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$5.5 million renovation unveiled at WMU-Grand Rapids Beltline location

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… Renovations included new classrooms, a computer lounge and modernized furnishings. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—Western Michigan University officials, along with Third Ward City Commissioner Senita Lenear, reopened the WMU-Grand … creative services, developed and adapted her flaming Bronco design to the needs of the venue. Additionally, elements …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26334

WMU's Haenicke Institute recognizes 47 faculty, staff and student leaders for transformative study abroad programs

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… staff and graduate students have dedicated their time to designing WMU courses with an international component, which … unforgettable experience at Airbus Headquarters! We got a warm welcome and an exclusive tour of their facility, … student. “It challenged the traditional profit-driven mindset and showed me a whole new way of thinking about …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/08/study-abroad-faculty

Focusing on access and high-quality education, WMU trustees approve 2023-24 tuition

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… Mich.—The Western Michigan University Board of Trustees has set tuition, required fees, and room and board rates for the … Michigan Achievement Scholarship. This state scholarship was created to ensure access to a high-quality college … updated pricing for student housing, setting rates that are designed to keep on-campus living affordable and comparable …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/72055

Candidates for WMU admissions director to present on campus

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… Candidates for WMU admissions director to present on campus … The first candidate to present will be Alicia Kornowa , director of admissions for recruitment at the … of Cincinnati since 2013. Her public presentation is set for 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 8 , in 1910 Sangren …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/05/46865

'Julie Loves to Dance'

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… 'Julie Loves to Dance' Submitted by Erin Flynn on Nadia Famiano dedicated her book to Quyen Edwards, a librarian at Portage (Michigan) District Library … who was studying illustration at Kendall College of Art and Design. The two joined forces to bring the story to life. It …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73420

Engineering students move research in the right direction

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… Engineering students move research in the right direction Submitted by Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO. … industry. As part of their yearlong senior engineering design project,  Devin Birchfield , Xavier Jackson and … right-handers, bending the index finger moves the car forward, the middle finger turns right, the thumb left, and the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53718

Students pursue a better roadmap of Mars

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… engineering students spent the school year developing designs for a flying unmanned aerial vehicle to map the … Harrison Township, Stephen DeCarlo of Hudsonville, Joseph DiGivanno of Lansing and Nathan Partee of Breckenridge … burn up in the carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere. Each drone was designed with a wingspan of nine meters to carry a less …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53717

Title IX issues are focus of new WMU training modules, student survey

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… spring recess. Some 6,000 randomly selected students are set to receive an email invitation from President Edward Montgomery to take an anonymous online survey designed to gauge the campus climate and assess student …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45689

Trustees to meet at WMU-Grand Rapids Beltline location

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… of a new policy governing how University policies are set and reviewed, and they will consider another … for the March 14 meeting are various consent items, including reports on curricular changes, personnel moves, and … a report on WMU's new High Impact Leadership for School Renewal Project that is funded by a $12.5 million grant from the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45700

Ethics Center announces book clubs for Spring 2025

Study of Ethics in Society

… the spring semester highlighting ethical questions regarding social media,  artificial intelligence (AI) and how to … religious and cultural influences to address a set of guiding questions. These include: What constitutes a … Philosophy, will lead the discussions. In this book, the award-winning philosopher who used to be Google’s AI ethicist …

https://wmich.edu/ethics/news/2025/01/ethics-books