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WMU students moved to retirement home as part of intergenerational study
News
… WMU students moved to retirement home as part of intergenerational study Submitted by Madeleine Fojtik on … , a 23-year-old from St. Clair, who moved in having had many past experiences as a volunteer or visitor in … with their older neighbors. The arrangement is so unusual, however, some of the seniors, though they knew students …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46636
From Taipei to the Skies: The Inspiring Journey of SkyWest Captain Po Hsien 'Johnny' Chen
College of Aviation
… From Taipei to the Skies: The Inspiring Journey of SkyWest Captain Po Hsien 'Johnny' Chen … the educational environment he faced in his home country. "Many teachers just dismissed my goals and dreams," he says, "and told me to be realistic and settle for less." However, one offered a realistic path for Chen to consider …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/01/chen
Libraries awards nine Open Educational Resources Grants
University Libraries
… Libraries awards nine Open Educational Resources Grants Submitted by Sara Volmering on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The University Libraries has awarded Open Educational … globally. Because OER have open licenses, anyone in the world can access, use and adapt the materials for …
https://wmich.edu/library/news/2025/12/libraries-award-nine-open-educational-resources-grants-december-2025
Accountancy students take first and third at regional competition
Haworth College of Business
… Submitted by Stacey Anderson on WMU accountancy students in front row, left to right, are Shannon Hill, Likun Sun, … Michigan University accountancy students recently co-hosted the regional meeting for Beta Alpha Psi, an honor … ethical, social and public responsibility among members, how they broaden outreach and use technology to engage …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/53127
We have lift off: WMU launches UAV certificate programs
News
… Anonymous (not verified) on Mike Hayosh, center, a student in Dr. Emerson's Digital Photogrammetry class, monitors a … offering stand-alone academic programs focused on the compact instruments small unmanned aerial vehicles can … use this tool for teaching our certificate-program students how to collect and process geophysical data." Down-to-earth …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54033
President Montgomery forges legacy of student success
W Magazine
… Montgomery forges legacy of student success Submitted by Erin Flynn on Over the course of eight years, President … the needs of students today. — Dr. Edward Montgomery View how the campus footprint was reimagined in the Montgomery … to the University’s Strategic Plan. “I’ve got way too many strategic plans in my filing cabinet,” he jokes. “Most …
https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2025/06/president-edward-montgomery-forges-legacy-student-success-record-outcomes
Taboo topics course uses dialogue to break through barriers
W Magazine
… [/caption] KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Shortly before the fall 2019 winter break, at a popular Kalamazoo breakfast eatery, Claire … to veer in the direction that it did. As it turned out, however, their crucial talk happened at a time when … students have conversations about weighty material that many of us tend to avoid. Dr. Mark Orbe, Western Michigan …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59619
Nerves of steel prevail as WMU sales students win big at Steel City Sales Challenge
Haworth College of Business
… Nerves of steel prevail as WMU sales students win big at Steel City Sales Challenge Submitted by Stacey … KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University sales and business marketing students were victorious at the Steel City Sales Challenge, hosted by Duquesne …
https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/11/steel-city-sales-challenge-2025
WMU Ethics Center announces lecture series for spring 2023
Study of Ethics in Society
… WMU Ethics Center announces lecture series for spring 2023 Submitted by Sandra Borden on KALAMAZOO, MI – The Western Michigan University Center for the Study of … various theoretical approaches to the work of bioethics and how the COVID-19 experience may shape future work in ethics. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70568
ISM students win first place at international case competition
Haworth College of Business
… ISM students win first place at international case competition Submitted … supply management students finished first place at the General Motors/Wayne State University Supply Chain Case … from his materials co-op at Eaton Corporation to analyze how steel tariffs are currently impacting General Motors. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/11/50161