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Employers to vie for job, intern candidates at spring career fairs

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… Employers to vie for job, intern candidates at spring career fairs Submitted by Anonymous … verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Hundreds of employers will be at Western Michigan University during the spring semester … on campus with their selected first-round candidates. The biggest spring event is the annual February Career Fair, which …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/04/51134

DENSO Foundation gives $50,000 to support WMU student engineers

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… will drive innovation and help shape our future." Projects benefiting from the grant The three teams in WMU's College … team, which develops a solar-powered vehicle for the American Solar Challenge, a biennial cross-country race that is … funding early in the competitive cycle, means our students can focus more on technical development and securing …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/09/26445

Western's College of Aviation honors alumni, supporters with annual awards

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… by Erin Flynn on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Aviators know the benefit of tailwinds, helping to guide the plane forward toward its destination. A number of people and organizations have acted in the same … recognition dinner. Hall of Honor inductees include Robert Aardema , M.S.'85, associate professor emeritus of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/11/69791

WMU garners more than $1.6 million in grants in months of April, May

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… professor of psychology. The continuation grant will be used to develop an intensive intervention that … of civil and construction engineering, to evaluate the benefit of the Michigan Department of Transportation's … the Small Business Development Center. The new grant will be used to provide no-cost business consulting, secondary …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33493

Endowed scholarships established in memory of Warfield, Hall

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… University's celebrated Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, members of the organization have established two new endowed … of Business, with preference given to Alpha fraternity members. The Charles C. Warfield Endowed Scholarship will honor the retired WMU faculty member and president of the Kalamazoo chapter of the NAACP who …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/07/33299

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 … the next generation of pilots and aviation technicians will be trained and educated right here in Battle Creek," says … administrators and maintenance personnel will significantly increase as the current workforce ages out of the …

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

WMU garners more than $2 million in grants during month of March

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… from Kalamazoo Community Mental Health to Dr. Carol Sundberg , director of the Center for Disability Services, to provide daily living, communication, behavior control and social skill services to … Cho , assistant professor of statistics. The grant will be used to document crash history and conduct speed studies …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/05/31954

WMU Board of Trustees approves investment in new fleet for College of Aviation

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… type of training and skills students were able to develop because of the quality of the planes and the high level of … us to the next level." The WMU Foundation loan, which has been approved up to $20 million, will support the purchase … of Aviation expects the actual cost of the new fleet to be much less, as it will use the sale of its current fleet …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71172

Public career fairs bringing diverse list of employers to WMU

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… by Anonymous (not verified) on KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Large numbers of employers will be on campus in February for Western … of an updated resume. However, many employers will ask candidates to complete an online application in lieu of … critiquing through Friday, Feb. 3, with critiqued resumes returned in 48 hours. Deployment of the Career Chat Kiosk near …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/02/37887

Daniel Tinkler obituary

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… Tinkler , a former Western Michigan University staff member, died Aug. 31, 2015 . He was 67. Tinkler, of Otsego, … operating engineer. Services and a private burial have been held. Memorial gifts may be made to Almena United Methodist Church Helping Hands Fund. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/03/30905