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Classic air race with WMU aviators to travel through Kalamazoo

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… flying small aircraft to reach Fairhope with the fastest time. Of the 53 teams and 100-plus women of all ages … Karsten is a 2005 graduate of Onaway High School. "It's going to challenge me not only as a pilot, but also as an … . Vena and Karsten expect to file regular updates on their team Facebook and Twitter accounts. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/06/24905

WMU earns sixth Tree Campus designation, finds rare tree species

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… Michigan University a Tree Campus for the sixth consecutive time, in recognition of WMU's commitment to effective … across the University," says Darrell Junkins , WMU grounds supervisor in landscape services. Tree Campus USA is a national program launched in 2008 and supported by a grant from Toyota Motor North America. It …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13807

WMU expanded aviation center to meet needs of growing industry

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… 67,000-square-foot instructional facility at the W.K. Kellogg Airport in Battle Creek May 10 drew praise by local … space, a computer room, composites/paint laboratory upgrades, a state-of-the-art simulation center, a premier … units in the nation, beginning in 1939 and evolving over time from a single program to its current status as a full …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53381

Two professors to be honored with Distinguished Teaching Awards

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… State of the University address by WMU President Edward Montgomery . In addition to the Distinguished Teaching Awards, … context of organizational communication such as workgroups and the sharing of resources. Drawing from her … leave with supplemental readings, and it's the truth! Each time I visit (her) office, I leave with a textbook, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/09/54905

Top seniors honored as 2016 Presidential Scholars

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… They include two mothers who have been working full time and raising their children while completing their … Michigan. Aviation sciences— Megan E. Voisard of Otsego, Michigan. Biological sciences— Joseph D. Barnett of … Matthew T. Bracey of Plymouth, Michigan. Integrated supply management— Jordan S. Berning of Battle Creek, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/31219

Communitywide sustainability resource offerings keep evolving

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… by Western Michigan University students almost a decade ago and nurtured by their peers ever since are bearing fruit … higher education institution to adopt a "green fee" to support campus sustainability. The move was instrumental in … our projects change as we hear from students and student government leadership and follow their concerns," says …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53507

Pipeline program expanded to increase health care workforce diversity

College of Health and Human Services

… Michigan, where several program participants attend. “Our goal is to empower these students to pursue careers in the … there to show them the way.” “We’re grateful for the support of Spectrum Health to make this program a reality, … of the HCPP and to see how it will continue to grow over time,” says Dr. Ken Johnson , former president of Medical …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/66994

Business college receives naming gift for sales, negotiation and leadership lab

Haworth College of Business

… Business college receives naming gift for sales, negotiation and leadership lab Submitted by Stacey Anderson on … expansion to accommodate the major's growth. The gift will upgrade the current lab to a state-of-the-art space. … Challenge—Students have finished first or second three times in the last five years.  National Collegiate Sales …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45696

WMU medical school granted full accreditation

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… Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine Building on the W.E. Upjohn M.D. Campus KALAMAZOO, Mich.—In the final step of a journey that began some seven years ago, the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. … at the Bernhard Center on WMU's main campus. Match Day is a time-honored event during which medical students learn where …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45417

Take advantage of global engagement opportunities in April

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… by WMU's Haenicke Institute for Global Education. Sign up for weekly update   WMU International Festival The music, … Amuedo-Dorantes, professor and chair of economics at San Diego State University. Free and open to the public. Thursday, … open to the public. "Again Toward Perpetual Peace: World Government by Lottocracy" lecture —6 p.m. in 213 Bernhard …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38968