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Duo leading new venture and supporting students along the way

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Sciences. The type of product made at Tight Line did not exist until about 2013. It’s in the relatively new field of carbon fiber pultrusion, a field filled with innovation and development in designing and manufacturing … infrastructure as well as custom applications. “There is no engineer’s handbook for looking up the answer or even …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67020

Business college receives naming gift for sales, negotiation and leadership lab

Haworth College of Business

… Corporation, based in Troy. The gift funds the renovation and expansion of the college's sales lab facility. … major. At the program's inception, there were 49 majors. Now, 18 years later, enrollment has topped 320 students, … Improvements will include: Doubling the square footage. Renovating existing meeting spaces and role-playing facilities …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45696

University Theatre travels the globe in 2018-19 season

Theatre

… University Theatre at Western Michigan University announced its 2018-19 season featuring cowboys, drag queens, … and Millennium Restaurant Group. Season passes are on sale now and offer significant savings. Single tickets for fall … whimsical, imaginary town situated somewhere under the Northern lights of Maine. Surprising, hilarious and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/08/48385

New collaborative home for student organizations at Western encourages engagement, boosts belonging

News

… It's just so cool to be in a space that other people will know about," says Cori Osterman , editor-in-chief of the … of the RSOs are in one space and we can talk to each other. Not only does it give us more visibility, but as student media, we can now showcase everything that everyone else is doing." "I …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72511

Fulbright specialist envisions more conflict as Arctic ice melts

News

… envisions more conflict as Arctic ice melts Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fritz Allhoff presenting his workshop session on "Civilian and Indigenous Affairs." KALAMAZOO, Mich.—With melting ice opening up …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47942

Speaker series celebrates diversity, encourages cross-cultural interaction

News

… on environmental racism, discrimination and socioeconomic neglect. Sponsored by the Office of Diversity and … held in the Trimpe Building Multicultural Center. Please notify the program coordinator at (269) 387-6324 or @email … searches for her place in a world that provides her with no instructions. Mock shares the story of being a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/09/41863

Homeless to college grad: Business student beats odds to create his own success

News

… way. Kemp, left, with his siblings. "It's crazy. It's still not hitting me," says Kemp, who graduates from Western … eventually taken in by a family, Kemp and his brother were not so lucky and were left fending for themselves. Terria … the right fit and began the process of transferring to another institution. A snag in the process—which he now calls …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62477

WMU names economist, Washington labor expert as ninth president

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… WMU names economist, Washington labor expert as ninth president Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Edward B. Montgomery KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. …

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

WMU Theatre produces world premiere for family audiences

Theatre

… Rafferty . The story follows Jeremy Thatcher, who is struggling to survive bullies, crushes and sixth-grade art … Rafferty's adaptation of Bruce Coville's award-winning novel works a fine balance between the mundane and magical … featured in Broadway's "War Horse" in 2011. Potgieter is not a new face to the WMU Department of Theatre—he last …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/38300

Loretta Long: From big dreams to Big Bird, she used her talents to educate millions

News

… life." But there would be plenty of growing in her future—not in fields but in living rooms across the country. Long … audition asked me where mine was," says Long, who didn't know how to play the instrument. "They were about to finish … and call it a day until I had interrupted. Sure, I don't know how to play the guitar, but I wasn't going to let this …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63204