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Breaking it Down and Building it Up – Broderick Bebout Aims for A Career in Aviation Maintenance

College of Aviation

… it Down and Building it Up – Broderick Bebout Aims for A Career in Aviation Maintenance Submitted by Tom Thinnes on … working on a WMU Technical Operations aircraft One of the routine parental questions to a child in the early evening goes like this -- "What did you do in school today, Johnny?"   No routine …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/12/broderick

Dolly Xtractor grabs first place at second annual Pitch competition

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… KALAMAZOO—A Western Michigan University student was awarded the top prize of $1,500 at a competition for innovative business ideas by … Contract Group for this opportunity and allowing us to share our ideas and gain valuable feedback on our businesses." …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/04/15088

Exemplars of engaging education honored with Distinguished Teaching Award

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… Award Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Whether challenging them to grow outside their comfort zones or taking time to personally counsel students through career decisions, the best instructors inspire, empower and … DeCamp's baseline is excellence, going above and beyond what is expected. The result is a little corner of the world …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/whitney-decamp-timothy-palmer-dee-sherwood-named-2024-distinguished-teaching

WMU to play critical role in national manufacturing initiative

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… at NASA's Ames Research Center, Carter will help launch the Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Innovation … Valley's FlexTech Alliance leading the initiative. A $75 million Department of Defense award to FlexTech will be … consumer electronics, medical devices, health care, transportation and logistics, and agriculture. While …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/08/26501

Men’s soccer carries top-three team GPA nationally

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… Deanne Puca on 2013-14 men's soccer team KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The Western Michigan University men's soccer program carried … for the 2012-13 season with a 3.46. 'A great achievement' "What a great achievement to be recognized as a team that has … of all our administration and Bronco nation when I say we are extremely proud of what these guys are accomplishing in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20454

Sign up to volunteer for the Science Olympiad Regional Tournament

Precollege Programming

… Sign up to volunteer for the Science Olympiad Regional Tournament Submitted by Kelly … Olympiad Regional Tournament a success! Multiple shifts are available between 7:15 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 21. Help organize …

https://wmich.edu/precollege/news/2026/02/sciencevolunteer

U-C Berkeley economist to take historical look at Great Recession

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… at Berkeley economist will take a historical look at the Great Recession when he visits Western Michigan University as part of the 2014-15 Werner Sichel Lecture Series. Dr. Barry Eichengreen , the … Academy of Arts and Sciences. His research interests are in the areas of international economics, macroeconomics …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22554

Joey Pisano scrubs into sales: finds his passion in the medical device industry

Haworth College of Business

… Joey Pisano scrubs into sales: finds his passion in the medical device industry Submitted by Janine Adamski on … in a business suit or pair of scrubs as he explores a career in medical device sales.  For Pisano, the unknown is what makes sales so compelling. “The idea of having a job …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/12/sale-business-marketingjoey-pisanomedical-device-sales

WMU awarded $2 million grant to assist migrant students

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… University has been awarded more than $2 million over the next five years to support first-year undergraduate students who are migrant or seasonal farm workers or the children of such … renew the grant for another four years for a total of $2,075,735. The funding is for the College Assistance Migrant …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/1019

WMU engineering student's prototype design unveiled at Frankfurt Auto Show

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… engineering student got an auspicious start to his career by unveiling a prototype of a wheel he designed for the world's biggest automotive stage. Conner Knepley , a … Knepley says. "The purpose of bringing it there was to see what kind of interest there was. Since there was such good …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28063