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Think Big leads to Rethink Smart

W Magazine

… an introspective process called Think Big to examine WMU's distinctive strengths as an institution of higher learning … qualities to advance our students. After extensive engagement with current students, alumni, faculty, staff and … WMU is helping students find a deeper meaning and a better way of thinking. It’s what we call Rethink Smart. Rethink …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/61956

Think Big initiative shifts from thought to action

W Magazine

… to action Submitted by Erin Flynn on "Western has prepared me to follow my dreams by giving me well-rounded training in … rates are expected to slide 14% through the year 2031—nearly triple the national average. "Our enrollment is … realize this promise, is incredible," says WMU President Edward Montgomery. "It can offer us the kind of hope and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57294

Michigan Geological Survey receives state funding for continued science support

News

… Geological Survey at Western Michigan University has been awarded $500,000 from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's new state budget for its ongoing research in statewide … less than 7% of the state to provide this important scientific data to manage and protect our natural …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/61873

Figures of speech: Instructor helps Kalamazoo TV anchor recover his voice

W Magazine

… the evening anchor for WWMT-TV Newschannel 3 in Kalamazoo was determined to find his voice again. The singular, … the other.” “The larynx for all of us is an emotional thermostat,” Douglas-Vogley explains. “Anytime we have … signature evening newscast greeting and his own name were nearly impossible to utter. Proper coordination of breathing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59637

Doctoral student earns recognition for research

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… student earns recognition for research Submitted by Cindy Wagner on KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Baraah Qawasmeh , a Western Michigan University civil engineering … student who just successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, has received numerous accolades for her work …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/07/75926

In Tempo, fall 2024

W Magazine

… with new album Jordan Hamilton performs at the Kalamazoo Farmers Market. Jordan Hamilton ’s latest record, “Project … with the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra for nearly a decade and being a member of the longtime Kalamazoo … Elements: Works for Horn and Piano by Female Composers,” was released in 2004. ■ Western music theatre performance …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2024/11/fall-2024-tempo

Hope in the darkness: WMU music therapy alum finds calling in hospice

News

… on ANN ARBOR, Mich.—A guitar slung on her back, Kaitlin Ridgway isn't the typical professional you'd expect to see walking down the halls of a medical facility. But the work she does is life-changing for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55317

Supplying data visualization and process improvement

Haworth College of Business

… Supplying data visualization and process improvement Submitted by Stacey Lowis on   KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western … had the process management skills to add value and make a difference. What Eden, a supply chain management major from Howell, Michigan, didn’t know was that he soon would be leading a process improvement …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/06/goodwill-project

Cruising with Captain Cooper – Heather’s Ups and Downs in Aviation

College of Aviation

… Ups and Downs in Aviation Submitted by Tom Thinnes on It was the best of times, it was the worst of times -- and WMU College of … financial ravages of Covid 19.    A lot of contrails have dissipated into the atmosphere since Cooper glided off the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/11/cooper

DePuy is the Guy! Finding his path and overcoming challenges, Brian lands at Envoy Air

College of Aviation

… that? Just ask the successful novelists whose work room walls are plastered with rejection slips. 2017 WMU Aviation … from Neuqua Valley High School in 2013.  Father-and-son time often was breakfasting at a nearby airport watching planes come and go.  Mom, a frequent …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/07/depuy