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2021 Award Recipients

Haworth College of Business

… employees, growing the practice from a fledgling start-up to one of Michigan’s Top 50 Companies to Watch. Mace’ s … States for the Emergency Care business unit. He was designated as a Marketing Excellence recipient in 2016, … to a large, national conference, attracting some of the biggest names in the industry. In 2020, the conference …

https://wmich.edu/business/2021awards

WMU names economist, Washington labor expert as ninth president

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… to him. "I was drawn to the opportunity to lead an up-and-coming student-centric comprehensive university with … Its strengths in the traditional arts and sciences, coupled with strong programs in such areas as aviation, … He has worked on research efforts with Kalamazoo's W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research since the 1980s, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39331

WMU women aviators ready to tackle national cross-country race

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… Along the way, competitors cross nine states The trio make up a flight team, sponsored by the WMU College of Aviation, … they may face, since she served two years ago on the support team for the 2015 WMU team, tracking weather … the Battle Creek campus to provide the team with the latest updates. A similar team is supporting the women in this …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40531

News archive

College of Education and Human Development

… first annual teacher education pinning ceremony  - Dec. 10 Supporting teacher internships and honoring family  - Nov. 19 … serves as Co-PI on grant to study better long cane design and biomechanics for blind cane users  - Feb. 26 ELRT … Jean-Michele, and Laura A. Pacheco  Heterosexist Microaggressions in the World of Work: Implications for Sexual …

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Community, campus programs to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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… 5 p.m., Linden Grove Middle School. Reading competition designed to encourage the love of reading and to promote … fiction and one non-fiction selection. Students read the assigned books and prepare with their coaches and teammates … workshops. Mental health agency booths will be set up allowing participants to view the booths, talk with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36802

Let’s expand what it means to be smart

W Magazine

… all too common. Despite that, my alma mater was not set up to accommodate it. To allow students opportunities to try … this magazine. One of the products of that large-scale, design-thinking effort was the development of an identity that …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/let%E2%80%99s-expand-what-it-means-be-smart

Starting Gate business accelerator serves 100th student company

W Magazine

… . Her company, Breaking Crucial Boundaries, is a podcast designed to have a direct mental and emotional impact on the … financial analysis to help them develop and grow their startup companies and prepare for pitch competitions and talking … connect and share their business concepts. “Through the support and guidance of Starting Gate, I am working toward …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70888

2016 Outstanding Alumni

College of Health and Human Services

… Alumni Academy, class of 2016. Elizabeth Skidmore, Occupational Therapy Martha Knuth, Interdisciplinary Health … Services Eric Kennedy, Physician Assistant Department of Occupational Therapy Elizabeth R. Skidmore, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA - Class of '96 Elizabeth Skidmore is an occupational therapist, and associate professor and chair of …

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Ebony Vision celebrates 20 years of dance at Western

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… (RSO). "We were seeking to create a space of love and support where we knew that there was somebody who had your … different aesthetics, and it's so beautiful to see one group create so many aesthetics." Three live performances are … or persons of color." PLATFORM FOR GROWTH Jackson, who grew up in Detroit, initially started her collegiate dance …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70863

Student Recreation Center reopens with safety precautions in place

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… on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s gym and fitness center workgroup, tasked with guiding the safe reopening of fitness … across the state. With the group’s input, the governor signed an executive order allowing gyms statewide to open … arrive someplace new, that isolation can begin to feel bigger.” “To feel connected and that sense of belonging here …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61100