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Student fieldwork reimagined through virtual reality

University Libraries

… in GEOS 1000 (Dynamic Earth) participated in a new kind of field experience through a pilot project led by Fredrick Magi , doctoral student in Science Education, and Dr. Heather Petcovic , chair of the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2026/03/impact-report-student-fieldwork-reimagined

A Tailgate with Tesla comes to campus

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Nov. 16, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Floyd Hall, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Registration is not required. Ahead event, Kyle … talent partner at Tesla, shared some insights into the goal of the event and the positions that may become available.  …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69782

Students apply real-world skills in capstone projects presented at Senior Engineering Design Conference

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… students across Western Michigan University’s College of Engineering and Applied Sciences are preparing for one of their biggest accomplishments yet: they are getting ready …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/11/fall-2025-senior-engineering-design

Gov. Snyder announces new teaching fellows

News

… Fellows KALAMAZOO--An engineer who holds 55 patents and a professional pilot with experience as a veterinary medicine … Western Michigan University to prepare them for careers as science and math teachers in high-need public schools. Each … WMU. Csapos first majored in physical science and earned a bachelor's degree in 1980. He completed a second bachelor's …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/06/779

Longtime staff member retires from University Libraries

University Libraries

… Western Michigan University on July 31. With over 35 years of service to the University Libraries,  Jean Douglas , … July 31. After graduating from Indiana University with her bachelor’s degree in sociology, Douglas began her Western … supervisor. Later, Douglas would move into the role of access services coordinator, overseeing Waldo Library’s …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2025/07/jean-douglas-retirement

WMU students, faculty take top awards at engineering education conference

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Dr. Tony Kerzmann, ASEE best paper chair and associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh's Swanson School of Engineering; Dr. Simin … engineering at WMU's College of Engineering and Applied Sciences; and Dr. Matt Cavalli, associate dean of

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75475

WMU launches online cybersecurity undergraduate degree

News

… verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Beginning fall 2020, WMU will offer a fully online Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity that will benefit graduates and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59452

Meet Aviation's 2022 WMU Presidential Scholar - Yewon Lee

College of Aviation

… the 2022 WMU Presidential Scholar representing the College of Aviation. On April 8th, 2022 , she was one of just 50 scholars who were chosen from a class of over … her double major in Technical Operations & Flight Science , as well as her talent and dedication to learning …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/11/presidentialscholar

Education's newest leaders: WMU launches Michigan's first collegiate FCCLA chapter

College of Education and Human Development

… student organization aimed at enhancing family and consumer sciences has arrived on campus as Western Michigan University launches a collegiate chapter of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) . A national career and technical student …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/02/fccla-michigan-first-college-chapter-fcs-cte

Rising Up with Riley Trygstad – Taking to the Skies and Piloting Her Path

College of Aviation

… by Tom Thinnes on Riley Trygstad had never thought of herself as a pathfinding pioneer, but her aspirations now … part is male-dominated," says the sophomore aviation-flight-science major at the WMU College of Aviation , "being a woman and being gay has been …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/09/trygstad