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New fund affiliated with WMU aims to raise $50M to acquire small businesses in West Michigan

News

… New fund affiliated with WMU aims to raise $50M to acquire small businesses in West Michigan Submitted by Stacey Lowis on (Left to right) Doug Lepisto … Mich.— Sleeping Giant Capital , a private investment firm with ties to Western Michigan University's Haworth College …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/08/60872

With rural and small clinics in mind, professor uses COVID-19 grant to create low-cost respiratory device

News

With rural and small clinics in mind, professor uses COVID-19 grant to create low-cost respiratory device Submitted by … University professor, is developing a compact device with components that cost less than $150. He aims to make it …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/07/60231

Take Offs and Touchdowns with Alex Toger – Flying High as a College of Aviation Alumni and Current Endeavor Air Pilot

College of Aviation

… Take Offs and Touchdowns with Alex Toger – Flying High as a College of … the many "pros."  "Adjusting to being gone about half the month is always tough," Toger says.  "Balancing time at work …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/07/toger

Broncos Lead interns grow job skills by helping kids grow in their love of nature

W Magazine

… their love of nature Submitted by Erin Flynn on Gabe Bresnahan, a marketing student, was able to lead planning and … right, so much that she offered them jobs to stay with the organization after their internships ended. Whether … across from Bronson Park in downtown Kalamazoo is abuzz with activity—and Mary Howe is helping to write grants to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/08/72461

International alumna brings bold vision to Spring Gala: A full circle moment for an MBA student turned community leader and corporate professional

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… brings bold vision to Spring Gala: A full circle moment for an MBA student turned community leader and corporate … of Artistic Director for the 2026 Spring Gala , bringing with her a lifetime of artistic training and a vision shaped … and creativity.   “I’ve always had two hats,” Li says with a laugh. “People at work don’t know I dance, and my …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2026/04/karin-li-global-alumna

Finding community and confidence: Manavi Trivedi’s journey from India to Kalamazoo for an MBA

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Finding community and confidence: Manavi Trivedi’s journey from India to … that values people first, a place where I could grow with confidence, stay true to myself and build my future … and makes the campus feel like a true community.”   Trivedi with friends in the National Association of Black …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2026/02/trivedi-international-student-story

Montalvo receives a prestigious scholarship to study in Argentina

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… prestigious scholarship to study in Argentina Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on By Kevin Haynes KALAMAZOO, … students in STEM fields, ethnic minority students, students with disabilities, and students from U.S. states with less study abroad participation. EnRico Montalvo, a …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2017/03/montlavo-interview

Western Michigan University students take first at Michigan Collegiate Startup Challenge

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

… Western Michigan University students take first at Michigan Collegiate … includes:   Whitney Isabella Griffin , product design major with entrepreneurship and user experience/human-computer … judges with its blend of aesthetics and functionality.   Months of preparation lead to success   The winning results …

https://wmich.edu/provost/news/2026/03/first-michigan-collegiate-startup-challenge

Riding High with Adam Rice

College of Aviation

… Riding High with Adam Rice Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Let's see how … this all worked for Adam Rice on his journey to becoming an airline pilot. (1) Grandma attended Western Michigan … from home for extended periods of time.  Rice cited two months in relative isolation as he underwent airline-pilot …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/11/rice

Ali Neamah, from Iraq, Thrives at WMU

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… Ali Neamah, from Iraq, Thrives at WMU Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Kalamazoo, Mich. -- For Ali … not understand me when speaking English for the first six months. Because I graduated at the top of my class in Iraq, … to know and understand American culture, and to help him with everyday things, like grocery shopping. But he has also …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2019/09/ali-neamah