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WMU closes until 10 a.m. for icy conditions

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… with special hours as information becomes available. Check the University events calendar to confirm whether an event … is canceled. Those who have posted items to the calendar are expected to update the event post to indicate whether … WEATHER-RELATED UNIVERSITY CLOSINGS SINCE 1999 1999, Jan. 4-5—Heavy snowfall delayed the start of spring semester. 2000, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/01/74442

'This is not a simulation'—pandemic becomes real-life learning opportunity

Haworth College of Business

… , associate professor of management, started teaching their spring semester courses, they were poised to mentor … solutions for specific issues that the companies are facing. Dr. Derrick McIver, left, and Dr. Doug Lepisto … same,” says McIver. “We try to frame the problem, identify what success would be, generate hypotheses, and then start …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/03/58722

WMU board pledges post-closing support for Miller College students

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… a formal motion added to its Dec. 8 meeting agenda, the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees pledged … 200 students this fall. About 80 percent of Miller students are pursuing a bachelor's degree part time, and some … employed full time. Calhoun County students account for 59 percent of the student body. Miller's home is the Mawby …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/12/28983

WMU digital marketing students named world champions in 2025 Digital Marketing Competition

Haworth College of Business

… digital marketing students clinched first place in the 2025 Digital Marketing Competition, hosted by Purdue … Cook served as the team captain. Earning third place and a What’s Trending Innovation Award were Jorge Aguilar-Mendez … real-time, plant-specific data to enable precise plant care.  Students were asked to develop an all-digital, …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/05/2025-digital-marketing-competition

Mechanical and aerospace engineering student finds possibility around every corner

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… started.    Jacobo is a part of WMU’s 2+2 agreement with the Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC). This … graduate level research in my undergrad made me more prepared for my master’s and bridged a huge learning curve,” … I start my teaching assistantship, and while I have no idea what to expect, I’m very much looking forward to it.”    …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/08/endless-opportunities-jacobo

When opportunity knocks: Alum’s business acquisition funded by Sleeping Giant Capital

Haworth College of Business

… a responsibility to not only develop students for future careers but to create opportunities that impact the world. The Center for Principled Leadership and Business … through the fund, has always known that opportunity is what WMU Haworth is all about. When he walked through …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/06/64373

WMU foster youth effort boosting its role as national training resource

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… University's successful program that helps former foster care youth find college success is getting national kudos and is the base for a new service to increase opportunities for … to meet the growing need and are turning to those who know what this kind of support can mean to students. Our coaching …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33567

WMU student invention wins $10,000 Lemelson-MIT 'Cure it!' prize

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… Western Michigan University senior and a recent graduate are the winners of a prestigious national prize for their … lab in WMU's College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. What they ultimately developed is simple, energy efficient, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/24028

Computer science grad finds key to career success at Western

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… Computer science grad finds key to career success at Western Submitted by Erin Flynn on Mey Wong … to Kalamazoo from Cambodia. "My parents wanted to give their kids a better opportunity here in the United States," … potential career path. "It's amazing to see how we can use what we're taught in classes into the real world with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67741

Theoretical nuclear physicist to receive Emerging Scholar Award

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Theoretical nuclear physicist to receive Emerging Scholar … acknowledges the accomplishments of WMU faculty members who are among the rising stars in U.S. higher education. It is … understand why certain nuclei are more stable than others, what energies are required for them to enter excited states

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55331