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WMU launches new entrepreneurship opportunities for students

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… WMU's Schneider Hall KALAMAZOO—Adding to a growing number of entrepreneurial activities available for Western Michigan … students, two new programs—an entrepreneurship major offered through the Haworth College of Business and a … Workshop, which includes courses and speaking events in the School of Music; and the Entrepreneur Club, a student-run …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15728

WMU welcomes more than 50 new international students this January

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… students who began at WMU in August. For m any of the weary-eyed travelers, International Student … studies in chemistry at WMU. She chose Western because of its impressive research offerings, especially in the … and academic opportunities; providing outreach to area K-12 schools; hosting lectures, panels and events; and showcasing …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2025/01/international-orientation-25

Seniors honored for academic excellence as 2023 Presidential Scholars

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… from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, March 17 , in Rooms 208 and 210 of the Bernhard Center. Each year, faculty members from … the most outstanding senior in their nearly 50 academic schools, departments and programs to represent their unit as … Scholar represents the best from their individual schools, departments and programs as evidenced by their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71023

Graduate success reaches all-time high at WMU

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… and the experience I had with my fellow students and professors opened my eyes and my heart to the field of social work," says Johnny Anderson III , who earned his … important is the engagement of students while they are in school in experiential education," says Dr. Ewa Urban , who …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/01/57465

From the soccer field to electric fields, aerospace engineering degrees propel Bronco toward career success

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… in a season for the Broncos. But she also gets a kick out of engineering—a penchant that will propel her into the next … Kalamazoo when she was being recruited early on in her high school career. "I knew I wanted to do something in … of Lewis Center, Ohio. "There aren't a whole lot of schools in the Midwest that offer aerospace as a specific …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/06/72012

Western students leave their mark near campus through mural experience

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… as a graduating senior at Western in 2009. The mural offered a unique opportunity for Experience-Driven Learning, … installation. In a full-circle moment, the  Gwen Frostic School of Art alumnus is mentoring a new generation of … at and helping them take away things that will be valuable for them in the future," says Rittenhouse. "This …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/06/western-students-leave-mark-through-mural-experience-gwen-frostic-school-art

A growing inspiration: Undergraduates’ garden initiative motivates the masses

College of Arts and Sciences

… Lawlor, Joshua VanSlambrouck and Will Roosien, the group of undergraduates leading the Seed urban gardening … wall overlooking the garden they've cultivated as part of their project. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—In the backyard of a … Bilinda Straight , professor of anthropology  in WMU’s new School of Environment, Geography, and Sustainability, heard …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73961

Student group focuses on breaking the stigma surrounding mental health

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… event during Mental Health Week. Students wrote words of encouragement and also performed spoken word poetry about … experienced in recent history. It has disrupted businesses, schools and physical connections. Not surprisingly, it's … So, when I was finally able to come back to Kalamazoo (for school) and see my friends, I felt my mental health rising." …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/10/61714

Student team launching NASA competition dream

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… by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Alexis Lind has dreamed of building and launching rockets since watching “October Sky” in seventh grade. Now, as part of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences’ Advanced … team was one of 42 college teams, and the only Michigan school, accepted into the prestigi ous contest. Jonathan …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56773

Alumnus surfs the turbulence to success

W Magazine

… could be “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.” But the first of the three adjectives would be the star of the show. … 11, 2001. “I was on a week off between my Mesaba ground school training and prior to going to simulator training … I ever worked with. The knowledge I gained is still invaluable." When he returned to Detroit with Delta, he became an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/05/71774