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WMU student program recognized by national diversity magazine

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… Excellence in Diversity —HEED—honoree by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. WMU has been honored by the … is our strength and this distinction is a testament to our commitment to building broader diversity within our student … Our standards are high, and we look for institutions where diversity and inclusion are woven into the work being …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/55464

WMU ranked by TIME as a ‘Best College for Future Leaders’

Haworth College of Business

… in its list of colleges and universities that produce top leaders, citing WMU alumni among influential high … resulting in the Best Colleges for Future Leaders and Best Companies for Future Leaders lists.  Ivy League schools … “TIME’s designation of WMU as a premier institution where leaders are formed and giving special recognition to

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/02/time-leaders-haworth-2025

New drone program takes aviation offerings to new heights

W Magazine

… New drone program takes aviation offerings to new heights Submitted by Megan Looker on David Kemp, … at the College of Aviation this fall. The 15-credit program combines both aviation and geoscience and is available to anyone with a part 107 pilot license or who completes a prerequisite course. With drone experience at …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2024/11/new-drone-program-takes-aviation-offerings-new-heights

Visiting scholar produces important sustainability and recycling research

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… scholar Dr. Sinan Sonmez has helped developed a method to achieve savings in terms of energy and cost by reducing … on sustainability, recycling and deinking. Sonmez worked on completely biodegradable packaging products with the new … University Science and Technology Institute in Turkey where he was promoted to full professor in 2018. He has …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69741

George Vuicich obituary

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… in 1968 and retired in 1993 after 25 years of service to the University. George Vuicich Originally, Vuicich came … professional career continued at Wisconsin State University where he was an assistant professor of geography from 1960 … and messages to the family may be made at avinkcremation.com . …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28519

Research opportunities, campus involvement set biomedical sciences student up for success as future pediatric heart surgeon

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… Flynn on Grace Filpi is a proud Lawson Lunatic and soon-to-be graduate of Western's biomedical sciences program. … medical school was in her future as she was inspired to become a pediatric heart surgeon after seeing a cousin born … surgeon. "I knew I wanted to be pre-med, and I would go wherever that took me," says Filpi, who will graduate on …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70165

Trevor Block: The MBA offers a higher degree of experience

Haworth College of Business

… Stacey Lowis on “Higher education is incredibly important to me both personally and professionally,” says Trevor Block … at Western, and earning an MBA is a strategic decision to become even better at what he does. Previously in his career, … There have been some high points in Block’s program so far, where he has been challenged to think deeply and also had …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/08/trevor-block-mba

Student aviation careers ready for takeoff with launch of Aviate partnership

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… had him hooked. "We were always interested in things with motors and things that went fast," says his twin brother, Tim, … followed their aviation aspirations from their hometown of Commerce, Michigan to Western Michigan University. WMU … career paths—both eventually landing at United Airlines, where they are first officers. A new partnership between …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58142

WMU engineering, engineering technology and computer science programs renew ABET accreditation

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… WMU engineering, engineering technology and computer science programs renew ABET accreditation Submitted … ABET accreditation assures that programs meet standards to produce graduates ready to enter critical technical … value to academic programs in the technical disciplines, where quality, precision and safety are of the utmost …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/09/wmu-engineering-accreditation

WMU orchestral pop ensemble sets sights on big recording project

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… two Western Michigan University music students has grown into a large-scale orchestral pop ensemble recording at a … the project with master recording engineers. The band, composed almost entirely of current or recently graduated … already raised. People can pre-order the album as well as buy promotional materials by going to pledgemusic.com/MNOE . …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32268