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New on-campus thrift store supports sustainability, affordability

News

… in the Office for Sustainability, show off some of the wares available at the on-campus thrift store. KALAMAZOO, … used household items—from microwaves and mini fridges to kitchen tables, art and school supplies—free of charge.    … when she was working as an undergraduate student graphic designer in the Office for Sustainability.   Akinyemi …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/campus-thrift-store-opens-sustainability-housing-equipment-she-shed

Making 'work from home' work for you

W Magazine

… FOR ideal desks. However, like your lights and darks on wash day, work and home life became difficult to separate … dedicated home office, many of us grabbed what we could and set up makeshift workstations at the kitchen table or sidled a lawn chair up to a work bench for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/11/62168

WMU new economic development park honored for cleanup, sustainable use of land

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… between Parkview Avenue and Stadium Drive and is the northward expansion of Western's original business park that is … Michigan's (USGBC-WM) Innovative Project Award, Western was set to be honored during a ceremony at 5:30 p.m. on … that "break the mold of standard building construction, design and operations," according to the regional chapter. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/03/67442

College of Education and Human Development to celebrate four outstanding alumni at 2026 Alumni Awards

College of Education and Human Development

… of Education and Human Development to celebrate four outstanding alumni at 2026 Alumni Awards Submitted by Nicole Leffler on Kelly Alvarez, … Health-West. There, Booker led major institutional changes designed to strengthen equity for employees and patients. …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/09/college-education-human-development-awards-alumni-annual-2026

One Flight, One Mentor: How Josiah Bates Discovered His Future as a Pilot

College of Aviation

… One Flight, One Mentor: How Josiah Bates Discovered His Future as a Pilot Submitted by Cole Hinzmann … origins can be traced to his junior year at Chippewa Valley High School located in Bates' home community of … an early-childhood yen to be a roller coaster engineer by designing theme parks.  That's not enough?  How about …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2026/09/bates

Thousands gather for the 60th International Congress on Medieval Studies

College of Arts and Sciences

… Those attending will receive a commemorative pin, specially designed to celebrate the 60th Congress. “We are hoping to … he says.  Medieval cuisine demo with chef Channon Russette Mondoux. The first Conference on Medieval Studies at Western was held in 1962 and by 1966 the conference had grown to …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2025/06/magazine-medieval

Western's Dr. Chansheng He receives third Fulbright award

College of Arts and Sciences

… Western's Dr. Chansheng He receives third Fulbright award Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, … Mich.—Western Michigan University's Dr. Chansheng He was awarded his third Fulbright Specialist Program award in February 2023, cementing his status as a world-leading scholar in hydrology and water resource management. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71392

Hanging out with Helen Manumbu – Traveling Down the Aviation Tech Ops Path

College of Aviation

… and her mother getting ready for another shift in the kitchen of Love Muffins, located in Kalamazoo Those ties to … Western as well."   Photo of a WMU College of Aviation dedicated aircraft used in the Aviation Technical Operations … North Shore Agricultural and Technical High School, which was established in 2014 and offers training in 24 programs. …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/11/manumbu

Student contest part of MLK academy's 50th-anniversary celebration

News

… its 50th anniversary. Students were instrumental in founding the MLK Academy, and now students are playing a role in … and graduate students are invited to compete to design a serigraphy/screen-print poster that commemorates … take place during WMU's 2018 homecoming day festivities. Design competition Anniversary logo Only students may enter …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45215

New BTR Park firm offers inside look at product development process

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on The Newell Rubbermaid Design Center KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A new corporate partner at … Research Park is offering members of the campus and surrounding communities a chance to get an insider's view of the … from Graco; writing tools from Sharpie, Paper Mate, Waterman and Parker; label makers from Dymo; pots and pans …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17817