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Engineering students set career plans in motion through Grand Rapids internship
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… Engineering students set career plans in motion through Grand Rapids internship Submitted by Erin Flynn on Dan Praise … his internship. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—Innovation initiated by Western Michigan University students during an engineering … even in the classroom as he prepares for his final year at Western. “It’s like I was sitting in front of this box of …
https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/dan-praise-landon-sykes-complete-engineering-internship-moetion-technologies
Prescribed burns OK'd at WMU's two nature preserves
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… (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A combined 20 acres of land in two Western Michigan University nature preserves in Kalamazoo … If weather conditions are not conducive for a burn yet this spring semester, the next window of opportunity will be this …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45596
WMU to host a free Chinese New Year Gala
International Student and Scholar Services
… at WMU. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Confucius Institute at Western Michigan University will host a New Year's Gala from … of the Dog in the Kalamazoo community. The event is free and open to the public. The Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is one of the biggest celebrations in China …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45164
Special surplus furniture sale to be held at Bigelow Hall
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… Hall KALAMAZOO—After closing two of its residence halls, Western Michigan University has scheduled a three-day sale to reduce its inventory of used bunk beds, dressers and desks, some of which are available as sets. The sale is open to the public and will take place in the now-closed Bigelow Hall, which is …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/07/8152
Students win two categories, $10,000 in statewide competition
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… Energy Venture Challenge winners KALAMAZOO—Two teams of Western Michigan University students took top honors in two categories and a third team also was recognized at the recent Michigan … proved that WMU can compete with the best. I think we made Western proud." The Haworth College of Business offers a …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5569
A growing inspiration: Undergraduates’ garden initiative motivates the masses
College of Arts and Sciences
… on Alexa Hempel, Lexus Lawlor, Joshua VanSlambrouck and Will Roosien, the group of undergraduates leading the … of Seed —an urban gardening initiative conceived by Western Michigan University undergraduate students Alexa … Competing teams will present their plans at the end of spring semester. For more WMU news, arts and events , visit …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73961
Sky Broncos make clean sweep at regionals, qualify for national event
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… (not verified) on The 2015 Sky Bronco team KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's precision flight team, the Sky … Flying Association Region III event last week and has qualified for the 2016 national competition next May … He placed ninth in aircraft recognition. John Vanderlaan of Spring Lake is a junior studying aviation flight science. He …
https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27531
Gearing up for the grind: Skateboard-loving student ready to roll into WMU's kinetic imaging program
First-Year Faces
… has found plenty of places to skateboard around Western's campus, including to the Richmond Center for … through his hair, Yoyo Rodriguez-Vargas coasts through Western Michigan University’s Main Campus on his skateboard, rolling past the iconic Miller Fountain and exploring the place he'll soon call home. "I'm just …
https://wmich.edu/firstyearfaces/news/2025/07/class-2029-yoyo-rodriguez-vargas-kinetic-imaging
Griselda Daniel obituary
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… Deanne Puca on Griselda Daniel Griselda Daniel , a former Western Michigan University administrator in the Graduate … Daniel, of Gobles, Michigan, joined the WMU staff in 1977 and retired in 2005 after 28 years of service to the … assistant director for the Martin Luther King Jr. program and later became that program's director. She also had been …
https://wmich.edu/news/2018/04/46272
WMU to confer more than 1,700 degrees during fall commencement
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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University will grant degrees to more than … 441 at the master's level, one at the specialist level and 40 at the doctoral level. Schedule All three fall … conducts formal graduation exercises after the fall and spring semesters and the summer I session, although WMU …
https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36754