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Fashion students unleash creativity with new Goodwill partnership

College of Education and Human Development

… on MODA designers and models pose after the ' Rhythm N' Runway ' round of style wars at Goodwill. (Courtsey: Stacie Jackson, Goodwill … Stacie Jackson KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Yesterday's fashion got a modern twist from Western Michigan University students …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2025/03/fashion-students-wmu-moda-goodwill-partnership-design-show

Engineering team finds success at regional castings competition

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

… success at regional castings competition Submitted by Cindy Wagner on Engineering students Levi Koebbe (left) and Rehan … second place  and the Judge’s Most Innovative Process award at the student casting competition  2022 American … The team's castings project was to create a clamp set for docks. “My parents live on a lake, and I was walking …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/02/67265

Southern Utah University scholar to address need for liberal arts education

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… First, he asserts the notion of "practicality" as the wrong way to think about educational opportunities. To reduce the … that a liberal arts education is among the most effective ways to fulfill that obligation. Kristopher Phillips … regarding the appropriate methodology of teaching early modern philosophy and the place of the liberal arts in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/03/38613

Celebration, connection and campus changes welcome new and returning Broncos at fall welcome

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… assistance with emergency requests.   Visitors should be aware of ongoing construction projects both on and around … 26 , and is packed with events designed to help students settle in, make friends and get to know their new home. … facility will house more than 1,000 students in modern, pod-style rooms with shared community spaces when it …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/broncos-return-fall-welcome-2025

WMU choirs present fall showcase

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… by Ken Prewitt and assisted by graduate student Kristina Riewaldt, will sing works that reflect on the more transient … of others as they are and the giving of kindness. The set includes pieces by Gjeilo, Reigh, Baas, Padworski and … of a new relationship, an end of a relationship, and the ways in which social connections affect the human …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/10/35390

WMU School of Medicine announces early decision program

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… Successful applicants are notified of acceptance toward the end of their junior year. Students who accept an … to medical school. "The WMedStart program is an excellent way to offer outstanding students from Western Michigan … school includes the WMU School of Medicine Clinics, a modern 60,000-square-foot clinical building and a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11338

Edwin Ryba obituary

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… Michigan University staff member, died Sept. 22 . He was 84. Ryba, of Bangor, Mich., retired in 1989 as assistant … Services after 24 years of service to the University. He was a WMU Sky Bronco as well as a ham radio operator and helped set up the radio station WJOR in South Haven, Mich. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/10/1858

Founder of organic cloth diaper company to give campus talk

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… in the Fetzer Center lot. Smart Bottoms Inc. Smart Bottoms was born in 2010 when Malone discovered that her daughter was allergic to the finishing chemicals used in other cloth … materials, Malone discovered that she wasn't able to find a modern product that suited her family's needs. Smart Bottoms …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/03/22546

Mac Rincon: Teaching at WMU—the ultimate homecoming

Haworth College of Business

… specialist I in marketing. “It has been incredibly rewarding to bring my decades of global industry experience to … a challenge—in the true fashion of a former engineer. He wanted his larger courses to be engaging and interactive. “I … highlight the application of business theories in corporate settings. “Whether teaching Introduction to Global Business, …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/05/gerardo-rincon-retirement

Heavy snow and wind trigger rare campus weather closure

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… such closure in more than 25 years. The main campus was closed after crews were unable to stay ahead of rapidly … snowfall throughout the day, the decision to close was made shortly after 5:30 a.m. Most WMU regional … . Event cancellations "Living traditionally in a modern world: Native Americans of West Michigan adjusting to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/11/20282