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Board signs off on name for new student residence halls

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… is targeted at new students and designed to encourage social engagement and provide an innovative living …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19403

WMU College of Aviation receives federal funding to expand workforce development

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… WMU College of Aviation receives federal funding to expand workforce development Submitted by Erin Flynn on WMU’s … of Aviation will receive $819,000 to bolster aviation workforce training under an appropriations bill recently … funding will take the University’s aviation education and workforce development to the next level. The money will be …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/02/aviation-funding-workforce-development-gary-peters

Student organization awarded distinguished chapter recognition

Haworth College of Business

… and personal growth through community engagement and networking; and emphasize the importance of ethical, social and public responsibilities. Earning distinguished … Offering professional development opportunities through workshops, mock interviews, and resume preparation and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66302

Alumna's personal experience will drive national strategy to combat human trafficking

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… our country, but to also be part of a bigger system that is working on behalf of vulnerable populations," says Hounakey, … girls in a room. "That's where the horror started. We were working about 18 hours a day. We were just working robots." … in criminal justice and Spanish and a master's degree in social work, Hounakey is fulfilling that mission—advocating …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/12/56872

First WMU student interning with Parker Hannifin in Germany

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… in Parker Hannifin's aerospace division doing supervised work as well as taking online WMU classes.  WMU's … 2018.  Joseph Rasich, assistant director of Study Abroad, worked directly with Parker Hannifin to create the … curriculum.   Street view of Mainz, Germany. "We chose to work with Parker because we were looking to partner with a …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2018/05/study-abroad-litvinova-parker-hannifin

First cohort of product design program sharp on all edges

W Magazine

… fabrication, rapid prototyping, 3D printing, woodworking and metalworking. The program is led by a … and they help us make it happen.” Koch has acquired a valuable set of experiences working with area corporations to … specifically give them projects that are designed to create social good, such as developing products to aid people with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63900

Be a legacy: Special education student carries on family tradition

College of Education and Human Development

… With those two strong examples, I knew I wanted to work with people—specifically individuals with special … Unfortunately, she was not able to finish her coursework and did not graduate with a teaching degree. Her mother … students and other staff members in the schools she will work in. Throughout her pre-internships, internship and jobs …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/10/69543

Instructors to share their poetry and other creative works

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… Instructors to share their poetry and other creative works Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … will share their poetry, fiction and other creative works during "Talent Unveiled: A Festival of WMU Adjuncts' Creative Work" from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, March 19 . The event, which …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5572

WMU garners $3.6 million in grants in three months

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… provide daily living, communication, behavior control and social skill services to developmentally disabled adults. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5446

Award-winning playwright to read at Frostic Series event

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… on Jensen KALAMAZOO—Julie Jensen, a playwright whose work has been recognized by the Kennedy Center and a long list of other organizations will read from her work next week at Western Michigan University as part of the … for New American Plays, Joseph Jefferson Award for Best New Work and the LA Weekly Award for Best New Play. She also has …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/2727