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Duo leading new venture and supporting students along the way

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Sciences. The type of product made at Tight Line did not exist until about 2013. It’s in the relatively new field of carbon fiber pultrusion, a field filled with innovation and development in designing and manufacturing … infrastructure as well as custom applications. “There is no engineer’s handbook for looking up the answer or even …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67020

New name, enhanced mission: WMUx fosters innovative next-level learning

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… New name, enhanced mission: WMUx fosters innovative next-level learning Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Western Michigan University faculty and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58331

Top teacher award recognizes WMU alumna's passion for literacy

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… teenager. "It was because of the English department at Loy Norrix High School that I wanted to become a teacher." … just clicked with this general English class. They struggled with reading and writing, and I identified with that." … joy of writing. Every Friday her students participate in a free writing lesson, where she gives them the freedom to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56425

Business college receives naming gift for sales, negotiation and leadership lab

Haworth College of Business

… Corporation, based in Troy. The gift funds the renovation and expansion of the college's sales lab facility. … major. At the program's inception, there were 49 majors. Now, 18 years later, enrollment has topped 320 students, … Improvements will include: Doubling the square footage. Renovating existing meeting spaces and role-playing facilities …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45696

Anthropology professor emeritus receives State History Award for Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

College of Arts and Sciences

… for Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Imagine devoting decades … the gap between the academic and public communities.” Digging into the history of The City of Four Flags Beginning …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/01/70260

Fulbright specialist envisions more conflict as Arctic ice melts

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… envisions more conflict as Arctic ice melts Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fritz Allhoff presenting his workshop session on "Civilian and Indigenous Affairs." KALAMAZOO, Mich.—With melting ice opening up …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47942

Homeless to college grad: Business student beats odds to create his own success

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… way. Kemp, left, with his siblings. "It's crazy. It's still not hitting me," says Kemp, who graduates from Western … eventually taken in by a family, Kemp and his brother were not so lucky and were left fending for themselves. Terria … the right fit and began the process of transferring to another institution. A snag in the process—which he now calls …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62477

Loretta Long: From big dreams to Big Bird, she used her talents to educate millions

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… life." But there would be plenty of growing in her future—not in fields but in living rooms across the country. Long … audition asked me where mine was," says Long, who didn't know how to play the instrument. "They were about to finish … and call it a day until I had interrupted. Sure, I don't know how to play the guitar, but I wasn't going to let this …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63204

WMU names economist, Washington labor expert as ninth president

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… WMU names economist, Washington labor expert as ninth president Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Edward B. Montgomery KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/04/39331

WMU rolls out personalized well-being platform to help students harness their power to thrive, succeed and matter

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… Anderson says. "Our students graduate with excellent knowledge of the content of their own disciplines, but what … any business and are able to navigate that successfully and not get thwarted from accomplishing their goals." The … kinds of things aren't always top of mind when you're struggling, and to have them right there as a reminder that they …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62074