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More than 300 WMU business students to clean Ft. Custer headstones

News

… are enlisting in the college's second annual community service project at Fort Custer National Cemetery in Augusta, … "Cleaning the headstones is a small but significant way for students to recognize the sacrifices these … we received from people all over the country last year after we visited Fort Custer were inspiring," says …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19903

Upjohn Center takes top international honor for map product

News

… for developing 2013's most outstanding map product or service in North and South America. The W.E. Upjohn Center for the Study of Geographical Change received the award from the International Map Industry Association … "Maps like the ones from the USGS and other agencies are scientific documents. Comparing maps of the same area over …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10286

Mac Rincon: Teaching at WMU—the ultimate homecoming

Haworth College of Business

… at WMU—the ultimate homecoming Submitted by Stacey Lowis on After graduating from Western Michigan University with a … specialist I in marketing. “It has been incredibly rewarding to bring my decades of global industry experience to … a challenge—in the true fashion of a former engineer. He wanted his larger courses to be engaging and interactive. “I …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/05/gerardo-rincon-retirement

University recognizes electrical and computer engineering professor with scholar award

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… electrical and computer engineering professor with scholar award Submitted by Deanne Puca on Dr. Massood Atashbar … of four other prestigious campuswide honors: Distinguished Service, Distinguished Teaching, Emerging Scholar and annual … academic affairs. Atashbar joined Western’s faculty in 1999 after completing his postdoctoral degree at Penn State …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/08/68941

Veteran South Pole researcher to describe U.S. Antarctic efforts

News

… talk about "Science, Engineering, Adventure and Education: Service with the U.S. Antarctic Program" in a free lecture … temperatures of -107 F. He also will describe the scientific work in which he was involved, including efforts to include high school …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/09/9604

National Guardsman, a WMU alum, helps lead effort to feed thousands of Michigan families

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… distributed boxes to hundreds of people in their cars. “It was really nice to be out in public and actually see the … boxes. “We’re helping thousands of people.” A TRADITION OF SERVICE Aerial photo of cars at a drive-up distribution … biology to education—before he chose political science. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in 2019, he landed …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59294

AFROTC, Ambassador, and Aviation – Avery Bush Accelerates Toward a Career in the Air Force

College of Aviation

… AFROTC, Ambassador, and Aviation – Avery Bush Accelerates Toward a Career in the Air Force Submitted by Tom Thinnes on … the nitty-gritty stuff such as how personnel are paid, the service's organization, and U.S. laws governing the … University had to offer.    WMU Admission Ambassador office after their end of the year banquet The top selling point, …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/03/bush

Patrick’s Plan: Senger Turns Wrenches, Makes Music and Aspires to Fly in the Military

College of Aviation

… back to his years in middle school.  What pointed him toward the College of Aviation was some advice and "hearing good things" from one of his … labs." Senger hopes to apply a lot of the "what he learned" after graduation.  He intends to apply for a pilot-officer …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/02/senger

Building belonging, one roll at a time

University Libraries

… 3D&D Adventures bring together the Libraries’ 3D printing services and game night through a collaboration with … the library. Our 3D&D Adventures started as an experiment after I shared with my colleague, Kate Langan, that my son … Kalamazoo Public Library. We imagined it could be a great way to engage students, get them into the library and …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2026/02/impact-report-3dnd

Keeping Up with Kevin: Stolarski’s Rise to the Main Line World of Aviation Technical Operations

College of Aviation

… technology , Stolarski jumped right into the workforce after earning his A&P (Airframe and Powerplant) certificate … "It quickly became apparent," Stolarski says, "that I was going to be doing this for the rest of my life.  I … says, is "the hectic times when multiple planes are out of service and, because of outside factors, there is nothing …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/07/stolarski