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WMU College of Aviation receives federal funding to expand workforce development

News

… This is an exciting time for the University.”   A recent report from Boeing indicates a need for 660,000 new pilots …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2026/02/aviation-funding-workforce-development-gary-peters

WMU alumni awarded prestigious Blue Cloud Award

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… Kan during the China Institute in America Blue Cloud Gala 2025 at The Pierre Hotel on October 23, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/10/lynn-chen-zhang-charles-zhang-china-institute-blue-cloud-award

Western honors staff for impact on students and campus community in 2023-24

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… honors for non-faculty staff. Selected from the pool of semiannual winners from both fall and spring, they are … Montgomery says. “I am proud of the accomplishments of our annual Make a Difference Award recipients. Their …   Oct. 11 in Kirsch Auditorium of the Fetzer Center The annual event also recognizes recipients of Distinguished …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/09/make-difference-award-annual-winners-2023-24

Western Michigan University honored with national award for the Urban Teacher Residency Program

College of Education and Human Development

… accept the award on behalf of the program at AACTE’s annual conference. For more WMU news, arts and events , …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/02/regena-nelson-aacte-urban-teacher-education

Native American Student Organization recognized as exemplar in diversity and inclusion

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… by Erin Flynn on NASO students at IndigiJam in April 2025. They served as fashion models for Indigenous fashion … with the 2025 Excellence in Diversity Award .   Awarded annually at Western’s Fall Award Celebration, the Excellence … Teaching , Emerging Scholar, Global Engagement and annual Make a Difference awards. The event begins at 11 a.m. …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/09/excellence-diversity-award-2025-native-american-student-organization

Electrical engineering student comes full circle via Innovation Expo

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… Floyd Hall as a high school student for Innovation Expo, an annual event hosted by the College of Engineering and … her Innovation Expo roots—but this time as a judge for the 2025 event, held on Dec. 5, where over 350 students competed …

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2026/01/mckenna-bowerman-innovation-expo

Recruiting skills and retaining connections

Haworth College of Business

… with job postings, fingerprinting, workers’ compensation reporting, talent and recruiting events, and a variety of …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/03/human-resource-management-maddie-suttle

WMU named one of five universities to lead new state teacher preparation program

College of Education and Human Development

… more than 1,000 educators entering the workforce annually. Over the next two years, Western will partner with …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/02/wmu-selected-statewide-teacher-preparation-initiative

WMU expertise on display in Grand Rapids for Tech Week, ArtPrize

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… citywide events: technology “unconference” Tech Week 2025 and ArtPrize, the international art competition and … rise as a hub of digital transformation.”   Tech Week 2025   Tech Week runs from Monday, Sept. 15, to Saturday, …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/09/grand-rapids-artprize-tech-week-2025

Historic $100M fund launched by WMU faculty to pioneer place-based investment and Experience-Driven Learning

Haworth College of Business

… strategy students. According to the WMU Career Outcomes Report:   100% of leadership and business strategy graduates …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/10/sleeping-giant-capital-historic-fund