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Students place second in international cybersecurity competition

Cybersecurity

… University students placed second in the undergraduate division of the 2025 Social Engineering competition at Temple … Club, was among 27 participating undergraduate teams from universities internationally.   For the competition, … vulnerabilities in a simulated organization, focusing on how human behavior intersects with information security. The …

https://wmich.edu/cybersecurity/news/2025/07/students-place-second-cybersecurity-competition

Western Michigan University ranked top education employer in Michigan

News

… by Erin Flynn on Forbes ranked Western based on responses from WMU employees on criteria ranging from paths to … top education destination, Western Michigan University is also a great place to work. The institution was named the … than 160,000 employees surveyed nationwide who were asked how likely they were to recommend their employer. …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/top-ranking-forbes-best-state-employers-2025

Nour Khaiara is growing into her goals

Haworth College of Business

… Nour Khaiara is growing into her goals Submitted by Janine Adamski on … Khaiara’s professional and academic recognition goes far beyond receiving this scholarship. WMU Haworth has … but also significantly enriched my understanding of how various aspects of the industry operate.” However, …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/09/humanresourcemanagement-nourkhaiara-scholarship-growth

Cybersecurity student dreams big

Cybersecurity

… experiences, Lochlan McElroy co-founded Western Research Advisory for Vulnerabilities, Exploits, and Networks as another … Students get experience with real security tools, learn how to write reports, and practice skills. “I saw how new … you do. No student here is an expert, and we all learn from each other just as much as we learn from our …

https://wmich.edu/cybersecurity/news/2025/07/lochlan-mcelroy-cybersecurity

The Hagan Hangar: A Family’s Legacy Takes Wing at Western Michigan University

College of Aviation

… Hagan Siblings: Jacob, Jillian, and Justin during their sister's Wings Ceremony at the WMU College of Aviation It's … because, as the saying goes, the nuts don't fall very far from the tree:  Dad Dennis is an A&P (airframe and … program and graduate," he says.  "They would always tell me how great it was and about all of the amazing things that go …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/06/hagan

WMU accountancy students honored with scholarships

Haworth College of Business

… students were honored with significant scholarships from the Michigan Accountancy Foundation. Orion Rahjes from … that I was selected out of all the candidates who applied this past year,” says Tanade. “The Michigan Accountancy … coordinating office functions for Fellowship of Christian Farmers International. He aims to work for a Big Four public …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/08/accountancy-scholarships-orion-rahjes-frans-tanade

Scholarship and storytelling: WMU professor's acclaimed historical-fiction imagines the life of Shakespeare's daughter

W Magazine

… Scholarship and storytelling: WMU professor's acclaimed historical-fiction imagines the life of Shakespeare's … one of the play’s core themes: personal fulfillment comes from the journey, not the destination. It also serves as an … the time period in which I have expertise,” she says. “It’s farther into the 17th century, 30 years after Shakespeare …

https://wmich.edu/magazine/news/2025/06/print-author-grace-tiffany-historical-fiction-imagines-life-shakespeares

WMU Student Center becomes the 17th campus building to earn LEED certification

WMU Student Center

… places, and planet under the Okanagan Charter .  Administered by the Green Business Certification Inc. (GCBI) and … and daily usage, the 162,000+ square foot building is a showcase example of diverse sustainable construction. … access by bike or pedestrian paths. Natural daylight from the skylit heart that also helps limit electric energy …

https://wmich.edu/student-center/news/2025/08/student-center-leed-certification

Gearing up for the grind: Skateboard-loving student ready to roll into WMU's kinetic imaging program

First-Year Faces

… Western's campus, including to the Richmond Center for Visual Arts, a hub for creativity. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—With the … soon call home. "I'm just really looking forward to having my own schedule and finding new things to do and explore," … I want to be," says Rodriguez-Vargas, who graduated in May from Innovation Central High School in Grand Rapids, …

https://wmich.edu/firstyearfaces/news/2025/07/class-2029-yoyo-rodriguez-vargas-kinetic-imaging

New drone program takes aviation offerings to new heights

W Magazine

… College of Aviation. From delivering goods and surveying disaster zones to mapping critical infrastructure and … me for a future career by teaching me to understand how a future employer might run their organization.” — … turbine blades on windmills, or you can inspect solar farms and survey wetlands with drones.”  CJ Rodebaugh and …

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