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WMU's Heritage Hall garners highest green building ranking

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… on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University's historic Heritage Hall has earned platinum status, the highest … set out to honor our campus and community's history and showcase how that history can be leveraged with the use of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/06/40423

WMU sales students claim first place in the Desert Cup

Haworth College of Business

… team of Haworth College of Business students are, from left to right, Adam Brayton, Kaitlyn Lay, Madeline Kastel and … Kastel represented WMU at the competition. Faculty Specialist Mary Nielsen coached the team. The competition tasked … Lay shared her sentiments about Nielsen as a coach and how her input led to their win. “Professor Nielsen was the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67738

WMU professor elected senator of Phi Beta Kappa

College of Arts and Sciences

… WMU professor elected senator of Phi Beta Kappa Submitted by Sara Dillon on KALAMAZOO, … Pastrana-Pérez , associate professor and chair of the Spanish Department at Western Michigan University, has been … arts and sciences education. The committee considers how well the applicant institution’s academic environment …

https://wmich.edu/arts-sciences/news/2024/12/pastrano-perez-ppksenate

Researchers discover role Saharan dust plays in hurricane rainfall

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… Researchers discover role Saharan dust plays in hurricane rainfall … Flynn on An image captured on July 13, 2013, by satellite shows a dust storm blowing off the coast of Africa. (Image courtesy: NASA …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2024/08/researchers-discover-role-saharan-dust-plays-hurricane-rainfall

WMU sales program once again ranked as one of the best in the U.S.

Haworth College of Business

… again, earning a place on the Sales Education Foundation’s list of top sales programs in the country. This is the 17th … what we have known for over 20 years—what we teach, how we teach it and the community we teach it in are top … placed first in a role-play competition at the State Farm Marketing and Sales Competition , a category in which …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2024/08/sef2024

NSF grant aimed at advancing construction education with generative AI and BIM

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… using generative AI and building information modeling (BIM) to bring your classroom construction project to life. … of civil and construction engineering, and an interdisciplinary team of researchers throughout the country, aim … develop an AI-powered training platform that could reshape how digital skills are taught in construction, helping to

https://wmich.edu/engineer/news/2024/12/generative-ai-construction-engineering

Select group receives top undergraduate honor for 2015

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… Scholar. The annual Presidential Scholar designation is the highest honor WMU can bestow on an undergraduate. The … forums. For his Lee Honor's College thesis, he is examining how scientific and medical reasoning are employed among … and attend graduate school. Her interests are in child welfare, particularly foster care and adoption. She is

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/05/25421

WMU's 'living, learning laboratory' models sustainability

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… laboratory' models sustainability Submitted by Paula M. Davis on Students sell produce at the farm stand outside the Gibbs House. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A … to some local food truck vendors. "We're teaching students how to grow food and show them that they can grow it in ways …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28342

Business of beer on tap for next Entrepreneurship Forum event

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… and Rene Greff, founders of Arbor Brewing Company, will discuss how a passion for beer and adventure launched their … At about the same time as the Ypsilanti location was undergoing renovation, the Greffs received an offer they couldn't …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20145

Eckert, Gogan honored with Distinguished Teaching awards

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… Eckert, Gogan honored with Distinguished Teaching awards Submitted by Deanne Puca on … during a ceremony Friday, Oct. 29 . “We do not often get to experience the instructional excellence of our colleagues … we are rarely ever in their teaching and learning spaces; however, we see their achievements in the quality of our …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/66033