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A lifelong gift: 1980 graduate gives back to Department of Philosophy

College of Arts and Sciences

… he recently arranged for a gift in his will to create an endowment for the department that will directly benefit … conferences, to present papers and engage in the kind of networking that’s really important for graduate students in … But they also developed in me a lifelong interest in how we process and understand the world and ourselves.”  …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69151

Western students gain leadership experience at ROTC camp

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… at Western. ROTC cadet Jensen Schneiderhan demonstrates how to navigate an obstacle. Campers navigate an obstacle. … a break during rotations on the obstacle course. Campers work together to get all of their squad members over a wall … Army ROTC scholarship and enrollment officer. Campers march down a trail at Fort Custer Training Center. The cadets …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65148

Dedication scheduled for new main campus icon

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… is the University's new principal location for large outdoor events. Designed by Kalamazoo artist Joshua Diedrich , … the people pictured are real. They included Dwight B. Waldo, WMU's first president, and John M. Dunn, current president. Final concrete work and landscaping as well as completion of the fountains …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23020

Aviation, Broncos, and Cars – Brayden Broad’s Aviation Maintenance Career is Set to Go Far!

College of Aviation

… in calculus and speech.   Broad enjoying a little outdoor time on a tiny dirt bike While he believes that other … such as instructor Brian Jansen's electrical lab and how he makes the subject material enjoyable -- and much more … activities and his aviation courses will lead, he hopes, to working during his student days at the hometown Alpena …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/02/broad

Staff member named Michigan's student-employee supervisor of the year

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Alexia Alexander shows off her state award certificate. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The … financial wellness culture at WMU through presentations, workshops, peer-to-peer counseling and other activities. In … feedback. "Ms. Alexander makes it a priority to do one-on-one meetings with me weekly. We collaborate on our …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47573

Multimillion-dollar research center addresses construction challenges

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… Multimillion-dollar research center addresses construction challenges … construction practices. It's not only sensible to change how we do things, it's become mandatory." With that reality … through product development as well as publications, workshops and other knowledge dissemination. "We need to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47955

New program helps to prepare finance students for Series 7 exam

Haworth College of Business

… exam upon being hired. "This is another example of how well our program prepares our students for the job … are studying the material that professionals in the field do; they will have the advantage of having studied the … Department of Finance and Commercial Law offers major coursework in finance and personal financial planning. The program …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/02/30134

WMU graduate students awarded archaeology field school scholarships

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… scholarships Submitted by Deanne Puca on Archaeologists work on excavation at the Fort St. Joseph site. KALAMAZOO, … Project work at the site in Niles also teaches students how to communicate their technical findings through written … prehistoric Garden Creek Site in North Carolina and the Undocumented Migration Project.  About Fort St. Joseph The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/29071

WMU joins national alliance aimed at developing more inclusive and diverse STEM faculty

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… joins an  inaugural set  of 15 institutions that began working together to advance such work earlier this year. The … Atashbar, professor of electrical and computer engineering, does a demonstration in his lab. Aimed at ensuring all STEM … in STEM fields at four-year institutions. Other research shows when underrepresented students are taught by diverse …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/56137

Campus office hours set for Thanksgiving recess 2023

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… represented employees have contractually scheduled regular work days Nov. 23-24 since the University continues to … reopen for regular hours beginning at 8 a.m. Nov. 27 . Waldo Library will close at 5 p.m. on Nov. 22 and reopen at … of 60 to 85 degrees. Portions of a particular building that do not regularly go into night setback mode will not go into …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73427