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Venture capitalist to present business college talk

News

… of highly engineered precision products for a variety of industrial, commercial and consumer-end markets worldwide. … Fund. Valenti received the 2010 "Spirit of Michigan" award presented at the Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition and was selected by Crain's Detroit Business as its 2007 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/04/5811

Prof authors third book on the interdisciplinary theory of wisdom

News

… civilization resource, and it should be monitored in a way that is similar or even better than the way we monitor the use of energy, the development of … 1970s. He joined the WMU faculty in 1980, first serving in industrial and manufacturing engineering and later …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10103

Wellness coach, nurse to speak at Keystone Series breakfast event

News

… management, lifestyle change and nutrition is what made her want to start The Wellness RN. Unlike nutritionists, who … Prior to her career as a nurse, she worked at Pfizer as an industrial microbiologist. Spring 2014 Keystone Series dates …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10410

From Colorado to Kazoo - Maya Thornley's Aviation Elevation

College of Aviation

… Elevation Submitted by Tom Thinnes on When Maya Thornley was growing up, "Rocky Mountain High" was more than a John Denver song.  For her, it meant flying … science, she's chalked up a few highs of her own. She was half of a company's first all-female crew that took a …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/11/thornley

Yukiko Murakami, 50 years later - Tragic loss of Japanese alumna continues to give life to WMU’s strongest exchange program

Haenicke Institute for Global Education

… and Japanese students to study abroad. A commemorative service at WMU on July 14, 2011, marked the 50th anniversary … abroad—39 WMU students and 50 Keio students have received awards since the scholarship's inception. The service took … at the site of a memorial plaque in Murakami's honor that was installed Aug. 17, 2004, near Wood Hall, and was …

https://wmich.edu/global/news/2013/11/yukiko-murakami-memorial-50

From DECA to DataDirect, George LaForce is building networks and confidence

Haworth College of Business

… he learned in class to challenges within the industry. “I was a demand generation intern, focusing my efforts on … his academic career comes to a close, LaForce is looking forward to all the professional opportunities ahead of him. “I … to further my knowledge on an international level. I also want to explore the business aspects of the fashion and tech …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2025/11/digital-marketing-george-laforce-deca-internship

Striking the right chord: From mock interview to music classroom

College of Education and Human Development

… Mich.—When music education student, Madison Vogel , walked into a mock interview during one of the College of … she expected a chance to practice. What she got instead was a life-changing opportunity. Hosted multiple times … for students while seeing if any students might be of service to our school community,” says Dailey . “The …

https://wmich.edu/education/news/2026/05/art-education-alumni-lands-job-schoolcraft

Leadership and business strategy: The stakes are high, the recommendations real

Haworth College of Business

… Management 2020, Leading in Business Organizations. “When I was looking for an elective course to take that would help … have some internal nerves. I am progressing.” The class was the right choice for Muir, which she reflects on quite a … career. “When I started this course, I felt like I was good at talking with people and expressing ideas …

https://wmich.edu/business/news/2026/04/leadership-business-strategy-2026

Pride and Passion: Mitchell Patterson Aviation Technician Extraordinaire

College of Aviation

… about her later. What Patterson saw at the museum -- World War I biplanes, World War II Pacific Theater warbirds, relics from the pivotal … That quality of a resume pointed Patterson to United Services Automobile Association (USAA) , a Fortune 500 …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2020/11/mitchellpatterson

First Year Fun and Medallion Scholarship Success: Makenzie Russell Ascends at WMU Aviation

College of Aviation

… WMU College of Aviation , she is an avid hockey player and was awarded Western's prestigious Medallion Scholarship for her … the Medallion selectors.  But so did her community-service "chops."  "I was heavily involved in the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2023/10/russell