Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering Management

Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering and Engineering Management Department Hours Update 2020-21

Updated: September 9, 2020

Business hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Doors may be locked and available by phone, WebEx, etc) On-site hours are Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. or by appointment. (Doors may be locked - information will be posted on the door) Please call 269-276-3352 with further questions.

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The Industrial and Entrepreneurial Engineering curriculum at WMU combines a traditional engineering program with an entrepreneurial engineering focus where engineering design, creativity and innovation are emphasized throughout the curriculum. The curriculum offers students the opportunity to solve real world problems in a practical business model setting. Students learn how to bring real products and services to market and how to start their own companies to market and sell their product ideas.

Engineering Management combines math, chemistry, physics, electronics, computers and accounting, with communication, team building and the importance of the human dimension in the workplace. In this field, you will have the opportunity to use specialized labs to study ergonomics, information technology, plant layout, and material handling at the state-of-the-industry Parkview campus designed to promote the future success of our students.

Paul Geyer, Sean Fitzsimons and Sam Olmstead

Engineering students’ project designed to improve clinic’s efficiency wins national acclaim

Industrial and entrepreneurial engineering students Sean Fitzsimons, Paul Geyer and Sam Olmstead have reached the top 10 in the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers’ 2019-2020 Outstanding Capstone Senior Design Projects Award competition.

A college student sits at a table, gesturing about engineering concepts to younger students.

Building a cultural bridge, engineering students teach refugees about science, math

WMU's chapter of Engineers without Borders recently organized a project for kids at the Refugee Education Center.

Photo of WMU student Rose Soma holiding a large novely check.

Fashion startup focused on sustainability wins WMU's business pitch competition

Four companies won prizes totaling $5,000 during this year's competition Feb. 15 on the campus of Western Michigan University.

Working in Covid-19 times: when we bust out, who will you be? by Larry Mallak

May 26

The Great COVID quarantine of 2020 changed how we work, live, play, read, source essentials, and even how we think. We used new tools, got creative with old ones, connected more with some people and less with others, things were canceled, webinars were added, plans were scuttled and new ones were created, some gigs went away and others were added. When you look back on your time working from home (WFH), what will you identify as your accomplishments? Did you intentionally write down goals to achieve during this time or did it just evolve on its own?