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Geography grad created road map to success at Western

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… to success at Western Submitted by Erin Flynn on Quinn Heiser, a Lee Honors College and Presidential Scholar, is … as a person," says Heiser. "The interest that they take in what you're interested in, what you want to do with your life, what you want to do with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71466

Prof wins $500,000 NSF grant to study ethics of cyberwarfare

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… grant from the National Science Foundation to study ethical issues associated with cyberwarfare. Dr. Fritz Allhoff , … directed at civilian computer networks. "A big part of what we're doing is trying to figure out how to understand … your border and start firing missiles, things like force, aggression and self-defense are easy to understand. But what

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10555

Breaking it Down and Building it Up – Broderick Bebout Aims for A Career in Aviation Maintenance

College of Aviation

… questions to a child in the early evening goes like this -- "What did you do in school today, Johnny?"   No routine … to an emphasis in aviation.  Still up in the air was -- what aspect of aviation?  That plane-building course made a …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/12/broderick

Founder of innovative boxed water company to speak at business forum

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… College of Business. Ben Gott, founder of Boxed Water is Better, will speak at 8 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11 , in … architecture and design. He has since developed a somewhat avant-garde focus on entrepreneurship that led him to … or register at  wmich.edu/business/e-rsvp . To suggest an entrepreneur who should be considered for the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36054

Major construction projects underway aim to redefine WMU campus experience

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… Deanne Puca on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A season of transformation is underway at Western Michigan University as three major … tearing something down,” VanderVeen says. “We’re asking: What does it mean to be sustainable in the future? What kind of environment do we need to be successful with …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/05/2025-summer-construction-projects-underway-redefine-campus-experience

From military service to serving up community, Navy veteran finds new passion at Western

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… degree in food marketing. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Pickleball is big business right now, with the sport exploding into … 2019, it was just my brother and me playing. He didn't know what he was doing, I didn't know what I was doing," he … chain department in the Navy," he says. "But I was struggling with a class, and I guess it was fate or destiny or …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70095

WMUK's 'Grassroots' celebrates 35th anniversary

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… Kalamazoo dead in its tracks in 1987. But it didn't stop his radio show from going on the air. Sahlgren, who has been … of "real music for real people" across the region no matter what. Listeners can tune in from 10 a.m. to noon every … and the music just flows. Other weeks are more of a struggle, but a good show comes out nonetheless. "Here's what

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4771

TechNext: A life-changing learning experience

Haworth College of Business

… Mich.—“An odyssey of experiential learning.” That is how Western Michigan University senior Amanda Lim from … the personal bonds they made with peers. Staying curious is what Gracey says she will take from the trip, and that’s in … will gain knowledge of multiple areas of business beyond what a class can teach you, valuable connections with peers …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73624

Walker Institute’s new director ‘stands on business’ with youth community outreach 

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

… MI – Western Michigan University’s new director of the Lewis Walker Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic … “I want to amplify that and let people know what we do, and how we can support them within the local … doing this across the university,” Nightengale-Lee says. “What if we had an entity that could bring us together and to …

https://wmich.edu/provost/news/2024/10/lewis-walker-nightengale-lee

Graduate student ready for new career in organizational change leadership

College of Education and Human Development

… career in organizational change leadership Submitted by Chris Hybels on Sarah Eggerstedt KALAMAZOO, Mich.—"Where does a master's degree fit … communication, Eggerstedt didn't have a clear direction for what she wanted to study at WMU.  "I worked in the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/05/75534