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Valley Dining Center achieves LEED Gold certification

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… Design, or LEED, demonstrating continued support for the strategic goal of sustainable stewardship. The … LEED Gold certification is a noteworthy achievement for a dining facility due to the complexity of its … certification," says Dr. Diane Anderson , vice president for student affairs. "This means we have succeeded in our …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/06/47584

WMU Libraries' grants save students $184K in the spring semester

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… student participants reported that they felt their class performance was better because they had access to a free … could potentially save over $800,000 in textbook costs for 4,400 WMU students in 2020-21. The actual total savings … courses are encouraged to contact their subject librarian for support. Open textbooks are readily available online for

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59394

WMU librarian maintaining state hospital COVID-19 data online

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… hospital COVID-19 data is now publicly available and ready for analysis at Western Michigan University Libraries. Information on statewide hospital occupancy and availability … Coronavirus Michigan COVID-19 Overview Tracking  that aggregates demographic data of confirmed and potential …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60165

Two Bronco football players named FWAA All-Americans

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… finishing the regular season with a career-high 91 catches for 1,427 yards and 18 touchdowns. His 18 TDs leads the … WMU wide receiver to earn the award in program history. For Moton, this is his first all-American honor. Earlier … to be named all-American since Kevin Haverdink in 1988. For game and individual statistics, videos and interviews , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/12/36963

From military service to serving up community, Navy veteran finds new passion at Western

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… I found my community." It's something he had been searching for as a military veteran, having served in the U.S. Navy … chain department in the Navy," he says. "But I was struggling with a class, and I guess it was fate or destiny or … Seal of West Michigan managing inbound and outbound sales calls; and completed an internship as retail …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70095

Equipped with a WMU engineering degree, Jim Castellano takes on the automotive world

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… B.S.E.’87, vice president design engineering xEV for Hitachi Astemo Americas, is the recipient of Western … young Bronco engineers. Castellano, who spent 35 years with Ford Motor Company, and his wife established a scholarship … and in their communities with the Alumni Excellence Award. For 2023, the college announced two additional categories of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/11/73471

Choosing a business minor helps aviation student’s career take flight

Haworth College of Business

… he has had many valuable experiences that have prepared him for his career, including a role as a crew scheduling intern … at Frontier Airlines. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—“I’ve had a passion for aviation ever since I first flew on an airplane,” says … since he could combine his love of aviation with his knack for strategic thinking. “I decided that adding a minor in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75440

Provost and dean discuss Grow Your Own on education podcast

College of Education and Human Development

… Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig , provost and vice president for academic affairs, and Dr. Laura Dinehart , dean of the … community and stay in that district, that they  will pay for their undergraduate degree or their master's degree," … class," explains Dinehart. "We're offering classes online for accessibility and the faculty have given the flexibility …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/04/75250

ExpressJet, Delta put aviation students on career pathway

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… process early in their WMU careers that will prepare them for and guarantee jobs as first officers with ExpressJet. … will also guarantee participating students an interview for a position as a pilot with Delta Air Lines. … aviation program has operated since 1997 from the W.K. Kellogg Airfield in Battle Creek. Contact: Charyl Roland February …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/148

Undergraduate, faculty research published in Biochemistry

College of Arts and Sciences

… both Mumby and Willoughby received additional support for their work from the Lee Honors College Research and … Mumby’s honors thesis paper that served as the first draft for the published article in Biochemistry.  For Mumby, Willoughby, Clark and Vasquez, participating in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73679