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Year-to-date gift totals top $36 million

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… report made to the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees at its April 19 meeting showed the total of gifts, pledges and deferred commitments made to WMU for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/372

Fashion program hosts annual career week giving students an inside look at the industry

College of Education and Human Development

… industry Submitted by Chris Hybels on Kathy Fulton, founder of The Fulton Foundry, spoke to students about her time at … manager and recruiter at Von Maur, presented the history of the department store chain and discussed internships. Tom … , chair of Western’s Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. “This town/tower connection, often with …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71206

Senior Engineering Design Conference showcases students’ innovative projects

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… final projects including plans for upgrades and a redesign of Veterans Memorial Park in Colon, Michigan; an enhanced a simulation that offers students practice in preventing cyberattacks; and … assist future teams. More than 280 engineering and applied sciences students were able to put their academic knowledge …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/04/71375

Aviation grad ready for career to take off

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… Aviation grad ready for career to take off Submitted by Erin Flynn on Dezmond Stover pulls an aircraft out of a hangar at the WMU College of Aviation. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—While aviators have their …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62507

Spark for sustainability earns Western professor national electric vehicle award

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… Spark for sustainability earns Western professor national electric vehicle award Submitted by Erin Flynn on Dr. Paul Pancella shows off his converted Honda Civic at the Renew America Roadtrip … event on campus in 2009. As Jeff Spoelstra, director of the Office for Sustainability says, Pancella "built and …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69761

WMU team places in top 3 in national castings competition

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… rounds. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—A Western Michigan University team of undergraduate and graduate students was placed in the top three out of 41 universities participating in the 2022 Cast in Steel … Sean Derrick , Ph.D. student in engineering and applied sciences Juan Foo , graduate student in mechanical …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68171

Dr. D'Jaris Coles-White awarded Presidential Innovation Professorship

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… Dr. D'Jaris Coles-White awarded Presidential Innovation Professorship Submitted by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.— Dr. … University community as a Presidential Innovation Professor . A new hire in the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences , her research focuses on multicultural issues in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/10/65852

Following her father’s footsteps: Lily Zwanka’s breakthrough into food marketing

Haworth College of Business

… KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Starting her journey in her hometown of Albany, New York,  Lily Zwanka  chose her majors in food … Lily hopes to diversify her perspective on multiple aspects of the food marketing industry in order to grow now and … There are many reasons why Lily is excited to be a part of this field, but the work atmosphere is the most …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69899

Pitch competition helps tee engineering grad up for business success

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… and behold, he took them to Florida and challenged a bunch of his professional buddies to play with them, and nobody could break … strike the ball. " The College of Engineering (and Applied Sciences) at Western was really able to help me progress a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/05/68053

Western Michigan University launches new course on tribal governance

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… nations, is adding a tribal governance course to its Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) program. The product of nearly two years of meaningful planning, the course was … Dr. Carla Koretsky , dean of Western's College of Arts and Sciences .  "This course will serve not only as an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/11/66272