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Online ticket sales for WMU Tigers Night are now live

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… WMU/Tigers baseball hat in the University's brown and gold colors. In addition, $5 of the cost of each ticket sold … station. Individual hats will not be available. There is no way to obtain a hat without being one of the first 1,500 to … faculty, staff, and current and prospective students. "We want to pack the stadium," says Christopher Praedel , …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30891

Alumnus turned top Seattle tech CEO tackles health care arena

W Magazine

… in acquisitions. Singh’s journey to becoming a leading CEO wasn’t linear though. In fact, Singh stumbled at the first college he attended. “GMI (Kettering) wasn’t a good fit,” he admits. “I was miserable, so at 18 … engineer,” he jokes, “but gaining an understanding of scientific methodology and how to frame and solve problems, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2024/03/75128

Alabama-Huntsville professor to take reins of WMU engineering college

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… won the UAH Alumni Association's Distinguished Faculty Award and the College of Engineering's Distinguished Faculty Award in 2001, the Distinguished Teaching Award in 2004 and … serving since 2007 on the editorial review board of Scientific Journals International and serving since 2006 as …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/01/21046

Broncos reach new heights in NASA Student Launch competition

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… LaBonte, Ella Kubesh, Tyler Clendenning and Markus Vanderzwaag show off some of the rockets their team has built.  … competing for the exact same thing," says  Markus Vanderzwaag , an aerospace engineering student from Elkhart, … building and flying a high-powered amateur rocket and scientific payload. This year's competition took inspiration …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/05/nasa-student-launch-challenge-2025-aiaa-pegasus-rocket

Trustees approve retirements of two faculty, six staff members

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… occupational therapy, effective June 30, 2014 Dr. Reneé Schwartz , associate professor of biological sciences, … finance and commercial law, effective July 1, 2014. Tenure was granted to Dr. Brandy A. Skjold , faculty specialist … 23, 2014 WMU begins STARS sustainability initiative with 'gold' rating | July 23, 2014 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/07/17670

WMU appoints new VP for diversity and inclusion

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… and inclusive campus community," says WMU President Edward Montgomery . "I am confident that, working with the WMU … hearing sciences. McCorkle replaces the retiring Dr. Martha Warfield , who was the University's first chief diversity … WMU but to shape higher education. I want WMU to be the gold standard for diversity and inclusion." Candy McCorkle …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47976

Talks on community empowerment locally and in Middle East

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… rights and empowers them to access those rights. The model was adapted to the Middle Eastern context after having been … are the Canadian Bureau of International Education Award for extraordinary contributions to the field of international education and the Gold Medal of the Jordan Red Crescent. WMU's Center for the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/91

TowerPinkster selected as architectural firm for WMU Alumni Center

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… Hotel, Fort Mackinac, the Michigan State Capitol and Fort Wayne. East Hall gained National Historic Landmark status in … successes include the Federal Building in Grand Rapids that was recently renovated for Ferris State University's Kendall … with LEED—Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design—gold-level certification. Green was the project lead on that …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/06/7507

Emily Bosak

First-Year Faces

… to relieving pain,” Bosak says. “I feel like the best way for me to help other people is to relieve their pain.” … visited five nursing schools in Michigan and decided WMU was the best fit to continue her education. “They have a … them all, ” she says. Bosak is no stranger to the brown and gold. She grew up watching shows, concerts and recitals at …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/05/59608

Help select WMU's top four staffers for 2014

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… information in support of a semi-annual Make a Difference Award recipient is due May 31. KALAMAZOO—Twenty-five staff … Michigan University's 2014 Make a Difference Annual Award, which carries a $1,200 before-tax prize and will be … are recipients of 2013-14 fall and spring semiannual awards through the Make a Difference program. As such, they …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15615