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Western Michigan University is striving to improve and better serve companies in our community. They have prepared a survey to help better understand the value your company places on university engagement. If you engage with Western Michigan University, you are invited to take the anonymous five-minute survey independently or as a team. Please click here […]

Western Michigan University (WMU) is about to launch the second year of an innovative sustainability initiative after a successful inaugural year in 2022-23. The initiative is called the Bronco Challenge for Sustainable Impact and charges students working in teams to solve problems that threaten the survival of civilization as we know it. Students select their […]

Photo Caption: Stryker President of Customer Solutions Mike Carlin and Western Michigan University President Edward Montgomery talk at the first Southwest Michigan Corporate Leadership Breakfast held on April 26, 2023. On April 26, 2023, Western Michigan University’s (WMU) corporate engagement team hosted the first Southwest Michigan Corporate Leadership Breakfast, inviting local industry partners to campus […]

Western Michigan University is hosting the Spring Recruiting Showcase in early February 2023 and is looking for employers to host a booth. If you have open positions and are seeking to hire Broncos for full-time, part-time, or internship opportunities, you’ll want to register for one (or more) of these events. Note that employers will first […]

With the onset of COVID-19, professors and staff from Western Michigan University’ (WMU)’s Department of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering Management and Information Technology labs looked for ways their resources could help. Noticing global activity within the maker space around designing face shields, the teams identified a pattern online created by 3DVerkstan, a 3D […]

Enrollment is now open for the Fall 2020 course, FIN 2510 Securities Industry Essentials. As an introduction to the role of licensed professionals roles and responsibilities in the securities industry, the Security Industry Essentials course is required to become a ‘registered representative’ in the various brokerage fields as specified by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

The 269 MAGAZINE team set out to find the best of the best happenings in Southwest Michigan in 2019. We wanted to stop at 10, but added two more for good measure! Graphic Packaging International selected Kalamazoo for its massive $600 million investment in facilities and equipment to support the company’s commitment to sustainable packaging. […]

A college degree is no longer just preparation for a job. “It’s preparation for a career, preparation to be a community citizen,” said Jennifer Bott, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Western Michigan University (WMU). This change in the role of higher education means an increased need to communicate to students, families, and […]

WMU’s Research University drives growth through student education. Successful urban planning and development depends on partnerships—business and government leaders, commercial and residential developers, and major institutions like hospitals and universities—all of which contribute significantly to the economic vitality of a community and region. A recent study shows that Western Michigan University (WMU) is a big-time […]