Michigan Co-champions. That news came March 14 after Andrew Sawyer , the state's official representative … so far on campus property. The WMU students and landscape services staff who found the University's dwarf hackberrys …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/14820

Undergraduate Auditions

Vocal Studies

… into Western, entrance into the Irving S. Gilmore School of Music requires that you audition for the voice area. … are made. Audition results are typically announced after the final audition in March. Therefore there is no … Accepted —You may begin course work as a music major. Waiting list —Your audition qualified you for acceptance, …

https://wmich.edu/vocal/auditions/auditions-undergraduate