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Public can review, 'invest in' student innovations at event
News
… A product useful to police, fire departments or emergency service organizations. A product which has a significant … products and hear student pitches on several of them. While walk-ins are welcome, organizers are asking people to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20425
Communitywide race and fun run has Halloween theme
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… will take place on Nov. 1 KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Don't pack away those costumes after the parties and trick-or-treating … building. Immediately following the race, there will be an awards ceremony featuring prizes for best costume as well as … provide students with opportunities for networking, service and cultural enrichment, helping them gain a broader …
https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19776
Teacher education students awarded inaugural innovation research fellowship
College of Education and Human Development
… Teacher education students awarded inaugural innovation research fellowship Submitted by … at the College of Education and Human Development's Award Ceremony. Dr. Mauro Andre and Carter Spring. Moises … career preparation, academic success, mentorship, community service outreach and networking skills. Campos-Crespo will …
https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75423
In the know about snow: WMU’s closure policy and safety info
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… the conditions When outdoors in subfreezing weather, always cover your head, ears and hands. Wear a scarf, … layers. It ’ s best to wear loose-fitting, windproof and water-resistant outer layers. Remove layers as your body … Before, During and After webpage and the National Weather Service’s Cold Weather Safety webpage . Weather-related …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/11/winter-closure-information-2025-26
Business accelerator launched to help student entrepreneurs
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… students must demonstrate a promising idea for a product or service, which can be launched within a short period of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8806
WMU among grant winners recognized at 'Americas' summit
News
… Innovation Fund competition April 9 . The universities awarded grants were celebrated the following day at a … studying in the United States to 100,000 by 2020. Funding was granted to only 10 percent of the proposals submitted to … piloted last summer by the College of Health and Human Services and funded by the Fetzer Institute in Kalamazoo. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23193
WMU grads ready for diplomas and promise of 89 percent success rate
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… through employment, continued education or military service. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Thousands of Western Michigan University seniors are hurtling toward May 2 graduation with the knowledge that last year's … WMU graduates, and a similar survey process is already underway for 2014-15 grads. Most alumni actively engaged The core …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22630
Redesigned WMU Signature program focuses on unique student experiences
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… Heiser , interim director of Career and Student Employment Services and director of WMU Signature . "It's about … learning projects that embody one of 10 chosen pathways : Arts and culture Civic engagement Diversity, … Sustainability Teaching and student success Those pathways appear as designations on a student's diploma and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/08/65312
WMU recognized again for forestry management under national program with new focus
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… includes Tree Campus K-12 and Tree Campus Healthcare as a way to distinguish those institutions from college and … program, an Arbor Day observance and sponsorship of student service-learning projects. "Your entire campus community … be proud of your sustained commitment to environmental stewardship," read a letter from the Arbor Day Foundation. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/61814
Pursuing Airport and Operational Opportunities: Ricardo Escalante-Villalta is Catapulting from AZO to an Aviation Career
College of Aviation
… by Tom Thinnes on Everybody is unique in his or her own way, but Ricardo Escalante-Villalta can boast of another … affinity for all things aviation to a childhood home that was in the proximity of a major airport -- in his case two, … joining Lansing and Chicago's Midway as its other nearby service areas. "I loved working there because of its group …
https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/03/escalante-villa