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Business student awarded patent for speaking device

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Daniel Floyd with his invention, SpeechMasterPro KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Patent No. 20140287385 has been issued to Western Michigan University marketing student Daniel … , director of operations for Starting Gate. "His story of how he came to create SpeechMasterPro and his work ethic are …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/12/20784

WMU named 'Best for Vets' by Military Times for sixth consecutive year

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… Office for Military and Veterans Affairs offers services to military veterans. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan … veterans pursuing higher education—making the top-100 list for the sixth consecutive year. In a pre-Veterans Day … 'Setting the example' "It’s been amazing to witness how colleges all across higher education have embraced …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28436

Tweets net huge book donation and generous outpouring from Japan

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… KALAMAZOO—Twitter messages requesting Japanese books to support Western Michigan University's new major in … calling for the donations. Angles had been working with his colleagues at WMU to offer Japanese as an academic major. … that they knew and loved," Angles said. "I can't imagine how surprised the people at the library must have been when …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/02/4831

Alumna preserving the past while creating her own legacy

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… her own legacy Submitted by Deanne Puca on February is Black History Month, an annual celebration of achievements and a time … these girls. Even though I've never met her, I've thought, ‘How do I bring her confidence in the face of gender and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67068

WMU course examining startups wins national award

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… Deans Association. Submitted by Dr. John Mueller , assistant professor, and graduate assistant Fareed Shalhout , it was one of 18 submissions from across … a retreat at the Lowe Foundation in Cassopolis to learn how entrepreneurs can grow their companies to become viable …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26957

Constance S. (Waltz) Weaver obituary

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… Dr. Constance S. (Waltz) Weaver , professor emerita of English at Western Michigan University and an internationally … in 1965 and retired in 2005 after 39 years of service to the University. She was a leading voice on topics such as … force in expanding understanding of reading and writing and how to better teach these subjects. Her prolific and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/48035

WMU unveils its results from national campus climate survey

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… students feels safe and supported by faculty and administrators when it comes to addressing sexual violence, … felt faculty were genuinely concerned about their welfare and 76 percent felt the same about campus … student knows what constitutes sexual misconduct as well as how and where to to report an incident," Crawford says. "The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/11/36597

Dr. Michitoshi Soga obituary

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… Dr. Michitoshi Soga obituary Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … teaching load in 1986 to serve part time as an administrative officer for what is now the Haenicke Institute for … on our campus, he has set an example for his colleagues in how to interact with people from foreign lands," Woods said. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5512

Fulbright specialist envisions more conflict as Arctic ice melts

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… Fulbright specialist envisions more conflict as Arctic ice melts Submitted by … What would border security look like for Arctic nations? How might robotics, cyperoperations and artificial … also has co-edited "Binary Bullets: The Ethics of Cyberwarfare" and "The Routledge Handbook of Ethics and War: Just …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/07/47942

Lifelong learning classes, trips set for this summer

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… Lifelong learning classes, trips set for this summer Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … Institute's short-term, noncredit summer courses run one to four weeks and take place on the WMU campus and at other … Institute offerings, including registration details and how to obtain the summer courses and trips catalog, visit …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/32202