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Annual Celebration of Excellence recognizes graduating students of color

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… Mich.—Multicultural graduates were highlighted during Western Michigan University’s Celebration of Excellence . … this year, honored the accomplishment of students of color and welcomed them to the University’s alumni community. … in higher education leadership and student affairs this spring. Before arriving in the U.S., she worked as the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59283

WMU to confer about 1,700 degrees during fall commencement

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… Fall commencement ceremonies will be held at 9 a.m., noon and 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University will grant some 1,700 degrees to … conducts formal graduation exercises after the fall and spring semesters and the summer I session, although students …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/12/56855

WMU students, faculty take top awards at engineering education conference

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… at engineering education conference Submitted by Liz VandenHeede on Second from left, Andrew Messecar is pictured from left to right with with Dr. … of Engineering and Applied Sciences. KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Western Michigan University students and faculty earned …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75475

From Behind the Scenes at Disney to the Front Lines of Corporate Aviation - Matt Bila is No Stranger to the Wild World of Aviation Management

College of Aviation

… operation" when he sees one because he's been part of one, and there is nothing goofy about how it functions … management and operations and minored in business at Western, is now the general manager of customer and employee … flight," he says.  "The family was traveling to Florida for spring break, and it was going to be my first time on an …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/12/bila

WMU accountancy student receives $10,000 scholarship

Haworth College of Business

… Josie Thomas KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Josie Thomas , a student at Western Michigan University’s Haworth College of Business, … in Accountancy at WMU Haworth, with plans to graduate in spring 2024 and a goal to pass all four sections of the CPA exam before …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73623

Ethics Center lectures start in February

Study of Ethics in Society

… Ethics Center lectures start in February Submitted by Sandra Borden on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University Center for the Study of Ethics in Society is hosting a series of talks during the spring 2025 semester. All events are free and open to the …

https://wmich.edu/ethics/news/2025/02/ethics-lectures-spring-2025

How to find out if WMU is closed

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… your phone number in the WMU Alert system. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University will immediately announce … or emergency conditions. Assume the University is open and will continue normal operation unless notified in one of … 1999 1999, Jan. 4-5—Heavy snowfall delayed the start of spring semester. 2000, Nov. 21-22—Thanksgiving recess began …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36820

Dunn re-elected to head MAC council

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on Dunn KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University President John M. Dunn has been … Presidents. The council is the governing body for the MAC and includes the presidents of all 12 universities in the … extended for three additional years during the same 2015 spring meeting at which Dunn was re-appointed. This is his …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/25199

Class project puts social work students' research in leading journal

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… faculty member's commitment to community service led seven Western Michigan University graduate social work students to … Scan of Mindfulness-Based Interventions on University and College Campuses" was published in the December 2016 … Root, and Christina M. Smith . The seven were students last spring in Dr. Rick Grinnell's section of the course …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/01/37351

Two WMU faculty engineers garner MEDC funding for early-stage work

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… helmet capable of assessing concussive-strength impact and 3-D printing of complex machined parts are the focus of work by two members of Western Michigan University's engineering faculty who are … The ADVANCE Proof of Concept Grant Fund opened last spring to provide funding opportunities with an incentive …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43887