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Clyde Gillette obituary

News

… May 1979 and retired in May 1994 after 15 years of service to the University. He was an assistant manager for custodial services. A guest book is available online for remembrances. Contact: Deanne Puca March 28, 2013 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5990

Evaluation Center executive director honored with statewide evaluation award

The Evaluation Center

… Evaluation Center executive director honored with statewide evaluation award Submitted by … about evaluation. For example, the center hosts a popular online collection of evaluation checklists , a hybrid … time and space for them to meet with MAE board members.” Incoming MAE President, Dr. Krystin Martens , shared how …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/05/75648

$4M state funding boost will help WMU's Kalamazoo Autism Center expand services

News

… "It's pretty exciting," says Dr. Stephanie Peterson , director of the Autism Center of Excellence. "I think it's sending a powerful message to our community that there's a need for these services … and it's … of initiatives, including: The Kalamazoo Autism Center , where undergraduate and graduate Western students, through a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/07/72115

Business professor secures Fulbright award

Haworth College of Business

… Mich.— Dr. Tim Palmer , professor of management and director of the Center for Sustainable Business Practices , has earned a highly competitive Fulbright Specialist Award from the U.S. … and seminars on topics such as assurance of learning—where he has more than 20 years of expertise. His …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60350

Sunseeker shines as WMU team ‘exceeds expectations’ at Formula Sun Grand Prix

News

… Submitted by Erin Flynn on The Sunseeker Solar Car Project took fourth place in the 2025 Elecktrek Formula Sun Grand … a number of safety checks in the scrutineering phase of the competition before making it onto the track. Courtesy: … same." For more WMU news, arts and events , visit  WMU News online. …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/07/sunseeker-solar-car-project-2025-formula-sun-grand-prix

Joel Webley’s Words of Aviation Wisdom

College of Aviation

… Joel Webley’s Words of Aviation Wisdom Submitted by Tom Thinnes on     Read what Joel Webley says about "how the … your confidence and skills.    "Whether it's helping with a community fundraiser or to be a student ambassador," Webley … served as a flight instructor for the College of Aviation where he says he soon learned that "the things we do every …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2021/12/webley

TLES professor awarded DOE grant renewal for $961,392

College of Education and Human Development

… of Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies and Director of the Urban Teacher Residency Program was recently … Regena Nelson CAPE aims to increase student-parents’ degree completion rates by providing child care tuition assistance … For more WMU news, arts and events , visit WMU News online. …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2021/10/tles-professor-awarded-doe-grant-renewal

Libraries awards nine Open Educational Resources Grants

University Libraries

… has awarded  Open Educational Resources (OER) grants  to nine Western faculty members, helping to lower textbook … six OER adoption grants will help instructors replace their commercial textbooks with free OER and are expected to save … textbooks have racked up over 84,000 pageviews and 28,000 online users.  The grants are intended to help instructors …

https://wmich.edu/library/news/2025/12/libraries-award-nine-open-educational-resources-grants-december-2025

The Determination of Doogan in Aviation Technical Operations

College of Aviation

… of Doogan in Aviation Technical Operations Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Call me Doogan.    If you are a whale of an … so to speak in regard to modes of transportation.  He completed two years worth of automotive classes at the … course in aircraft structures led by Brian Jansen.  "That's where we do the most amount of hands-on work, which of …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/08/doogan

Student team launching NASA competition dream

News

… Student team launching NASA competition dream Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, … dreamed of building and launching rockets since watching “October Sky” in seventh grade. Now, as part of the College of … Cup Collegiate Rocketry Competition in the spring of 2019, where their rocket performed well. A good result in the …

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