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Aidan Paciorek: Finding a career and community

Haworth College of Business

… College of Business has to offer. “I had no idea what I wanted to do. Luckily, I had an older sister who had been at Western as a food marketing major. Initially, I didn’t want to feel like I was copying what she had done by … for the National Association of Convenience Stores in Atlanta and the Private Label Manufacturing Association in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75082

Final direction for Valley Dining Center announced

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… Mich.—Key planning decisions necessary to move forward with building the state-of-the-art Valley Dining Center … the surrounding natural wooded environment and serve all 12 residence halls in the Valley. Valley Residential … most students, Anderson notes, living on campus is the best way to become engaged in college life, form diverse social …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19430

Leadership, internship and relationships elevate sport management grad’s experience

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https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/04/graduate-success-sport-management-ethan-cheatham

Lessons in language: Mastering Japanese, computer engineering opens doors for WMU grad

News

… high atop the mountains above Nagano, Japan, Noah Braasch was on top of the world in more ways than one. In 2023 , the Western Michigan University …   Braasch and classmates stop for a picture outside their residence hall in Japan. He also knew he would need a …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/12/graduate-success-computer-engineering-japanese-noah-braasch

Randy Brecker joins WMU jazz ensembles in Grand Rapids showcase

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… (Photo credit: John Abbott) KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Grammy Award-winning jazz trumpeter Randy Brecker will join the … Music Festival. University Jazz Orchestra This award-winning 18-member ensemble, directed by Scott Cowan, … for Jazz Education Conferences in Los Angeles and Atlanta. Gold Company Gold Company is widely recognized as …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35442

Summer construction paves way for greener, more sustainable campus

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… Summer construction paves way for greener, more sustainable campus Submitted by Erin … KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Dozens of construction projects are underway this summer on Western Michigan University's campus. And … On May 5, 6 and 9 , exterior work continued while the interior of the site was closed for inspection and interior …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68076

Freda C. Swinehart obituary

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… Michigan University staff member, died Nov. 22, 2011. She was 93. Swinehart, of Kalamazoo, joined the WMU staff in 1968 and worked as a housekeeper in the residence halls. She retired in 1982 after more than 13 … of Kalamazoo's Immanuel Lutheran Church, Swinehart and was involved in many activities over the years. Burial took …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/03/294

No Aviation Legacy, No Problem: Joe Zynda’s WMU Journey to Envoy Air and Beyond

College of Aviation

… College of Aviation is a firm advocate of the paying-it-forward philosophy because of how he was treated during his higher-education years that began in … faculty and staff supported, taught and helped me along the way in an innumerable amount of different ways." Zynda …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2026/07/zynda

Megan and Adam Turner - Passions United

College of Aviation

… On a macro level, the industry has united a world in ways never conceived.  Through the magic of flight, the … in childhood.  As a resident of Granger, Ind., Megan was inspired particularly by her aunt.  Both her aunt and … of time before the two reconnected both in matrimony and residence.  With enough flight hours under his belt, Adam …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2013/11/turner

Boil water advisory in effect for some campus locations through Saturday evening

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… Boil water advisory in effect for some campus locations through … Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Update: The water main has been repaired, and water was being turned … bottled water or, if consuming water from the affected residence hall taps and drinking fountains, boil the water …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27458