Search

Outstanding student employees, supervisor recognized

News

… Outstanding student employees, supervisor recognized Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, … and with the greater community," says Brenda Case-Parris , coordinator of student employment in Career and Student … Risk Being a boss is about more than doling out tasks and logging hours. It's about active leadership and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/03/63563

Students study effectiveness of solar panel placement

News

… University engineering students studied the placement of this technology in a project for Consumers Energy to help … in Kalamazoo-area schools, according to the project's advisor Dr. Pablo Gomez , WMU associate professor of electrical … and computer engineering. "They are capturing and storing this information so people can see how much power is being …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/07/53773

New MBA concentration in aviation takes flight

News

… dollar international industry. As such, aviation is vital to the United States and the global economy,” says … Capt. Dave Powell , dean of the College of Aviation. “This MBA with an aviation concentration enhances our students’ … as well as related industries. A formal survey and discussions among current and future students revealed a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15807

Western alum appointed to leadership post in U.S. Department of Transportation

News

… by Erin Flynn on WASHINGTON, D.C.—There's a lot riding on Tristan Brown's success. As newly appointed acting administrator/deputy administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/63812

WMU hosting inaugural conference, forming statewide coalition to bring more teachers of color to classrooms

News

… Future Educator Program Scholar William Wright , it was his fourth-grade teacher of color, Mrs. Wilson-Bridges. “The … of her students to value their own education by pushing us is what inspired me to be a teacher,” said Wright. … or similar background.  Recognizing the need to address this stark racial and ethnic population disparity between …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58144

Haworth College of Business alumni recognition program wins award

Haworth College of Business

… areas of alumni relations, communications, marketing, fundraising and events. The Pride of CASE V competition includes public and private institutions from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. Winners of the annual competition were announced …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/12/57002

'Heritage' and environmental commitment dovetail in WMU renovation

News

… on the Western Michigan University campus will reopen this month as the most environmentally sophisticated on the WMU campus and in all of southwest Michigan. Heritage Hall is the birthplace of WMU, and it has graced the top of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/10/27780

Music of the Carpenters featured in Miller Auditorium event

News

… Mich.—"Close to You: The Music of the Carpenters" is coming to Western Michigan University's Miller Auditorium … 11): millerauditorium.com Considered one of the best vocalists of all time, Karen Carpenter captured the attention of … charts with more than a dozen No. 1 hits. Now, singer Lisa Rock and her six-piece band are bringing the music of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35843

WMU instructor and education students make privacy screens for virtual learning

News

… Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Learning during a pandemic is hard. Many kids in K-12 schools across the country are … don't necessarily have the luxury. Maybe they live at the mission and they don't want people to know that based on the … where they're actually teaching as well. They saw the struggle immediately, because half of the students they work …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62393

Passion for helping drives family studies graduate's success

News

… says Marin, who changed her major a few times as she discovered new opportunities within the College of Education … right within my path and in my values, and I think Western is definitely a place where you can go and thrive." Marin … to do. Now that it's here, I'm like, 'Wow, I did it!'" This opportunity is something Marin doesn't take for granted. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62463