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

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… Dr. Pavel Ikonomov , associate professor of engineering design, manufacturing and management systems, were announced Nov. 8 as winners of support from the MEDC's ADVANCE Proof of Concept Grant Fund … universities across the state of Michigan. Atashbar won support for his Impact Sensor and Rigid-flex Readout …

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

WMU, community groups developing plan for local waterways

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… WMU, community groups developing plan for local waterways Submitted by Deanne … quality for two local waterways. A steering committee made up of community stakeholders from the city of Kalamazoo, … academic institutions and watershed residents will update the watershed management plan for Arcadia and Portage …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45863

Western launches food marketing focus within MBA program

Haworth College of Business

… connection, category management, food marketing and supply chain front and center,” says Dr. Russell Zwanka , … best tools to move their careers ahead.” The courses are designed with the student in mind in terms of content and … can earn credit for marketing, continuous improvement or supply chain projects completed for their employers.” …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67144

‘An exciting time’ for Western students to return, live on campus for 2022-23 academic year

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… director of Housing and Residence Life. “We know the more support and services Housing and Residence Life can provide … steer students toward success, such as “finding a friend group they can count on, meeting at least one of their … , a script-guided exercise between two people designed to facilitate compassionate connections—touted as …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68816

Western’s new associate provost for equity-centered initiatives champions systemic educational equity and inclusion

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

… in Phoenix at a meeting of the commission, where members supported several initiatives that would help Latina/o/x/é … that promote equity and inclusion.  Rodríguez, who grew up in El Paso, Texas, as the child of hard-working … but Latina/o/x/é students are the only race/ethnic group in the United States that have population growth, whereas …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/09/72897

Sunseeker runs into technical trouble after successful race start

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… ended its day by trailering to Ann Arbor, Mich., Monday's designated overnight stop. The race began at 9 a.m. Saturday, … for the general public to view the high-tech solar vehicles up close and meet team members from participating …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/07/1034

Upjohn Center product to be spotlighted at Art Hop

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Upjohn Center product to be spotlighted at Art Hop Submitted … into intriguing pieces of art by imaging specialists in the Upjohn Center for the Study of Geographical Change at … pioneer W.E. Upjohn. The center is expressly designed to nondestructively image the huge body of rare and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/3285

New campus emergency communication system in place

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on Click the logo in GoWMU to update your emergency alert preferences. KALAMAZOO—Western … the person answering the phone will no longer need to trigger that message by speaking into the receiver. Vossen says … all enrolled students and active employees to activate, update or verify the phone preference listed in their WMU …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7554

Employees urged to 'Go West' by finding their own paths of study

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… tuition discounts and remission are among the most significant parts of the WMU benefits package. Full-time … courses only for a spouse, dependent children or designated eligible individual. Discounts for employees taking … credits earned to a degree program. For graduate students, up to nine credits may be applied with Graduate College …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/08/8571

WMU sees surge in new freshman, grad and international students

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… the day Sept. 10. As predicted earlier this month, smaller upper-level classes from earlier years' entering classes led … student body. Since fall 2007, when minority students made up 11 percent of the student body, the total number of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9450