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From Kent (WA) to Kalamazoo (MI), Jennifer Nguyen’s Medallion Journey Takes Flight

College of Aviation

… From Kent (WA) to Kalamazoo (MI), Jennifer Nguyen’s Medallion Journey … Jennifer Nguyen’s flight shoes.  Her grandparents and immediate family were on the wrong side of the Vietnam War, which forced many of their peers to leave the home …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/04/nguyen

More than 600 schools competing in RecycleMania

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… More than 600 schools competing in RecycleMania Submitted by Anonymous … runs through March 31, with the goal of increasing awareness of and participation in campus recycling and waste … universities to improve recycling in their residence and dining halls. When WMU residence halls joined the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/188

Statewide speech tournament will bring 600 to campus

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… Statewide speech tournament will bring 600 to campus Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The tournament will be held at various academic buildings on campus. KALAMAZOO—The very best of high school … to final elimination rounds late Saturday afternoon. Awards are scheduled for 6 p.m. in WMU's Shaw Theatre. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15624

WMU to confer some 2,600 degrees during spring commencement

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… WMU to confer some 2,600 degrees during spring commencement Submitted by … commencement ceremonies Saturday, April 30 , in Miller Auditorium. WMU President John M. Dunn will preside over the … April 30 commencement ceremonies are available. The only way to secure those tickets is though the Miller Auditorium …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/04/31775

WMU to confer more than 1,600 degrees during fall commencement

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… WMU to confer more than 1,600 degrees during fall commencement Submitted by Anonymous … commencement ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 15 , in Miller Auditorium. WMU President Edward Montgomery will officiate during the ceremonies. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/12/50678

WMU teams claim top two spots at project management competition

Haworth College of Business

… University and Ferris State University. The team was led by  Dr. Daneshvar Kakhki , assistant professor of … Team leader for the second-place group, Triston Evans , credits diversity as the key to his team’s success. “I believe … India Jessica Gianina Harsono , senior, from Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia Brian Andrew Susilo , senior, from Jakarta …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59292

Bosnia to Grand Rapids: Refugee student becomes advocate for multilingual learners 

College of Education and Human Development

… in educational leadership. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Before building a career in education and before coming to Western … of Europe's largest and most violent conflicts post World War 2 .  “There was no food, water, electricity, nothing,” … “When I first arrived at Kentwood in 1998, we only had like 600 multilingual learners in the whole district. So as the …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/11/sanela-sprecic-bosnian-refugee-multilingual-education-advocate-grand-rapids

WMU game against UM gets nearly 100 national media hits

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… WMU game against UM gets nearly 100 national media hits Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Western … the game and its aftermath. A common thread of the coverage was Western leadership’s sportsmanship and focus on the … People think his team got robbed at Michigan. His response was a ‘masterclass’ ( The Athletic/The New York Times ) A …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/10/wmu-game-against-michigan-gets-nearly-100-national-media-hits

First-year students begin their WMU experience with study abroad in the Dominican Republic

Study Abroad

… by Dr. Susan Pozo , professor of economics, the three-credit program combined on-campus instruction with a nine -day … course.   For the students, however, the experience was about much more than economics.  Students from every … fact that students, regardless of their academic interests, want to study abroad and take advantage of unique …

https://wmich.edu/study-abroad/news/2026/10/first-year-dominican-republic

Top-shelf training: Next Generation Category Management

Haworth College of Business

… itself, incorporating new frameworks alongside AI. Always at the forefront of the food and CPG industry, Western … Category Management process and how agentic AI is guiding it.  The Next Generation Category Management training was facilitated by presenters from Intent Ai, including Dr. …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/11/next-generation-category-management