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Haenicke Institute for Global Education
… are published weekly online by WMU's Haenicke Institute for Global Education. Sign up for a weekly update February 2019 Friday, February 8 Blues … in the Bernhard Center Global Lounge, hosted by the Center for English Language and Culture for International Students. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/02/51232
Skyrocketing drone usage leads WMU to offer consulting service
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… backyards to the boondocks. They've become important tools for many cost-conscious individuals and organizations, but … job done, then collect the necessary data and interpret it for clients. Want to find out where a building is losing … most of its heat? Wondering if parts of a field are too dry for a certain crop? Ready to sell some mounds of gravel but …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/54032
Aerospace engineering alumna soaring at Boeing
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… Haji, a 2018 WMU graduate, works as a propulsion engineer for The Boeing Company. “I thought, ‘Wow! How can such a big … something I put my mind into. My parents have been in the forefront of my success. Even when they did not quite … school, they kept supporting me during my falls and cheered for me during my rise.” Today, Haji, a 2018 aerospace …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58017
Haworth College of Business alumni recognition program wins award
Haworth College of Business
… of Business 30 Under 30 program has received the Council for Advancement and Support of Education Gold Award for Best New Alumni Program. The awards program recognizes … with engagement of 9,565 individuals. Kameron Kampen , a sales account manager at Stryker and 2013 business graduate, …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/12/57002
Students study effectiveness of solar panel placement
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… Spannagel operates a scaled-down solar panel to track performance effects of modifications to the panel. KALAMAZOO, … studied the placement of this technology in a project for Consumers Energy to help educate young people about the benefits, and limitations, of solar energy. For their senior engineering design project, An Nguyen of …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53773
Powerful piece wins WMU dance student prestigious choreography award
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… to success after graduation. Hayley Midea won the coveted Maggie Allesee Choreography Award on Saturday, Oct. 12 , … isn't something Midea, a Wixom native, has always been comfortable with. "I've really grown as a person at WMU, in … here, and now as a senior I just won the state competition for choreography." Midea had company at the Michigan Dance …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/10/56188
Several internships with same company helped alumnus land job
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… a musical field. “I was planning to major in trumpet performance,” he says. Instead, he decided to march to an … professional tune, as evidenced by his work as an engineer for Consumers Energy. Successful internships with Consumers … then went directly into a 2-year rotational apprenticeship for the Michigan utility company’s natural gas and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58019
Three WMU students receive prestigious scholarships
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… received $71,000 in scholarship funds from the association for the 2019-20 academic year. " I am thrilled to see that … Bob Samples , executive-in-residence and faculty specialist for the food and consumer package goods marketing program . … DeJulio is also a member of the WMU men’s soccer team and former representative of the Student-Athlete Advisory Board. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55328
WMU alumna returns to develop University's community partnerships
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… Wood , managing director of economic development services for the city of Grand Rapids, will join Western Michigan University as its new associate vice president for community partnerships on Monday, Oct. 7 . Wood, a WMU … decades of experience. She will now lead the University's efforts to engage and develop collaboration with key community …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/55254
Trustees to meet Nov. 6, consider 2020-21 apartment rates, other recommendations
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… will be asked to consider several items while meeting in formal session, including: documents regarding the Asylum Lake Preserve, WMU apartment rates for the 2020-21 academic year, an interim amendment to the residency policy for admissions; and strategy for graduate tuition rates. The …
https://wmich.edu/news/2019/11/56341