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Bronco Bash booth registration open

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… Bronco Bash booth registration open Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The early registration deadline for booth space at this year's Bronco … to get involved in student groups on campus and learn about what there is to do in the Kalamazoo community. Bronco Bash …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/07/40522

Learning to lead from inside

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… lead from inside Submitted by Erin Flynn on Charlie Kautz is working at Spectrum Health after earning his master's … includes how employees interpret it, how they think about what's in it for them, and helping to drive buy-in and make … that I could really apply the lessons and learnings from what I saw from a program level." Kautz says the program …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53033

Record number of undergraduate patent applications filed at WMU

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… Michigan University undergraduate students pulled off this feat in the 2024-25 academic year. It's a school record, … Seker , vice president for research and innovation, says this is just the beginning. "We're taking Experience-Driven … a patent, it was so worth it," Meyer says. "I'll be using what I've learned here for the rest of my life.” Having a …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/06/record-number-undergraduate-patents-filed-wmu-richmond-institute

TowerPinkster selected as architectural firm for WMU Alumni Center

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… Alumni Center Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Artist's rendering of a renovated East Hall. KALAMAZOO—Western … has selected a Michigan firm with a strong background in historic preservation to transform historic East Hall into a … the historic significance and grandeur of East Hall and what it symbolizes for both the Kalamazoo and WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7507

WMU Alumni Association board OKs $1 million for alumni center

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… turn the core of East Hall into a new alumni center. The decision comes on the heels of an Oct. 1 announcement by Mark … they're on campus, honors our University's heritage and triggers a 'wow' reaction from everyone who visits it," Jackson … last year's number. "We're convinced that in addition to what we're already able to accomplish with those funds, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10111

Igniting innovation: A record-breaking year of groundbreaking research

W Magazine

… student achievement, research and innovation at Western is surging to record levels. “It’s about our faculty being … and learn about the cutting edge of technology, about what’s coming down the road, and are better positioned to … for carbon capture and storage. He and his colleagues are digging into a new layer of climate science: carbon capture, …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2024/11/office-research-innovation-record-breaking-year

WMU faculty promotes Seita Scholars Program at national conference for student social mobility

College of Education and Human Development

… conference for student social mobility Submitted by Chris Hybels on Dr. Ramona Lewis, third from right, was a … support students from the foster care system at WMU. "What the Seita Scholars program is doing is at the core of … is one of the most important drivers of an individual’s upward mobility in society. Social mobility promotes …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73514

Rudge named College Science Teacher of the Year for ability to inspire students

College of Arts and Sciences

… Anonymous (not verified) on Dr. David Rudge interacts with his students. (Photo taken before COVID-19 pandemic) … studied with Rudge. “An educator guides their students on what it truly means to be a lifelong learner and pursuer of … turned off to science, and there’s a lot of research to suggest it’s because of how science is taught. Oftentimes, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/01/66892

Faculty stepping up to support transition to distance education

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… Faculty stepping up to support transition to distance education Submitted by Erin Flynn on Lucinda Stinson … know that this is going to be a little tricky, but you know what, we're doing this all together." Some classes are … ideas from their colleagues around the world, and are doing whatever is needed to shift their delivery methods to meet …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58532

College of Aviation's 75th anniversary celebration peaks in October

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… the college's aviation facilities Oct. 24 at W.K. Kellogg Airport in Battle Creek for the dinner celebration. The … programs date back to 1939 when WMU jumped headlong into what was an area of study and an industry in its infancy. … campus with top-flight facilities and a fleet of 39 sophisticated aircraft. David Powell , dean of the College of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19950