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Cumming named to lead Registrar's Office at WMU

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… ability to serve students and faculty," says Dr. Timothy Greene, provost and vice president for academic affairs. "I … requests and tracking. She also helped select a new diploma vendor offering more options and reduced costs and helped … a Web-based tool that helps students monitor progress toward degree completion. That large project is scheduled to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5835

Creator of eco-friendly glove dryer up next in Entrepreneurship Forum

Haworth College of Business

… administration in 1999 and is now president and CEO of The Green Glove Dryer, will speak at 8 a.m. Friday, Jan. 13, in … Glove Dryer while trying to find an effective and efficient way to dry her family’' wet winter gear. The Green Glove Dryer sits over a floor heat register allowing warm air to flow up through the nozzles of the unit. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/37034

A ewe-nique approach to sustainability

College of Arts and Sciences

… along a quiet street in Kalamazoo, you might just miss the green iron gate off the road that guards a special kind of … distance, and then, a flock of forty sheep come galloping towards you. This is no ordinary farm: this is Tending Tilth. … benefits of this approach are clear.   Once hired for a project, Burns sets up solar-powered electric fences to …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/10/lauren-burns-tending-tilth

Leadership advice from an expert: Major General Rod Faulk

Haworth College of Business

… from an expert: Major General Rod Faulk Submitted by Cindy Wagner on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—With extensive leadership in both … I recall conflict in managing corporate technology projects where the marketing department had priorities, … the overall goals of the organization. Q: What are the rewards of leading teams or organizations? A: Building or …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69760

Katrovas to combine storytelling and song in recital of Czech composers

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… on the composers' four-year friendship and the pre-World War II era they lived in. The project is under the auspices of Opera Studio Prague, a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/10/43299

WMU Alumnus Breaks Ground on 48‑Unit Recovery Housing Development

College of Arts and Sciences

… community on Kalamazoo’s east side, marking a major step forward in expanding stable, affordable housing for people … gathered at 333 E. Alcott St. to break ground on the project, which sits on a remediated brownfield site near the … Michigan’s first drug treatment court in 1992. “Judge Schma was a pioneer in bringing the brain science of addiction …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/04/cas-groundbreaking-housing

Western students lead strategy development to keep young professionals in Kalamazoo

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… talent in the city. Dr. Doug Lepisto explains the project to a large group of young professionals. (Courtesy: … facing the state is? How to get more young people to want to be here and stay here," WMU President Edward … So, it's pretty cool. I'm very excited," says Anastacia Green , an entrepreneurship and leadership and business …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75403

'Heritage' and environmental commitment dovetail in WMU renovation

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on Renovation of Heritage Hall was a 16-month process. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The oldest building … far from easy. "It has been the most difficult renovation project I've ever worked on," says Matthew Brecker , project … of the project, we began with two major themes," says Bjorn Green , senior principal with Tower Pinkster. "The first was …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27780

The spirit of adventure

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… (not verified) on WMU alumnus Jon Good, founder of Green Door Distilling Co. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—This week's … on his time at WMU, discusses how he successfully built an award-winning grain-to-glass distillery and offers advice to … How would you describe your company? Green Door was founded out of a love for adventures and new …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/48055

WMU professor among researchers to identify rising landslide risk in Southern California

College of Arts and Sciences

… and could increase substantially in the future under a warming climate,” says study co-author Dr. Laiyin Zhu , … 1985-2014 to 2071-2100, according to the new climate model projections, making extreme rainfall events twice as likely … County will face exposure to severe landslide risk if greenhouse gas emissions continue under one of the more …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2026/06/laiyin-zhu-hurricane-rainfall-landslide-risk-increasing-climate-change