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Supply chain standout grad racks up resume-worthy experiences

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… offer the Monday before my last day!" she remembers. "It was amazing to go into my senior year not having to worry … her belt. The first taught her an important lesson: In order to really understand a career, you have to experience … came to Western undecided on her business focus, but she was drawn to the potential for a lucrative career in …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/04/graduate-success-supply-chain-management-chelsea-prebil

WMU Ethics Center announces lecture series for spring 2023

Study of Ethics in Society

… in Room 208 at the Bernhard Center. This lecture by Dr. Wa’ed Alshoubaki will discuss the ethical issues that might … Grasslands, Garbage Islands and Plastic Trees: Working Toward a Future Ecology Next up is “ Grasslands, Garbage Islands and Plastic Trees: Working Toward a Future Ecology,” with Alec Koppers ,  a second-year …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70568

Zoning in on the genetics of the world’s largest flower

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… "I fell in love with orchids," Barkman said.  "I decided I wanted to work with and study orchids for the rest of my … "I fell in love with orchids," Barkman said. "I decided I wanted to work with and study orchids for the rest of my …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2013/05/worlds-largest-flower

Unprecedented cross-campus collaboration leads to streamlined student support

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… filing an academic concern form, low grades, withdrawal from classes or a delay in course registration for the … find the resources they need to stay in college and work toward their dreams." Student Success Hub also streamlines … to better access the same tools, data and information in order to proactively identify potential challenges a student …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/70934

All systems go: Aerospace engineering student launches work into space

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… Force Base in California, Tom Scott , B.S.E.’25, M.S.’26, watched his graduate studies literally flash before his eyes.    “It was almost surreal. It was pitch black and then all of a … him computer programming and other skills he’d need in order to complete the work.   “I had never used Python, the …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/05/aerospace-engineering-spacex-payload-launch-tom-scott

Holiday poinsettia sales support PSSO

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… sales support PSSO Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Orders due Thursday, Nov. 29. KALAMAZOO—The Professional … is sponsoring its annual poinsettia sale and accepting orders through Thursday, Nov. 29 . Ordering Poinsettias are available in six varieties: red, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/11/3148

Two longtime staff members retire from University Libraries

University Libraries

… items.   Now heading into retirement, Carter looks forward to traveling and helping others by offering counseling … As acquisitions coordinator, Stowers managed print orders and processed new materials—making them ready for the … Libraries’ expansive online collections. Stowers looks forward to traveling with her husband, Greg, who she met at …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2024/12/longtime-staff-members-retire

No Aviation Legacy, No Problem: Joe Zynda’s WMU Journey to Envoy Air and Beyond

College of Aviation

… the support he could get at Western Michigan University in order to successfully advance his career dreams. And he got … College of Aviation is a firm advocate of the paying-it-forward philosophy because of how he was treated during his higher-education years that began in …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2026/07/zynda

Unlocking history through digital scholarship

University Libraries

… years researching and documenting the Catholic Cistercian order, including the locations of known Cistercian houses. … be shared on the women’s houses.   Janauschek’s research was discovered at Heiligenkreuz Abbey by Frank Sasama, a … it's a collaborative space, customizable, and the software is free and open source,” Swierenga says. “It's been …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2026/02/impact-report-digital-scholarship

$800K grant to explore atomic level purity for energy developments

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… level purity for energy developments Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Dr. Robert Makin KALAMAZOO, Mich.--Future … as batteries, fuel cells, thermopower devices and splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen, rely on developing … proposal, titled Investigation and Prediction of Structural Ordering in Monocrystalline Nitrides Through Classical and …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2025/07/800k-doe-grant-makin