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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